Due to the generosity of our community, SD83 has a number of district scholarships to offer to our students.
This page and links are under construction so please bear with us until we can get all the information together! However, criteria and amounts of each district scholarship are available by clicking on the name of the scholarship.
The following scholarships are for all graduating students in SD83 and are decided by a district scholarship committee or by an outside donor. To learn more about these scholarships, please click on the name of the scholarship:
David Stratton Memorial Bursary
Margaret and Ronald Willey Memorial – Outstanding aptitude in history, literature and education
Salmon Arm Folk Music Society Fine Arts Development Scholarship
Judith Anderson Memorial Scholarship
District Authority Awards
Each year the Ministry of Education designates a certain amount of funds for district authority awards. This year SD83 has 59 awards for graduating students throughout our district. District authority awards are not necessarily about academic excellence but rather outstanding achievement in certain areas such as:
- Indigenous Languages and Culture
- Fine Arts (Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, or Music)
- Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (Business, Technology, Home Economics, Information and Communication Technology)
- Physical Activity (not limited to Physical Education)
- International Languages
- Community Service (Volunteering)
- Technical and Trades Training (Carpentry, Automotive, Mechanics, Chef’s Training)
- Students apply through their school.
2023 Awards – 59 in total (awards available determined by number of graduates)
A.L. Fortune – 6
Eagle River Secondary- 3
Pleasant Valley Secondary – 14
Salmon Arm Secondary – 36
To apply for these awards, students must complete an application questionnaire, create a cover letter, resume and two reference letters, and do a ten minute presentation to a panel about your interest/achievement. School recommendations are sent to the Ministry, who confirms that the selected students have meet basic criteria and then sends these confirmed recipients a $1,250 scholarship voucher. They may redeem this voucher with the Ministry to be reimbursed for tuition paid after they are attending a post-secondary institution that is designated by the Province of B.C. (i.e., approved for Canada Student Loans) or a program provider that is approved by the Industry Training Authority. The District/Authority Scholarships are a way to recognize that success at school is more than just academic; it can include other skills and talents as well. Further information about this can be found on our high school websites or school counsellors.
Indigenous Education Scholarships
These awards are chosen by the Indigenous Education Department. For further info please talk to your school’s Indigenous Education Worker (IEW)
Doug Pearson Scholarship – $500
First Nations Education Council Scholarships (two) –
Shuswap Community Foundation-held but specified school scholarships
With this group of scholarships, donors have, in their deed of gift with Shuswap Community Foundation specified a school for the award winner or if there is enough funding to have a scholarship at each high school. You can read about these scholarships by clicking on the name, but please apply through your high school.
Centennial Reunion Scholarship
Muriel Barnard Memorial – Female student of Carlin or Sorrento
Muriel Barnard Memorial – Male student of Carlin or Sorrento
Glenn and Judy Borthistle Award
Stephen Heal Memorial Scholarship
Erik Anderson/CP Rail Science and Tech Bursary
Class of ’77 David McKay Memorial Scholarship
Dorothy Longdo Memorial Bursary
Frank and Rita Smuin Memorial Bursary
Morris Bursary for Excellence in Mathematics
Porteous/Mullen Bursary Endowment
Shuswap Volunteer Fireman’s Association Cody Davis Memorial
We also have some generous donors that are supporting students in other ways. Read more about these funds here:
The Lisa Roland Children’s Literacy Fund
Salmon Arm Secondary Athletic Endowment Fund
Funds growing equity
Some funds are growing equity and will be awarded in upcoming years:
Salmon Arm Metis Association Bursary
Arthur Channer Award
Susan Latimer Memorial