Due to the generosity of our community, SD83 has a number of district scholarships to offer to our students.
Applications for the following scholarships can be applied for from March 1 to April 15, 2024. All graduating students in SD83 are eligible to apply and recipients are decided by the District Scholarship Committee or by an outside donor. To apply for any of the scholarships please go to: https://forms.office.com/r/cCrzCMpqfD
To learn more about these scholarships, please click on the name of the scholarship. For some of our long running scholarships we do not have very much historical information about the donors, or we might not have a photo. If you happen to have information or a photo for these which you would like to share, please send us an email. We would really appreciate it!
Lockwood Family Foundation Scholarship
Stephen Heal Memorial 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
Muriel Barnard Memorial – Female student of Carlin or Sorrento
Muriel Barnard Memorial – Male student of Carlin or Sorrento
Glenn and Judy Borthistle Award
Salmon Arm Metis Association Bursary
Indigenous Education Scholarships
French Scholarships – students apply at their high schools for these awards
Federal French Scholarship – one at $500 for A.L. Fortune
Federal French Scholarship – one at $500 for Pleasant Valley Secondary School
Federal French Scholarship – one at $500 for Eagle River Secondary School
Federal French Scholarship – two at $500 at Salmon Arm Secondary School
Federal French/SD83 Bursary – two at $250 at Salmon Arm Secondary School
SD83 French Immersion Excellence – two at $250 at Salmon Arm Secondary School
SD83 French Immersion Excellence in memory of Madame Verlinden – one at $500
District/Authority Awards – students apply at their high school for these awards
Each year the Ministry of Education designates a certain amount of funds for District/Authority Awards. This year SD83 has 54 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)
2024 Awards (based on enrolment)
A.L. Fortune – 6
Eagle River Secondary – 3
Pleasant Valley Secondary – 12
Salmon Arm Secondary – 32
EOP/Storefront – 1
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 at their school about their 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 from school counsellors.
DID YOU WIN A 2024 DISTRICT AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIP? CLICK HERE!
DID YOU WIN A 2023 DISTRICT AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIP? CLICK HERE!
School specified scholarships (funds managed at a district level)
Pleasant Valley Secondary School – students apply at PVSS
Loyolla Elliott Memorial
With this group of scholarships, donors have, in their deed of gift with Shuswap Community Foundation or SD83 has specified a school for the award winner or 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.
Salmon Arm Secondary – students apply at SAS
Brad Jackson Scholarship
Centennial Reunion Scholarship
Class of ’77 David MacKay Memorial Scholarship
Dorothy Longdo Memorial Bursary
Tyson Henderson Scholarship Fund
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:
Arthur Channer Award
Susan Latimer Memorial Bursary
Please note schools also have information on additional scholarships. Please check with your high school for further information.