Education

Northwestel Northern Futures Scholarship Program

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Award Amount:

$2,500.00 annually
4 - 1 each to aboriginal students from Nunavut, NWT, Yukon & B.C. 
6 - awarded based on field of study

Criteria:

  • Yukon, NWT, Nunavut or Northern B.C. grade 12 graduate or post-secondary student
  • Resident of the Yukon, NWT, Nunavut or Northern B.C.; 
  • Full time post-secondary education in one of the following fields:
     
    • Telecommunications
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Business Administration / Commerce
       
  • Have participated in extra-curricular and community organizations, clubs or charitable organizations, and demonstrated significant leadership.

Provided by:

Northwestel Inc.

Apply to:

Application procedures available in May in the Careers section of the web site www.nwtel.ca.
 
Inquiries:
scholarship@nwtel.ca
Tel: (867) 667-7621
Fax: (867) 668-7079

Documents Req:

  • Official grade 12 transcript, or
  • Official university or college transcript in selected courses mentioned above;
  • 2 letters of reference detailing contributions to community involvement, leadership or extra-curricular activity;
  • Completed on-line application form available at www.nwtel.ca;
  • 500 word essay - topic chosen by Northwestel (see website  - topic changes each year).

Deadline Date:

See website

To encourage high academic standards and to assist deserving students to pursue post-secondary school education. To promote the development of professional and technical people from northern Canada for potential employment by Northwestel.