Resources for Applying to College/University/Trades/Scholarships

Below are some helpful resources to students applying to a Canadian college or university.


Earning a scholarship or award to a post-secondary institution is highly competitive and your students will need to Stand Above the Crowd in their bid to be selected!

Participate in the Education Planner Scholarship Portfolio Contest for Grades 11-12 and guide your students in preparing a customized digital portfolio that showcases their growth, accomplishments, and potential for their scholarship applications.

For more information – https://mailchi.mp/myblueprint.ca/you-did-it-442936?e=8aa0e265eb

Meridian’s Commitment to Communities Sean Jackson Scholarship

Meridian’s Commitment to Communities Sean Jackson Scholarship for 2023. It is a $10,000 scholarship awarded to one Ontario student.

Deadline for applying is April 30, 2023. 

For details, instructions and to apply please visit:

www.meridiancu.ca/scholarship

If you have any questions please contact:

scholarship@meridiancu.ca

Ontario Colleges are Introducing FindYourTrade

A New Skilled Trades and Technology Microsite – https://trades.ontariocolleges.ca/

Their new microsite dedicated to helping bring to light the many rewarding careers in trades and technology is live!

Called FindYourTrade, the site features a robust search tool that enables learners to explore and apply to skilled trades and technology programs available through Ontario’s public colleges.

In addition to helping learners search for programs, FindYourTrade can also help visitors:
• Learn about careers in five major skilled trades areas, including construction, industrial, motive power, the service sector, and technology
• Read blogs with news about the skilled trades, including what it’s like to be in a trades program or work in a trades career
• Access one-on-one consultations with members of the OCAS Contact Centre team who are familiar with the colleges’ skilled trades and technology programs and the requirements for entering those programs

Bartucci, AmandaResources for Applying to College/University/Trades/Scholarships