Lois Hole Humanities and Social Science Scholarship
Category: Alberta Scholarship Program, Arts, Current Students, Service/Leadership Awards
Value: $5000
Application Deadline: October 1
The Lois Hole Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate leadership and community service. This prestigious scholarship was named in honour of Lois Hole, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 2000 to 2005 and is made possible by funding from the Government of Alberta.
Eligibility Criteria:
- be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Person (visa students are not eligible),
- be an Alberta resident. To be considered an Alberta resident one of the following conditions must apply:
- one parent, or legal guardian has maintained permanent residence in Canada for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to commencing post-secondary studies and be residing in Alberta, or
- Alberta is the last place the student has lived for 12 consecutive months immediately prior to commencing post-secondary studies, or
- the student’s spouse/partner has maintained permanent residence in Alberta for 12 consecutive months prior to the person attending post-secondary.
- be enrolled full-time in the second or subsequent year of undergraduate post-secondary study in the Faculty of Arts at Concordia University of Edmonton
- demonstrate academic excellence
- demonstrate leadership and community service
- have completed a minimum of 30 credits at Concordia University of Edmonton
How to Apply:
- Complete and submit the Lois Hole Humanities and Social Science Scholarship application form. The application requires a personal statement about your leadership and community service activities. You may wish to prepare this in advance – Using one or two real-life examples from your community service activities, describe how you made a difference as a leader. Explain your role, what was accomplished, how the experience contributed to your development as a leader and how it benefited others (max 500 words).
- Submit one confidential letter of reference in support of your community service and leadership potential. Give the Lois Hole Humanities and Social Sciences Letter of Reference Guidelines to your referee for instructions on how to submit the letter of reference. The Letter of Reference Guidelines describes how and where the letter can be sent in order for it to be considered ‘confidential’.