The Aurora College Scholarship was established in 2009 to provide support for students from Yellowknife attending the Yellowknife / North Slave Campus of Aurora College.

Prerequisites 

Applicants must be:

• Residents of Yellowknife for at least three years
• Registered in a second or subsequent year of study at the Yellowknife / North Slave Campus of Aurora College

Review

Factors taken into consideration in reviewing grant applications include community involvement, commitment to the applicant’s program of study and economic need.

Applications

Students applying for the scholarship must include the following as part of their application:

1. Proof of registration and attendance in a second or subsequent year of study in a degree or diploma program at the Yellowknife / North Slave Campus of Aurora College
2. Their program of study
3. Proof of Yellowknife Residency 
4. A personal essay (up to 500 words) outlining the student’s involvement in activities that make Yellowknife a better community
5. Two letters of reference

Past Recipients

• 2020 Marta Goodwin
• 2019 Elycia Monaghan
• 2018 Danielle Wendehorst
• 2017 Jennifer Pitt
• 2016 Shania Clark
• 2015 Alyssa Carpenter
• 2014 Kassandra Spoelder
• 2013 Lidya McLeod
• 2012 Cheryl Fountain
• 2011 Megan Paul & Tanya Silke
• 2010 Vanessa Vanderwater
• 2009 Holly Stringer