Dustin Pidborochynski Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Student Award Fund

Award: Dustin Pidborochynski Memorial Scholarship Fund

Eligibility
Residency: Residents of the Northwest Territories for at least twelve consecutive months
Field of Study: Pursuing an apprenticeship training program

Preference will be given to welding apprentices.

Amount Available: $1,000

Application Process

Individuals interested in applying must create a profile on our scholarship application portal. Once your profile is created, you will need to complete our eligibility quiz and then submit an application for the student award. Applications will be made available during our scholarship intake season, every spring.

If you have any questions, please email grants@ykcf.ca or call 867-446-4527. 

Application Portal
FAQ

2 April, 12:01 AM

Scholarship application portal opens. 

31 May, 11:59 PM

Scholarship application portal closes.

Mid-to-Late July

Funding distributed to scholarship recipients. 

History of the Fund

The Dustin Pidborochynski Memorial Scholarship Fund was originally established in 2019 with Skills Canada NWT, in memory of Dustin (Dusty) Pidborochynski. Dusty was a journeyman welder, a avid supporter of trades and apprenticeship programs, who sadly lost his life just weeks after being hired as the welding instructor at Ecole St. Patrick’s High School. In 2023, the Fund was transferred from Skills Canada NWT to the Yellowknife Community Foundation to support the longevity of the Fund and enhance its accessibility, for NWT students pursuing an apprenticeship. Family and friends would say that Dusty was wise beyond his years and always willing to lend a hand. He was teaching in everything that he did and never took the easy way out. In the year before he passed he had enjoyed coaching young welders and was volunteering his time as a welding technical expert for Skills Canada NWT’s territorial skills competition.

Past Recipients

  • 2024: Cohen Shaffer
  • 2023: Kylar Villebrun, Donovan McLeod