Arctic Co-operatives supports students from Arctic Co-ops communities with scholarships of up to $9,000 over three years for postsecondary education or training.
Co-op affiliated students may receive $3,000 per year for three years ($9,000 total); students without co-op affiliation may receive $2,000 per year for three years ($6,000 total). Up to five new recipients are selected each year. Continued payments depend on active postsecondary study or training and an intention to register the following year.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
- Be from or live in an Arctic Co-ops community in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, or Old Crow, Yukon.
- Complete high school or an equivalent qualification by July 1 of the application year.
- Be enrolled or plan to enrol in postsecondary education that year, including university, college, trade training, or a certification program.
Preference is given to full-time study in Canada. Co-op affiliation means being a local co-op member, employee or volunteer, or having a parent or guardian who is an employee, member or owner of the local co-op.
Applications reopen in mid-May; closes June 15th. The annual closing time is printed as Midnight CST. Visit the funder’s main scholarship page for application information. Successful applicants are contacted by mid-July annually.
Applications are judged on how well the assignment answers the question, creativity, readiness for postsecondary study, and financial need.
Current information
Applications are closed. Applications reopen in mid-May; closes June 15th.