Sheridan College - Bill McMurtry Scholarship

The Sheridan College – Bill McMurtry Scholarship is an opportunity to provide assistance to youth who have come in conflict with the law or are at-risk for such and who show strong promise and potential for completing post-secondary.

Bill McMurtry was passionate about representing the less advantaged. He was a successful trial lawyer for 47 years and a tireless crusader for a wide range of social causes. He was a pioneer in alternative dispute resolution and one of Canada’s first serious practitioners of aboriginal law, representing the Assembly of First Nations during two constitutional conferences in the 1980s. For more information about Bill McMurty, please visit https://sheridancollege.academicworks.com/donors/bill-mcmurtry-scholarship

Criteria:
- Must be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Person
- Enrolled full-time in a program only delivered at Sheridan. (Students enrolled in joint programs are not eligible for this opportunity).
- Has been in conflict with the law or is at-risk with the law. NOTE: Documentation is necessary to support this criteia).
- Must demonstrate financial need

Award
$1,905.00
Scopes
Awards Office, Financial Aid & Awards Office, TSA Based Awards
Deadline
02/02/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Would you like to be considered for this award?
  2. Have you come into conflict with the law OR are at-risk?
  3. Current status of custodial disposition. Please select the option that applies to you.
  4. Please provide a letter of reference / support from a case worker / correctional worker etc, who can address in detail your commitment to your post-secondary pursuit. Please include general comments / observations on the youths support in the community including the quality of relationships with individuals providing encouragement / support.
  5. Why do you wish to pursue post-secondary education?
  6. Why are you interested in the field of study you have chosen to pursue?
  7. Why do you think you should receive this scholarship?
  8. What does completion of post-secondary school studies mean to you?
  9. Describe in detail what successess and struggles you have experienced in pursing your post-secondary goals.
  10. How does your family, friend, girlfriend/boyfriend, spouse feel about you attending post-secondary studies?
  11. Briefly describe where you see yourself in 5 years? In 20 years?
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