Country: Canada Level: Graduate Scholarship for: Canadian citizen or permanent resident Value: $6,000.00 University: Thompson Rivers University

8 awards valued at $6000 each

Application Criteria


To be eligible, you must:

  • be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • be entering first or second year of a full-time campus-based graduate studies program

Deadline: August 15

The Ken Lepin Graduate Student Awards will be given based on outstanding academic achievement in prior course work and research. The selection will also take into account leadership activities and active involvement in the university community. Preference in descending order to students who are from the Kamloops region, are from British Columbia, and who attended TRU for their undergraduate degree. At least one award will be given to a student in the Master of Nursing program.

Complete all sections of the application form below and attach:

  1. A personal statement (not to exceed 300 words) indicating leadership activities and academic goals. Areas of leadership or involvement can include student government, volunteer positions, community and religious organizations, sports and athletics, music and art, clubs, and any activity that has developed you as a person and has meaningfully impacted others
  2. A letter of support (not to exceed 200 words) from an academic or business reference
  3. Your curriculum vitae and official transcripts