While a post-secondary education can be life-changing, it’s a goal that’s out of reach for many students. The Cmolik Foundation is trying to change that. Every year, they award up to 20 scholarships, each one a maximum of $45,000 paid over five years of study, to students graduating from BC high schools. Scholarship recipients have faced adversity but have responded with positivity and tenacity, achieving academic and social goals. With hard work and support, their post-secondary dreams can become a reality.
What’s more, students who are awarded the Undergraduate Scholarship are eligible to apply for their Graduate Scholarships, three $30,000 scholarships awarded each year.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
In order to be eligible for a TCF Scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a current resident of BC
- Have lived in Canada for at least 7 years
- Be in Grade 12 or a recent secondary school graduate
- Have demonstrated financial need
- Have faced adversity
- Plan to be a full-time student
- Be ineligible for the BC Tuition Waiver Program (for former youth in care)
- Use funding for a post-secondary institution or college
- Be endorsed by their school principal
- Official transcript
- Current photograph
- Letter from the school principal
In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements, student applications will be adjudicated by a selection committee that will consider the student’s proven resilience in the face of adversity, positive work ethic, academic suitability, contributions to community, the clarity of educational goals, focused commitment, fit with the organization, and the support of references.
If you have questions, get in touch.