BCEA Scholarship

Deadline for Submission: July 31, 2010

Applications are now available to download

The BCEA will award up to $10,000 in $1000 to $2000 scholarships.

Scholarships are available to dependants of personnel of BCEA member companies in good standing, up to a maximum of two scholarships per member company. The employee of the BCEA member company must live and work in British Columbia.

Students are not required to attend school in BC.

Students must be attending or planning to attend an accredited university, college or post-secondary educational
institute on a full time basis.

The Tommy Haddock Memorial Scholarship ($1000) - Qualified applicants must provide the information required below AND must be pursuing a career in the electrical field.

Application Checklist

1. Type or neatly print responses on the application form.

2. Attachments to the application:

a) Verification of acceptance to the accredited university, college or post-secondary educational institute you attend or plan to attend on a full-time basis

b) Field of study calendar excerpt and/or program brochure showing program content and tuition fee

c) Your transcript

d) Essay - Please discuss the use of the scholarship, your interest in your intended field of study, educational goals and plans and goals upon graduation. The essay must be typed, double-spaced and no more than two pages.

e) Provide two letters of recommendations; one letter of which should be from the applicant's teacher or employer/supervisor. Both letters should address the applicant's overall character, class participation and academic potential.

Criteria for Selection

The selection committee will evaluate each applicant according to criteria established by the BCEA.

• Academic performance
• Community service/school activities/volunteering
• Employment
• Field of study
• Essay

Past Scholarship Winners