The C3 General Student Scholarship is designed to help a student pursue studies at a Canadian College or University (or other post-secondary educational institution) in science, and to raise the profile of College Chemistry Canada.
The award shall consist of an appropriate certificate and $1000. The scholarship should be presented in a way that promotes College Chemistry Canada. If geographically possible, a C3 executive or board member should make the presentation, otherwise, a C3 member in good standing may present the award. Up to TWO awards may be given annually.
Nomination of Candidates
The candidate must be nominated by a C3 member in good standing. The nomination, along with supporting documents, must be submitted to the Secretary (or through the online submission system) by May 10 of the year the award is to be presented. Supporting documents may include letters of recommendation, transcripts, or evidence of student participation in community projects/organizations.
Click here to access the nomination form.
Selection Committee
The committee shall consist of the members of the executive, excluding any member who has nominated a candidate. If more than one executive member must be excluded, a regional director should replace them.
Selection Criteria
As C3 encompasses many different types of institutions, it is difficult to provide clear-cut guidelines for selection of candidates, but the following factors should be taken into consideration: The candidate should be entering, or continuing with, a chemistry related area or program. We encourage applicants from all levels. Some examples might be: a student who has completed the first year of a university transfer program in sciences and will be continuing with a second year; a student who is part way through a chemical technology program; a high school student who will be entering a college in a chemistry-related area. Academic merit will be considered, but will not be the sole deciding factor. Participation in student organizations will be considered, e.g. Peer tutoring, Student Ambassador, Student Chapter of the CIC, volunteer work with local science centres or schools, participation in local science fairs (as an entrant or judge).