Keyera Energy-Peter J. Renton Memorial Scholarship
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Alberta residents who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or protected persons, have completed Alberta high school, and are enrolled full-time in the first or second year of a publicly funded Alberta post-secondary program supporting the energy sector (including business, communications, sciences, engineering, technical programs, or information technology) with a minimum 3.0 GPA (out of 4) are eligible. Visa students are not eligible. Preference goes to the previous year's recipients who maintain a 3.0 GPA with at least three courses per term.
Two scholarships of $3,000. Apply between August 1 and October 31 with a typed essay on community service, employment, leadership, academics, and energy-sector plans, plus an official transcript if in second year.
Established in memory of Peter J. Renton and funded through the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Typed essay and application responses
- Three references, including one from the school principal or school representative
- Official transcript if in second year
- Three references required: one from the School Principal or school representative, plus two others (ideally one from a teacher/counselor/coach and one from someone outside the school such as an employ
- Part 3 essay must be typewritten, no more than 300 words.
- Part 2 answers: provide answers to all 7 questions on a separate sheet, in 150 words or less TOTAL (collectively), double-spaced, font size no smaller than 10. The 150-word limit applies to all Part 2
- Eligibility: Canadian Citizen or permanent resident; Alberta resident (applicant or parent(s) resided in Alberta during qualifying grades); completed high school graduation requirements in Alberta; pl
- Application is submitted during the applicant's last year of high school.
- Application deadline: May 1 (note: third-party directories list an Aug 1 - Oct 31 window; the official 2014 application form states May 1).
- Preference goes to the previous year's recipients who maintain a 3.0 GPA and at least three courses per term.
- The structured source notes that an older official form instead says applicants apply during their final high-school year and has a May 1 deadline.