These bursaries and scholarship are open to all SGEU Crown Sector members, spouses and dependents. To find out if you are in the Crown Sector, please look at your union membership card: the four-digit Sector # must start with the number 2.
Note re essays for all bursaries and scholarships: the selection committee will look for evidence that you’ve done some work and learned from the exercise. The understanding you’ve conveyed will outweigh the technical aspect of the essay. Please be sure to note published resources in your bibliography.
Susan Jeannotte Memorial Bursaries
Two $2,000 bursaries for full-time, and two $1,000 bursaries for part-time studies, are available to members in good standing who have held memberships in the union for at least one year and are enrolled in a recognized post-secondary institution, community college, or other post-secondary institution; the Labour College of Canada; and other recognized institutions or courses considered appropriate by the committee.
One full-time bursary will be awarded to a self-identified applicant from an equity-seeking group (Indigenous, visible minority/people of colour, LGBTQ2S+, members with disabilities, and women). If no applicants from one of the equity-seeking groups apply, or do not qualify, the bursary will be awarded to one of the other applicants.
The selection committee will meet in late August, and awards will be announced in September. In the event there are not two applicants for the part-time bursaries, one or both $1,000 bursaries will be awarded to applicants in the full-time category.
To apply: The bursaries will be awarded based on financial need, and a submission of an essay of 500 words submitted with the application form. The 2023 essay topic is: “What can SGEU do to promote mental health amongst its members?”
Application deadline: August 15
Christine Day Memorial Scholarship
2022 winner: Seth Lendrum
One $2,000 scholarship for full-time students is available to members in good standing who have held memberships in the union for at least one year and are enrolled in a recognized post-secondary institution, community college, or other post-secondary institution; the Labour College of Canada; and other recognized institutions or courses considered appropriate by the committee.
The selection committee will meet in late August, and awards will be announced in September.
To apply: The scholarship will be awarded based on a submission of an essay of 500 words submitted with the application form. The essay topic is: Women in the Union.
Application deadline: August 15
