Diversifying the Faces of the Trades Award Application

This award will provide financial support to an equity-deserving individual entering one of the participating trade programs at Algonquin College. If you identify as being marginalized on the basis of one or more of these protected grounds (Women, 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous and/or Visible Minority), we invite you to apply for this financial award.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants must self-identify as being marginalized on the basis of one or more of these groups: Women, 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous and/or Visible Minority
• Applicants must be registered full-time
• Applicants must have a minimum of 3.0 grade point average
• Both International and Domestic (Canadian citizen, a Permanent Resident, or a Protected Person/Convention Refugee) students are encouraged to apply
• Applicants must be enrolled in their first semester of any of the following programs offered at the Ottawa or Pembroke Campus:
  • Aircraft Maintenance Technician
  • Building Construction Technician
  • Cabinetmaking and Furniture Technician
  • Carpentry and Renovation Techniques
  • Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician
  • Mechanical Techniques -Plumbing
  • Motive Power Technician
  • Motive Power Technician -Diesel Equipment and Truck
  • Welding and Fabrication Techniques

Instructions:

• Applicants must add their Social Insurance Number via their ACSIS account in order to be awarded funding. Exceptions may apply for International students
• Applicants will be required to submit an essay or a link to a video submission
• All applicants will be notified of a decision by email after the deadline

FALL 2022 APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 3rd, 2022