Financial Aid
* COTR Awards List
Bursaries / Scholarships
Awards listed alphabetically...
To apply for a college Bursary or Scholarship you must currently be registered and enrolled at College of the Rockies during the current academic year.
Students not currently registered and who plan to enrol at the college for the first time can apply for a College of the Rockies Entrance Award.
If you have any questions please contact:
Financial Aid Officer - (250) 489-2751 local 3264
Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Aboriginal Advisory Committee Scholarship
$500
Adams, Redding & Wooley Scholarship
$632.34 tuition award
Adele Thompson Memorial Bursary
$700
AECBC Bursary
$500 tuition award
BC Hydro Scholarship
$500 tuition award
BDO Canada LLP Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Brian Pagnucco Computer Technology Memorial Award
$500
Brilliant Expansion Equity Working Group - Women in Trades Scholarship
$450
Business and Professional Women's Club Scholarship
$300
C.N. Parkin Memorial Bursary
$250 tuition award
CGA Academic Excellence Scholarship
$500 tuition award
CGA Continuing Education Tuition Scholarship
$1000 applied to the first year’s tuition of the CGA program.
Chevron Canada Resources/Molnar Scholarship
$1,000
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Scholarship
$450 tuition award
College of the Rockies CUPE Local 2773 Scholarship
$500 Tuition Award
College of the Rockies Faculty Association Bursaries
Four tuition awards @ $750 each -administered in April of each year and applied towards tuition in either the Summer or Fall semester.
College of the Rockies Faculty Association Scholarships
Two tuition awards @ $1,500 each
College of the Rockies Fernie Campus Scholarship
$500
Columbia Brewery Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Columbia Power Corporation Annual Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Columbia Power Corporation Permanent Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Columbia Power Corporation Scholarships
Two tuition awards @ $1000/each.
Cranbrook & District University Women’s Club Bursary
Up to $500 (Funds will be applied towards tuition and/or book payment purposes in the form of a voucher).
Cranbrook & District University Women’s Club Scholarship
$1,000 tuition award
Cranbrook Rotary Club Scholarship
$1,000 tuition award
Credit Union Foundation - Joseph (Joe) C Selby Memorial Scholarship
$800
Credit Union Foundation of BC - Pioneers Memorial Bursary
Three tuition awards: $500 tuition award, $300 tuition award and $200 tuition award.
Cummins Western Canada Bursary
$400
David Lavay Memorial Scholarship
$250
Dr. & Mrs. A. G. Lowden Award
$400
Dr. Nicholas Rubidge Award
$500 tuition award or $500
East Kootenay Chartered Accountants Association Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Eddy Brown Memorial Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Elk Valley Skills Centre Scholarship
$1,000
Fernie Student Association
$300 tuition award
Investors Group Scholarship
Two tuition awards @ $500 each
Jeff Lakes Memorial Scholarship
$300
John Bracco Memorial Bursary
3 - $750 tuition awards
John Leask Memorial Scholarship
$750 tuition award
Kimberley Skills Centre Scholarship
$1,000
Kinette Club of Cranbrook Scholarship
$250 tuition award
Kinsmen Club Scholarship
$1,500 tuition award
Kootenay Dental Society Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Kootenay Savings Bursaries
Seven awards @ $500 each
Minerva Foundation Award for BC Women
2 awards of $2,500
Rocky Mountain Naturalists - Mildred White Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Royal Bank Bursary
$500 tuition award
Royal Bank Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Ruth Walker Memorial Scholarship
$500 tuition award
Sonja's Early Childhood Education Bursary
$500.00
Sophia Hedman Trust Foundation
Two tuition awards @ $500 each
Tembec Industries Inc./Rotary Club of Cranbrook Scholarship
$1,000 tuition award, paid in two $500 instalments; one in September, the other in January, upon confirmation of enrolment of both Fall and Winter semesters
Tiana McLellan Memorial Scholarship
$450 tuition award
TransCanada Pipeline Foundation Scholarship
$750
Velma McKay Bursary
$500
Verdun Casselman Memorial Scholarship
$1500 tuition award
To apply for a College Scholarship or Bursary:
Apply
Online (you can now complete the entire application process
online). The online application form is located on the Student Portal. Network
user name and password are required.
Contact Student Help Desk at studenthelp@cotr.bc.ca for user name and password assistance.
Financial Aid Officer
(250) 489-2751 local 3264
Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Any award may be withheld, reduced, or cancelled for any of the following reasons:
- lack of suitable candidates;
- failure to meet terms and conditions of the award;
- withdrawal from the College;
- reduced income on invested funds;
- withdrawal of the award by the donor.
Please note that at the present time all of the awards listed here are available only for Canadian or landed immigrant students, unless otherwise stated in the award's eligibility or selection criteria.
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