The deadline to submit your application is April 19, 2024

The 2024 Emera Employees’ Children Scholarship (icims.com)

The 2024 Emera Employees’ Children Scholarship

The Emera Scholarship for Employees’ Children offers one (1) non-renewable $2,000 award to children/dependents of regular employees or retirees of Emera Inc., Emera Energy, Emera New Brunswick, and Emera Newfoundland & Labrador. Past recipient winners are welcome to re-apply each year.

Criteria

• As the applicant, you must be the child of a regular employee or retiree of Emera Inc., Emera Energy, Emera New Brunswick, and/ or Emera Newfoundland & Labrador.
• A Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
• Recipients are selected based on a solid academic record (minimum 75% average), their written essay, (community) leadership, and involvement in extracurricular activities.

Application Requirements

To qualify please complete the Emera Employees’ Children Scholarship online application by uploading the following mandatory documents:

1. Your resume.
2. Your High School transcript (Grade 10-12, including fall semester marks).
3. A minimum of one (1) reference letter. You may submit up to three (3) letters, however at least one (1) reference is to be completed by your Teacher, Guidance Counsellor, Vice-Principal or Principal.
4. Your budget (click on this template link to open the document).
5. And most important: your essay* of max 500 words.

*SUGGESTED ESSAY TOPIC: “Why are you a deserving candidate for this scholarship, and what would receiving this scholarship mean to you?”