The Air Cadet League of Canada is pleased to offer post-secondary education scholarships to Royal Canadian Air Cadets.
DESCRIPTION
Post-Secondary Education Scholarships are provided by donors, and are administered by the Air Cadet League National Air Cadet Scholarships and Awards (NACSAC) Committee. All eligible candidates will be considered.
CRITERIA
Eligibility
· A) Scholarships are open to students who are entering or pursuing their post-secondary education, and who are members of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets on April 1st, 2023.
· B) Scholarships are also open to past cadets entering their first year in post-secondary education who aged out of cadets because they reached 19 between April 2nd 2022 and April 1st, 2023.
· Scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholastic achievement, combined with outstanding performance as an Air Cadet, community involvement, and donor’s requirements.
· The names and number of scholarships will be confirmed at a later date.
· Some scholarships are offered to all cadets while some are restricted to cadets that will be studying in a specific field (e.g. Engineering, Science, Vocational, Aviation, Aerospace and others). Other scholarships are offered to cadets that belong to specific communities, such as aboriginal or visible minorities, or who meet other requirements, as stipulated by the donors.
· Applicants that will still be in cadets on April 1st, 2023 must be graduating from the secondary school system (or equivalent), or already be registered at a university, college, CEGEP, technical institute or vocational program, of any Province or Territory, in the training year of application, and who are entering directly or continuing into a full program of studies at a fully-accredited post-secondary education facility (university, college, CEGEP, technical institute or vocational program), where the program undertaken leads to a degree, diploma, or professional or technical qualification;
· Applicants that will age out of cadets because they reached 19 between April 2nd 2022 and April 1st 2023 must be graduating from the secondary school system (or equivalent), of any Province or Territory, in the training year of application, and who are entering directly into a full program of studies at a fully-accredited post-secondary education facility (university, college, CEGEP, technical institute or vocational program), where the program undertaken leads to a degree, diploma, or professional or technical qualification;
· The National Air Cadet Scholarship and Awards Committee (NACSAC) will consider all eligible candidates. The decisions of the committee will be considered final;
· The Chairperson of the Committee will announce the names of the recipients at either our Virtual National Education Scholarships & Awards Ceremony or at the Annual General Meeting of the Air Cadet League of Canada.
Note:
· Payment to the Education Institution towards tuition will be sent as soon as all requirements have been satisfied.
· Following selection, the recipient may be required to provide a photograph or digital image (in uniform) for publicity purposes.
· The NACSAC reserves the right to withhold the award of any of the scholarships where the academic standing of candidates is not sufficiently high or in the case of a program of study change where program was a requirement for the award.
· Cadets will receive a T4A income tax form.
· In any given training year, a cadet will be limited to one monetary ACL award (CFTA) or Post-Secondary Scholarship.
PROCEDURE AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
· Application form ( ACC64EN ) and supporting documents for all National Education Scholarships, no later than April 1st, 2023 at the National Office of the Air Cadet League of Canada.
· A statement of approximately 300 words outlining your career goals and objectives. Explain why you wish to attend the institution you have chosen, and what benefits you will gain from post-secondary education.
· A letter of recommendation from your Squadron’s Commanding Officer is required. A copy of the application in pdf format will automatically be sent to the Squadron Commander once the cadet has submitted it. We are asking the Commanding Officer to write a letter of recommendation including a paragraph to confirm that the cadet’s information is accurate. This letter must be emailed to leaguehq@aircadetleague.com and to the candidate. The letter should be named according to the candidate's name as follows:
LastName_FirstName_Recommendation and Confirmation Letter_NationalPost-SecondaryScholarships_2023.
· A letter of support from the Chairperson of your Squadron’s Sponsoring Committee is required;
· Any other recommendations will be considered. i.e. School Principal, Department Head, or Counselor;
· The educational portion of the evaluation will be based on High School or Secondary V latest marks even if you are already at your first or second year of post-secondary education. The latest marks in the core subjects (Languages, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science) areas must be included on the transcript. A copy of the most recently available Transcript of Marks from either the High School, or from the Ministry of Education. For Quebec Cadets - Secondary 5 Transcript is required.
· A scholarship will not be awarded until that such confirmation of proof of acceptance and registration at the selected post-secondary education facility has been received. In this regard, it should be noted that such proof is not required at the time of application, but that it will be required from the selected recipients as soon as possible after that determination has been made;
There are in the market place many companies, foundations, institutions that offer post-secondary scholarships. We encourage you to apply to those scholarships in addition to the ACL ones. The best way to get information concerning scholarships is by doing a Google search and contacting your school career counselor.
Definition:
Visible minority refers to whether a person belongs to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.
Aboriginal refers to whether the person reported identifying with the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This includes those who reported being an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit and/or those who reported Registered or Treaty Indian status, that is registered under the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.
If you have any questions please contact the Air Cadet League of Canada, leaguehq@aircadetleague.com.
