This year, there are two categories of winners. The first category consists of the traditional scholarships, which range from $1,000 to $10,000. The second category, which is new this year, is the lottery scholarship program that consists of 33 awards of $500 each. The new mining lottery scholarship program is intended to cast a wider net, Stewart said, and make a bigger impact by giving smaller financial amounts to as many students as possible.
“The larger scholarships were based on merit,” Stewart explained, “whereas to be eligible for the lottery, all the applicants had to do was to prove that they were pursuing a geology program, and then it came down to the luck of the draw.”
The new lottery awards were funded by contributions from several companies, including Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG), Orefinders Resources, Mistango River Resources (CSE: MIS), and Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK).
This year’s scholarships were funded by Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), TD Bank, Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), Iamgold, Mistango River Resources, Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; ASX: CIA), Osisko Mining, Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY), and Orefinders Resources.
Scholarship winners
Name: Morgan Weller
School: University of British Columbia
Program: Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering
Graduation year: 2021
Prize amount: $10,000
Scholarship name: Peter Munk Scholarship
Sponsor: Barrick Gold
Name: Lerena Ashevak
School: Acadia University
Program: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
Graduation year: 2025
Prize amount: $10,000
Scholarship name: Perseverance/Kajussissimainarniq Scholarship
Sponsor: Agnico Eagle Mines
Name: Angus McInnes
School: Queen’s University
Program: Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering
Graduation year: 2022
Prize amount: $5,000
Scholarship name: TD Mining Capital Markets Scholarship
Sponsor: TD Securities
Name: John Byng
School: University of Calgary
Program: Bachelor of Science in Geology
Graduation year: 2021
Prize amount: $4,000
Scholarship name: Yamana Student in Mining Scholarship
Sponsor: Yamana Gold
Name: Rim Kouider
School: McGill University
Program: Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering
Graduation year: 2021
Prize amount: $2,500
Scholarship name: Kinross Student in Mining Scholarship
Name: Emika Morris
School: Queen’s University
Program: Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering
Graduation year: 2022
Prize amount: $2,500
Scholarship name: Kinross Student in Mining Scholarship
Name: Connor Hameliy
School: Queen’s University
Program: Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering
Graduation year: 2021
Prize amount: $2,500
Scholarship name: Kinross Student in Mining Scholarship
Sponsor: Kinross Gold
Name: Pedro Pablo Vasquez
School: Laurentian University
Program: Doctoral student in Natural Resources Engineering
Graduation year: 2021
Prize amount: $1,000
Scholarship name: Yamana Student in Mining Scholarship
Sponsor: Yamana Gold Print
(This article first appeared in The Northern Miner)
