Bursary:
A bursary is typically an award for a student with a financial need. Bursaries may have academic requirements, but are generally focused on helping students who do not have the resources to pay for post-secondary schooling on their own. Applications for bursaries typically require you to show why you are in need of assistance and how great your need is.

Bursary details:

• Deadline is 11:59pm June 15th
• Awarded on the 4th Wednesday of September 
• 1 award available: $1000 (12 months to claim, otherwise forfeited) 

Eligibility requirements:

• Currently a full-time student in Grade 12 at any Surrey Secondary School, in your final year, and a graduate of the current school year
• Must have been a student in the Surrey School District for the last 4 years
• Course standing of C or better in English 12 (or English 11 if English 12 is in progress)
• Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident status
• Enrolled to start in September as a full-time student at an accredited post-secondary institution

Please gather the following requirements and submit as one PDF file:

• Most recent report card
• Letter of acceptance from an accredited post-secondary institution
• One-page essay (500 words or less) that includes the following:
  • Your story: focus on your financial hardship and/or barriers you have needed to overcome and how this bursary could help you in your pursuit for a post secondary education.
  • Your educational experience: Surrey DPAC’s mission is to promote public education, parent empowerment, and advocacy for the best education and support for our students. To better understand if our education system is adequate or if there is room for improvement, we ask that you share with us both the good and the bad about your educational experience when it comes to support for students. If you could change anything about it, what would that be?