Public Service Alliance of Canada Scholarships

The program consists of 19 scholarships, including:

Fourteen scholarships for dependent children of PSAC members who will be attending full-time studies at a recognized post-secondary institution in the fall of 2023;

Three scholarships for PSAC members who will be attending university, college, or a recognized institute of higher learning on a full-time basis during the 2023-24 academic year;

Two scholarships for PSAC members who will be studying on a part-time basis during the 2023-24 academic year.

PSAC Scholarship Program guidelines

The PSAC Scholarship Program offers the following 14 scholarships for dependent children of current PSAC members, who will be attending full-time studies at a recognized post-secondary institution in the fall of 2023:

• one $4,000 PSAC - AGR National Scholarship
• one $4,000 PSAC - Coughlin National Scholarship
• two $3,000 PSAC - AGR National Scholarships
• two $3,000 PSAC - Coughlin National Scholarships
• one $2,000 J.R. (Joe) Power National Scholarship
• seven $1,000 PSAC Regional Scholarships – one for each of the seven PSAC regions (Atlantic, Quebec, National Capital Region, Ontario, Prairies, British Columbia and the North)

The PSAC Scholarship Program also offers 5 scholarships to current PSAC members:

• three $2,000 National Member Scholarships – Full-Time Studies for PSAC members who will be registered in full-time studies at a recognized post-secondary institution in the fall of 2023.
• two $1,000 National Members Scholarships – Part-Time Studies for PSAC members who will be registered in part-time studies at a recognized post-secondary institution in the fall of 2023.

Applicants must either be a PSAC member in good standing or the dependent child of a PSAC member in good standing as of March 31, 2023.

Scholarship Question

Truth and Reconciliation in the union movement.

Question: Almost 8 years after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report, what role do you believe unions have to play in the process of reconciliation?

How can unions look inwards, at their own structures, practices and histories to consider how they might have participated in and benefited from historic and current forms of colonization? In your response, please include the following:

• What do you think unions should look at specifically?
• Have you seen or participated in any action or project that you believe was a meaningful and significant gesture towards truth and reconciliation? What do you think the union movement here in Canada and the PSAC specifically could learn from this action?

Review the background for this question online.

Complete the online application form.