Scholarship Value: $3,530
Awards Available: 26
The Community Foundation offers bursaries to both graduating and returning students, including adult students, in the South Okanagan Similkameen region.
Eligible applicants must:
graduate from high school in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) this year, or have graduated from high school in the RDOS within the last five years; OR
currently reside within the boundaries of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (students living outside the region to attend a post-secondary institution must have their primary residence within the RDOS).
Each of our award funds may also have specific eligibility requirements. Please read through each of our funds’ eligibility criteria under the Available Bursaries section below.
If you have additional questions about our bursary program, please contact Kevin Ronaghan at grants@cfso.net.
When to Apply
The following chart shows the timeline for our 2025 bursary cycle:
March 31, 2025: Bursary cycle opens
May 2, 2025: Bursary cycle closes.
May 3 to June 30, 2025 : All applications must be received by 5pm. Applications are reviewed and award decisions are made.
Early July 2025 : All applicants are notified and award forms are sent out.
July 2025 onwards: Award funds are sent to institutions or paid to students.
Application Process
PLEASE NOTE: We use an online application system. If you are unable to apply online, please contact our Grants Administrator at (236) 500-1243 or grants@cfso.net.
To begin your application, click the Apply Here button online. NOTE: this button will only be active during the application period.
You will be redirected to our online application system where you will be asked to Log On or Create New Account.
If you have applied to our bursary program in a previous year, you will already have your e-mail address and password registered in our system. Please log on using those credentials. If you don’t remember your existing log on information, please click the “Forgot Your Password?” link.
If you have not applied for a bursary before, click on the Create new Account link and follow the instructions.
Available Bursaries
The following funds offered bursary awards in 2024. An updated list of awards will be posted here soon.
- Sharon Amos Legacy Fund for the Arts
- Belyea Brothers Bursary Fund
- Dr. John & Kathy Scarfo Bursary Fund
- Thea Haubrich Legacy Fund
- South Okanagan Indigenous Education Fund
- Culver Family Bursary Fund
- Lynn & Brian Jackson Endowment for Fine Arts
- Irene & Charles Armstrong Bursary Fund
- L&R Supplementary Bursary Fund
- Eva & Herbert Rosinger Scholarship Fund
- Alanna Matthew Fund
- Kaleden Bursary Fund (separate application process; please see instructions below)
Eligibility criteria for each of these funds are found by clicking on each fund name below. Please carefully review the criteria before starting your application. Applicants are welcome to apply for multiple bursaries, provided they meet the criteria of each bursary they apply for.
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Scholarship Value: $3,530
Awards Available: 26
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