N.B. Coutts LOCAL 955 Scholarship

Local 955 supports a program of scholarships and bursaries for students who are dependents of members in good standing with the International Union of Operating Engineers. The scholarship programs are listed below. Qualifications and application deadlines are described in the specific program materials.

Budd Coutts was nine years old when he operated a bulldozer on a highway job in Peace River country in Northern Alberta. Of course, his father was the superintendent on that job and Budd admits that maybe you could not call it “operating,” but, well, he handled the machine. “In fact,” Budd says, my father once let me operate a bulldozer and I drove it into a swamp!” For many years, Budd’s father was a construction worker and supervisor in the Peace River country.

When to apply:

Scholarships may be awarded to students who are members or dependents of a member in good standing with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 955.  The total amount of each Scholarship will be $5,000.00 to be paid over 2 consecutive academic years of study, in increments of $2,500.00 per year.

Please click the  online  link to view the application form. N.B. Coutts Scholarship Award Application Form.

Eligibility Requirements

• The total amount of each Scholarship is $5,000.00 to be paid over 2 consecutive years of academic study, in increments of $2500.00 per year. Recipients will receive $2,500.00 in the first year and $2,500.00 in the second consecutive year while attending a fulltime program at an accredited post-secondary institution
• To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must provide IUOE Local 955 with: the N.B. Coutts Scholarship Application form, official transcripts of the most recent year of study including proof of satisfactory academic standing (High School Grades or GPA Score), confirmation of enrollment and course load list for the subsequent year of studies
• The minimum course load must be 80% of a “full course” load as defined by the institution and indicated on the course load transcript or confirmation of enrollment
• High School Applicants:
  • High School Transcript is required (Core Subjects are English, Math, Social Studies and 1 Science)
  • Post-Secondary Transcripts including Course Load information
• Second Installment Requirements: Applicants will need to resubmit the N.B. Coutts Scholarship Application form, confirmation of enrollment transcripts, previous year’s marks and upcoming course load