New Westminster

There are many scholarships for New Westminster students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in New Westminster, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for New Westminster students in the following categories:

New Westminster High School Scholarships
New Westminster College Scholarships
New Westminster University Scholarships

Scholarships

$18,000
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest-standing, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is available to students and artists around...

Rubincam Youth Award

Deadline: Dec 15, 2024
$500
The Rubincam Youth Writing Competition was established in 1986 to honor Milton Rubincam, CG, FASG, FNGS, for his many years of service to the National Genealogical Society and to the field of genealogy. These awards encourage and recognize our youth as the next generation of family historians.The awards may be given annually to a student in either the junior category...

Burger King Scholars Program

Deadline: Dec 16, 2024
$60,000
Through the BK℠ Scholars program, we’ve awarded nearly $60 million to over 51,000 deserving students across North America. Our goal is to grant one scholarship for every BK® restaurant — that’s more than $7 million each year!Education is a key part of success, and we focus on bringing that to students in North America through our BK Scholars Program. The...

The Dalton Camp Award

Deadline: Jan 06, 2025
$10,000
The Dalton Camp Award is a $10,000 prize for the best essay on the link between media and democracy, presented annually by Friends of Canadian Media. We launched the award in 2002 to honour the memory of Dalton Camp, a distinguished commentator on Canadian public affairs. Eligible essays written in English up to 2,000 words in length are judged anonymously...

$20,000
For more than 40 years, the SME Education Foundation has been a leader in supporting the next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent. Our scholarship program awards millions of dollars to hundreds of graduating high school seniors and current college students pursuing an associate or bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, engineering or related discipline.With more than 60 distinct scholarship programs, the...

CIBC National Scholarship

Deadline: Feb 14, 2025
$25,000
Payments beyond Year One are dependent on the student maintaining an overall academic average of 80% or greater and continued enrolment in an approved program. The typical candidate will have a distinguished academic standing, especially in mathematics, as well as a record of accomplishments in mathematics and/or computer science contests throughout high school. Candidates will also be expected to demonstrate...

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Back when the new Colony of British Columbia was being formed, New Westminster was considered to be the official capital by the then Lieutenant-Governor, Richard Moody. The cities name was given by Queen Victoria, who named it after Westminster, which was part of the British parliamentary capital of London. Canadian Pacific Railway's completion during 1885 sped the city's growth and development. The new rail line helped supplies to be delivered through New Westminster's port and all over Canada and the rest of the world. Lots of businesses and buildings were erected along Columbia Street, that fast became an essential place for business operations and transaction in the city.

In the city is a thriving and active arts and culture community. Some of the participating groups consist of the Douglas College, Arts Council of New Westminster, New Westminster Symphony, Massey Theatre, Vagabond Players and Royal City Musical Theatre. The Arts Council of New Westminster supports and promotes the arts and culture within the community. Douglas College is the home of Amelia Douglas Gallery for the visual arts, Douglas College Community Choir and Community Music School. The "Arts at One" concert, Literature Alive Readings, gallery exhibitions and theatre productions, and Community Music School recitals are events meant for the people provided by the Performing Arts and Creative department all year round. Massey Theatre is a facility that seats 1,260 individuals that hosts a diverse array of performances and productions by the recognized Royal City Musical Theatre as well as other local organizations and global touring companies. The theatre also features the Joseph Plaskett Art Gallery. The New Westminster Symphony performs at the Massey Theatre and offers new symphony and classic compositions which are totally free to the public. The highly praised Vagabond Players are among the oldest community theatre groups in British Columbia. Its major venue is at the Bernie Legge Theatre in Queen's Park.

The New Westminster Parks and Recreation has 12 community parks which provide different amenities meant for its residents and visitors. These parks are: Glenbrook Ravine, Friendship Gardens, Hume Park, Grimston Park, Mercer Stadium, Landing Park, Queen's Park, Moody Park, Ryall Park, Sapperton Park, Terry Hughes Park, and Waterfront Esplanade. Friendship Gardens provides people a waterfall and pond, a totem pole, walking paths and benches to enjoy and relax the numerous flowers and trees. Glenbrook Ravine is a great site for New Westminster residents to stroll and view the beauty of ferns, ponds, wildflowers, waterfalls, and natural vegetation.

There is a flourishing community in the city of Westminster. There are various investors coming into this well-integrated regional economy, due to the educational institutions and rich regional workforce. The quality living ranks as one of the highest for a metropolitan area. In the Mercer survey's recent studies, Metro Vancouver ranked fourth within the world and first in the Americas for Quality Living.