Victoria

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

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$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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Victoria is Western Canada's oldest city. It is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada. Before the people from Europe settled during the 1700's, the place was home to numerous communities of Coast Salish peoples, comprising the Songhees. Its name was chosen in honor of Queen Victoria, and when Vancouver Island's crown Colony was created during 1849, the town was laid out on the site and became the capital of the colony. Songhee's village was then transferred to Esquimalt. For the majority of the 19th century, Victoria became among the biggest city in British Columbia, and became amongst the leading commerce and trade players within the nation. Nevertheless, with the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway terminus on Burrard Inlet, Vancouver City became British Columbia's commercial hub. In the 20th century, Victoria developed into a city of retirement, tourism and government. It has an estimated 400,000 residents, with a moderate climate and scenic surroundings which makes a relaxing life for its people.

Beacon Hill Park is the main urban green space of central city. It is near Victoria's southern shore, that consists of playing fields, manicured gardens, a petting zoo exotic species of animals and plants like for example wild peacocks, and fabulous views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic mountain range. Victoria even has Garry Oak Meadow habitat, an ecosystem which once dominated the region. Downtown, Victoria has Royal British Columbia Museum/IMAX, National Geographic Theatre, Victoria Police Department, Christ Church Cathedral, The Empress Hotel and the British Columbia Legislative Buildings. There is also Butchart Gardens, Craigdarroch Castle, and Vancouver island's golf courses.

There are numerous local markets, major shopping malls and shops found within Victoria for those residents and visitors who love shopping. The layout of the city helps to encourage exploration in several side streets at a leisurely pace. Government Street shows the cities apparent British heritage, displaying lots of souvenirs, trinkets and gifts. From Irish lace to bone china from England, to handmade chocolates, to tartans from Scotland or cups of coffee, people would surely find anything nice to give to someone. One more best-kept secret for shoppers is the Trounce Alley, where gift shops and European fashion await the individuals who shop. Across the street is the Bastion Square, that consists of various shops and restaurants to select from. It's likewise good to visit the Market Square. It has forty merchants which offer the very best selections of specialty shops. For people who like antiques, they could visit Antique Row to find furniture, rare china, toys, and other trinkets.

The main trades in Victoria consist of the sectors of federal, technology, education, provincial government administration/services, and tourism. The main sectors within Greater Victoria consist of: technology products, online book publishing, light aircraft manufacturing, food products manufacturing, investment and banking, different private and public schools, different high tech businesses in pharmaceuticals, computers, engineering, telecommunications and architecture. The Victoria Advanced Technology Council is a partnership between industry and education that promotes high tech industry growth in the region of Victoria.