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About the Scholarship Program
- How many scholarships are available and what is their value?
- What is the deadline for applications?
- What are the eligibility requirements?
- How do I know if my college or university is "accredited"?
- I attend college or university outside of Canada, but I am a Canadian citizen. Am I eligible to apply?
- I plan on attending a post-secondary school outside of Canada next year as part of a year-abroad program – am I still eligible to apply?
- May I still apply if I’m planning to take a year off before I graduate from my college or university?
- How will my application be judged?
- Who will be judging my application?
- Will the information I submit be verified?
- When will the winners be notified?
- Is the information I submit confidential?
- Who owns the ideas I submit in my application?
1. How many scholarships are available and what is their value?
A total of $30,000 will be distributed to nine winners, in three categories: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
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Three Gold Award winners will each receive a $5,000 scholarship.
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Three Silver Award winners will each receive a $3,000 scholarship.
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Three Bronze Award winners will each receive a $2,000 scholarship.
2. What is the deadline for applications?
Online applications must be submitted before Monday, June 8, 2009, 11:59:59pm ESDT.
3. What are the eligibility requirements?
To be eligible for the RBC Royal Bank Scholarship for Undergraduates, you must meet the following criteria:
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Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
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Be entering second to final year of an undergraduate program
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Enrolled at an accredited Canadian college or university as a full-time student
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Have a minimum cumulative GPA equivalent to a 70% average.
4. How do I know if my college or university is "accredited"?
Please contact our RBC Royal Bank Student Scholarship Centre for more details.
5. I attend college or university outside of Canada, but I am a Canadian citizen. Am I eligible to apply?
No. You must be attending a college or university in Canada.
6. I plan on attending a post-secondary school outside of Canada next year as part of a year-abroad program – am I still eligible to apply?
You may still be eligible to apply provided you are participating in an exchange program as part of your course curriculum at an accredited Canadian college or university (your graduation diploma must be issued from a Canadian college or university).
7. May I still apply if I’m planning to take a year off before I graduate from my college or university?
No. If you intend to take the year off after you submit your application, you are not eligible to apply – however, you can always apply for the year you plan to resume your studies
8. How will my application be judged?
Your written entries will be evaluated on a combination of creativity, practical application, relevance to your field and inventiveness. We recommend you be direct and succinct in order to answer the questions within the maximum word count allowed. Also, use examples, be clear and concise, and make sure your entries are proofed for spelling/grammar errors.
9. Who will be judging my application?
A judging panel comprised of post-secondary school educators, industry experts, RBC Royal Bank employees, and our scholarship administrator Studentawards Inc. will be responsible for evaluating the entries.
10. Will the information I submit be verified?
Our scholarship administrator, Studentawards Inc., may verify the information you provide about your extracurricular, volunteer or employment activities by directly contacting the individuals you have named in your application. If the information provided cannot be verified within a reasonable timeframe, your application may be subject to disqualification.
11. When will the winners be notified?
Finalists of the RBC Royal Bank Scholarship for Undergraduates will be notified August, 2008. Information submitted by finalists will be verified between August 18 and September 5, 2008.
Final winners will be selected and notified in September, 2008.
12. Is the information I submit in my application confidential?
Yes**. The information you provide will be used by RBC Royal Bank, Studentawards Inc., and their respective employees and agents and those of their affiliates on a need to know basis to process, judge and verify your application(s) on a confidential basis and to operate your online account(s). However, the information you supply in your application(s) may be used or published in aggregate by RBC Royal Bank in order to define and understand patterns and trends. Any contact information you provide in your application(s) will only be used to contact you regarding the status of your application(s) or to contact your friend if you have provided us with your friend’s contact information, except as otherwise agreed to in the application form or in the Legal Terms of Use.
**In the event that you are a scholarship winner, RBC Royal Bank reserves the right to use your name, likeness, city and province of residence, university name and any direct quotes for publicity purposes.
Confidentiality and privacy are of the utmost importance at RBC Royal Bank and Studentawards Inc. For more details, please see the RBC Royal Bank
privacy website and/or the Studentawards privacy website.
13. Who owns the ideas I submit in my application?
Your submission remains your intellectual property, and RBC Royal Bank retains no rights to your ideas – the information you supply will be used solely to adjudicate your scholarship application.
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