$34,500 Awarded to YC Students

Five students will be presented with a Northern Residence Award and two students will receive Millennium In-Course Excellence Awards on September 17th. One of the students is a two-time award winner. The ceremony will take place from12:00-1:00 in the Yukon College Boardroom.

The five awards are distributed by the Canadian Northern Studies Trust; the awards branch of the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS).
Students are awarded the Northern Studies Trust for research projects they will undertake in their programs that will contain fieldwork in northern or circumpolar regions.

The purpose of the Canadian Northern Studies Trust is to develop a group of scholars and scientists with northern experience and enhance the educational opportunities available for northern residents. To be eligible students need to be enrolled in a full-time post-secondary program at a recognized Canadian university or college.

Karen Barnes, Vice President of Education and Training says the awards help to boost not only the students receiving them, but the College as well, as a school that offers unique courses, research and programs focused on the north.

“Interest in the north is growing everyday and Yukon College students are not just studying northern issues, they are experiencing them firsthand and that knowledge is in demand right now,” says Barnes.

The national Millennium Awards are part of the scholarships awarded by the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation. The Millennium In-Course Excellence Award recognizes talented Canadians who make positive and significant contributions to the betterment of their communities, demonstrate leadership and commit themselves to academic excellence.

“I’m a student in the social work program and the award allows me to spend more time on my studies and gain valuable job experience,” says the excited two-time Millennium Award winner.