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Con Employees' Benevolent Fund

About the Con Employees’ Benevolent Fund

Established in 2011, the purpose of the Con Employees' Benevolent Fund is to support residents of the Northwest Territories pursuing a trade or professional career in the mining industry or an industry related to mining..

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2025 key dates

2 April, 12.01am

Scholarship application portal opens. 

31 May, 11.59pm

Scholarship application portal closes.

Mid- to late July

Funding distributed to scholarship recipients. 

Application Process

Individuals interested in applying must create a profile on our scholarship application portal. Once your profile is created, you will need to complete our eligibility quiz and then submit an application for the student award.

Applications will be made available during our scholarship intake season, every spring.

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The Con Employees’ Benevolent Society was created in 1955 to provide benefits to employees of Con Mine for non-work-related sickness or accidents. It was funded and administered by the owners of Con Mine and its employees. With the closing of the mine, the directors of the Society looked for a way to continue the legacy of contributing to the community. In 2011, they established the Con Employees’ Benevolent Fund with the Yellowknife Community Foundation.
$1,500

Please note that award amounts vary year by year.
In order to be eligible to apply to the Con Employees’ Benevolent Fund, you must be:
  • A resident of the Northwest Territories for at least twelve consecutive months
  • Pursuing a trade or professional career in the mining industry or an industry related to mining.

All of our scholarship application forms and additional materials need to be submitted on our scholarship application portal.

  • You will complete a questionnaire describing your goals, your dedication to your field of study, your involvement in the community, etc.

You must be an eligible resident to apply for a scholarship.
As such, YKCF requires you to make a residency declaration and have a witness sign off.
However, you do not need to print out any forms!
Each residency declaration is a one-click question embedded within the application process.
You just need to provide the email address of your residency witness, and they will be emailed directly.

You can only apply through our online application portal.

Access it here: https://www.grantinterface.ca/Home/Logon?urlkey=yellowknifescholarship

Mailed and emailed applications will not be accepted barring extreme circumstances.

If you have more questions:

  • 2024: Elaine Cronk
  • 2023: Hilary Huynh
  • 2022: Hilary Huynh
  • 2020: Vivianne Pauzé and Cassidy Taylor
  • 2019: Elizabeth Thomas
  • 2018: Trisa Ngo
  • 2017: Monique Chapman
  • 2016: Johanna Stewart
  • 2015: Martha Hamre
  • 2014: Martha Hamre
  • 2013: Matthew Ouillette
  • 2012: Ashley Mulders