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Elaine (Sweet) Whitford Scholarship Fund

About the Elaine (Sweet) Whitford Scholarship Fund

Established in 2009, the purpose of the Elaine (Sweet) Whitford Scholarship Fund is to support residents of the Northwest Territories pursuing a second or subsequent year of post-secondary studies in the fields of social work or nursing.

First priority will be given to applicants of Indigenous ancestry who have lived in the Northwest Territories for at least one half of their lives; second priority will be given to other resident of the Northwest Territories who have lived in the Northwest Territories for at least one half of their lives. .

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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$1,000

Please note that award amounts vary year by year.
In order to be eligible to apply to the Elaine (Sweet) Whitford Scholarship Fund, you must be:
  • A resident of the Northwest Territories for at least the last 2 consecutive years
  • Pursuing a second or subsequent year of post-secondary studies in the fields of social work or nursing

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: Caitlyn Seymour
  • 2023: Devin Hinchey
  • 2022: Angela Roy
  • 2021: Amanda Bradbury
  • 2020: Emma Cameron and Roxanne Kotchilea
  • 2019: Autumn Beemer
  • 2018: Destiny Mercredi
  • 2017: Caroline Mercredi
  • 2016: Jennifer Pitt
  • 2015: Kathleen Sullivan
  • 2014: Rebecca Robertson
  • 2013: Amelia Debogorski
  • 2012: Amelia Blondin
  • 2011: No award
  • 2010: Bianca Kotchea