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George Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund

About the George Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund

Established in 2021, the purpose of the George Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund is to support Indigenous residents and Sahtu beneficiaries of the Northwest Territories pursuing post-secondary or trades educations, giving them the opportunity to help their communities grow and prosper.

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 George Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund was created by the Cleary family. The scholarship is intended to encourage Indigenous residents and Sahtu beneficiaries of the Northwest Territories to pursue a post-secondary or trades educations, giving them the opportunity to help their communities grow and prosper.
$1,000

Please note that award amounts vary year by year.

In order to be eligible to apply for the George Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund, you must be:

  • An Indigenous resident of the Northwest Territories or a beneficiary of the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated.
  • Pursuing a post-secondary or trades education at a recognized Canadian institution.

Priority is given to members of the Sahtu Secretariat.

Applicants are eligible to re-apply for grants in successive years.

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: Danielle Pike
  • 2023: Janelle Pierrot
  • 2022: Janelle Pierrot
  • 2021: Samantha Kenny