John Tumchewics Memorial Fund

Student Award Fund

Award: John Tumchewics Memorial Fund

Eligibility
Residency: Residents of the Northwest Territories for at least twelve consecutive months
Field of Study: Pursuing helicopter flight training, and upgrading by endorsements or ratings. Aircraft maintenance engineers working toward a helicopter endorsement may also apply. Scholarship funds may also be used for other individuals seeking training in the aviation field

Preference will be given to students or graduates of Canadore College.
Amount Available: $8,500 allocated to one or more 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.

If you have any questions, please email grants@ykcf.ca or call 867-446-4527. 

2 April, 12:01 PM

Scholarship application portal opens. 

31 May, 11:59 PM

Scholarship application portal closes.

Mid-to-Late July

Funding distributed to scholarship recipients. 

History of the Fund

Past Recipients

  • 2024: Bryce Smith, Fraser Dumont
  • 2023: Bryce Smith, Rudiger Totzauer
  • 2022: Bryce Smith
  • 2021: No award
  • 2020: Kurt Petersen
  • 2019: Heidi Hoefer
  • 2018: Matthew Johnson
  • 2017: Jordan Crook
  • 2016: Benton Davie
  • 2015: No award
  • 2014: No award
  • 2013: Colby Wallis
  • 2012: Dakota Miller