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Established in 2013, the purpose of the Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine Community Scholarship Fund is to support residents of the Northwest Territories and Kitikmeot Region pursuing a career in mining or resource development. Three student awards will be awarded in three streams.

1. Mining – available for students whose area of study has a focus on mining, mineral / geological / geomatics engineering, and/or mining related trades.
2. Mining Support – available for students whose area of study has a focus on geology, environmental or earth sciences, communities, communications, finance, or procurement.
3. STEM – available for female students whose area of focus is in fields related to science, technology, engineering or math.

2025 Key Dates

2 April, 12:01 PM

Scholarship application portal opens. 

30 May, 11:59 PM

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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Established in 2013 by Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., this Fund was established to assist individuals pursuing a career in mining or resource development.
Each stream awards $2500.

Please note that award amounts vary year by year.
In order to be eligible to apply to the Rio Tinto Diavik Community Scholarship Fund, you must be:
  • A resident of the Northwest Territories for at least twelve consecutive months
  • Pursuing post-secondary studies

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: James Rose, Hillary Huynh, Johanna Stewart
  • 2023: Alison Devitt, Monique Chapman
  • 2022: Allan Vickers, Cassie Rogers, Zoe Clark
  • 2021: Hillary Huynh, Trisa Ngo & Stephanie Bourgeois
  • 2020: Patrick Adzin Jr., Kelvin Kotchilea, Gillian McNaughton, Allana Nakashook-Zettler, Nancy Ngo and Jada Xie Doctor
  • 2019: Trisa Ngo, Lily Allison & Nancy Ngo
  • 2018: Stéphane Careen & Johanna Stewart
  • 2017: Sabrina Lakhani & Monique Chapman
  • 2016: Julianna Neudorf & Jessica Norris
  • 2015: Jessica Norris & Stephen Giovanetto
  • 2014: Martha Hamre, Monique Chapman, Bryana Matthews & Sydney Friesen
  • 2013: Jeff Rosnawski