Elaine (Sweet) Whitford Scholarship Fund

Student Award Fund

Award: Elaine (Sweet) Whitford Scholarship Fund

Eligibility
Residency: Residents of the Northwest Territories for at least the last 2 consecutive years
Field of Study: 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. .
Amount Available: $1,000

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: 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