Gary Robinson Memorial Fund (Student Award)
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Student Award Fund

Award: Gary Robinson Memorial Fund (Student Award)

Eligibility
Residency: Residents of Yellowknife for at least twelve consecutive months
Field of Study: Pursuing programming at institutions in emergency response or outdoor education.
Amount Available: $4,500 for 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. 

Application Portal
FAQ

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

The Gary Robinson Memorial Fund was established in 2005 to support search and rescue/recovery, emergency response activities and outdoor skills and/or survival training in the Yellowknife area. Through this Fund, it is his family’s hope that Gary will continue to protect and help the people of this place that he loved so much.

Past Recipients

  • 2024: Niav Cudmore-Lynagh, Lucas Huber-Pilgrim
  • 2023: Niav Cudmore-Lynagh, Phillip Careen, Yamozha Beaulieu
  • 2022: Ella Kokelj, Niav Cudmore-Lynagh, Phillip Careen, Rachel Cluderay
  • 2021: Ella Kokelj, Levi Rossouw, Niav Cudmore-Lynagh
  • 2020: Henry Law