Carlton Trail College Board members and staff, student recipients, donors and community representatives at this year's student awards celebration (Submitted photo/Carlton Trail College)

By Ben Tompkins

Financial boost

Over $40k in scholarships handed out to Carlton Trail College students

Dec 8, 2022 | 9:47 AM

A total of 43 students from Carlton Trail College (CTC) recently received a bit of a financial boost.

In all, the students received a combined $41,000 through CTC scholarships and bursaries during this year’s student awards celebration.

“A Carlton Trail College education equips you for life,” said Carlton Trail College president and CEO Amy Yeager. “Beyond the financial support that these funds provide, our awards also demonstrate investment into Saskatchewan’s future leaders and workforce by our institution and our many donors.”

All the money is funded through donations from individuals, businesses, agencies, and organizations.

Donations raised by post-secondary institutions in the province are also matched by the government-funded Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship (SIOS) program. This gave every student at least $500.

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The funds will assist students to cover transportation costs, as well as general living costs such as rent or food.

“Our student recipients are quite grateful, and it really means a lot, that they’re able to receive these awards this time of year,” said Jennifer Brooks, director of advancement and external affairs.

Student award recipients are determined through a combination of entrance criteria, academic achievements, the student’s involvement in school and the community, as well as financial need.

“We’re happy to say that our skills-based programs, which our recipients represent, support sectors that power our east central region, and demonstrate how Carlton Trail College is committed to developing Saskatchewan’s future workforce,” added Brooks.

A lot of these students participate in work placement opportunities, during their time at CTC.

Brooks explained this “gives them a bit of a cushion and allows them to dive into these opportunities while creating meaningful connections to help them in their future careers.”

This year’s event, which happened on Tuesday, was also the first time since 2019, that everyone could gather in person.

Brooks mentioned it’s always better when people can connect face-to-face.

“We were extremely happy to bring our students, our donors, our community representatives, and partners together in person this year… it was really meaningful to be able to do so as we emerge post-pandemic and really get back to our regular programming administrative operations here across Carlton Trail College.”

Winners and donors hailed from places like Humboldt, Watrous, Wynyard, Saskatoon, and everywhere in between.

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