Bursary Listing

The following bursaries are provided through Camosun, with thanks to our donors. Not all of the bursaries listed below are available during each bursary application period. Your online bursary application form will be used to check your eligibility for the bursaries that are currently offered.

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2023/2024 Bursary Application Periods

Fall 2023: September 5, 2023 to October 17, 2023
Winter 2024: December 12, 2023 to January 23, 2024

Bursaries A to Z

A

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Adele & Robert McAdams Bursary	All Schools	Open
Alexander R. McIntosh Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Open
Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc. Culinary Arts Bursary	Trades & Technology	Culinary Arts
Andrew Horn Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Angus Mckinnon Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades
Ann Martin Bursary	All Schools	Open
Annie Graham Memorial Bursary	Business	General
Applied Business Technology Bursary	Business	Applie Business Technology
Archie Johnstone Memorial Bursaries	Trades & Technology	Sheet Metal / Plumbing & Pipe Trades
Arthur Howard bursary for students with disabilities	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
ASHRAE Vancouver Island Bursary	Trades & Technology	HVAC / Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Avril Peters Memorial Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing

B

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
B & B Sivertz Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Open
BC Electrical Association-Electrical Apprentice Bursary	Trades & Technology	Electrical Trades
BC Electrical Association-Electronics Engineering Technology Bursary	Trades & Technology	Electronics Engineering
BC Fruit Testers Association Bursary	Trades & Technology	Horticulture
BC Government Retired Employees Association Bursary	Health & Human Services	Early Learning & Care
BC Notaries & The Notary Foundation of BC Bursary	Business	Applie Business Technology
Beatrice F. Jose Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
BeConnected Support Services Bursary	Health & Human Services	Community Support & Education Assistant
Berwick Retirement Communities Ltd. Continuing Care Bursary	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care
Bill Wansbrough Memorial Bursary	Business	General
Board of Governors Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Brian McWha Memorial Bursary	Business	General
Broad Street Dental Bursary	Health & Human Services	Dental
Bryan and Catherine Wilson Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Bryant Wood Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Business & Professional Women's Club of Victoria Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)

C

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
C.C. Warren Memorial Bursary	Architectural Trades	Trades & Technology
Camosun College Faculty Association Bursary	All Schools	Open
Camosun College Foundation Endowment (held at Vancouver Foundation)	All Schools	Open
Camosun College Student Society Child Care Bursary	Child Care	Child Care
Camosun Enterprise Bursary	Business	General
Camosun Foundation Endowment	All Schools	Open
Canadian Club of Victoria Irene McDonald Bursary	Arts & Science	University Transfer
Canadian Federation University Women - Saanich Peninsula Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society Bursary	Trades & Technology	Technology
Canadian Tire Bursary	Trades & Technology	Automotive Foundation
Carole Pearson Endowed Bursary	Access	Open
CFUW Victoria Blue & Gold Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
CFUW Victoria Diamond Jubilee Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
CFUW Victoria Helen Joy Russell Associate of Science Degree Bursary	Arts & Science	Science
CFUW Victoria Malahat Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
CFUW Victoria Margaret Lowe Business Bursary	Business	Business Administration
CFUW Victoria Symom Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Charlie Hewitt Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Automotive Foundation
Chartered Professionals in Human Resources BC & Yukon Bursary	Business	General
Chartwells Bursary	All Schools	Open
Cheema Bursary	Business	General
Christine MacLean Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Open
Cindy Petrowski and Phil Marsh Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union Bursary	All Schools	Open
Col. John & Ethel Ruth MacGregor Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Community Living Victoria Bursary	Health & Human Services	Community Family & Child Services
Continuing Care Department Bursary	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care
Cowichan Valley Garden Club Bursary	Trades & Technology	Horticulture
Credit Union Foundation of BC Bursary	All Schools	Open
Credit Union Foundation of BC-May Campbell Bursary	Health & Human Services	Special Criteria (restricted)
CUPE 2081 Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Cynthia & David Wrate North Star Bursary	Business	Marketing

D

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
D & B Nightingale Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
David & Wendy FitzPatrick Bursary	All Schools	Open
David L. McDougall Bursary	Arts & Science	Music
Dawne Slots Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Diane Petrou Memorial Bursary	Arts & Science	University Transfer
Don and Joyce Brake Bursary	Business	Applied Business Technology
Don Proudfoot Memorial Bursary	Business	Hospitality Management
Dora & John Wight Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Dora Goodrum Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Dorothy Neal Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Douglas Milne Optimist Club of Victoria Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Dr. David & Mrs. Marion Carmichael Dental Hygiene Bursary	Health & Human Services	Dental Hygiene
Dr. Roland Graham Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Dr. Tom Bailey Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care

E

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
E & A Howard Single Parent Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Ed Coates Memorial Foundation Bursary	Trades & Technology	Automotive Foundation
Edward Harrison Bursary (held at The Victoria Foundation)	All Schools	Open
Edward J Harrison Safe Start Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades
Edward J. Harrison Trades Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades
Eileen Daoust Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Electronic Engineering Bursary	Trades & Technology	Electronic Engineering
Employees Bursary	All Schools	Open
Erasing Barriers Fund	All Schools	Open
Eunice Tyson Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Evelyn L. McIntosh Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Early Learning & Care
Exempt Child Care Bursary	Child Care	Child Care

F

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Frank Doyle & Rachel Deans Doyle Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Horticulture
Fred and Lillian Smithers Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing

G

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Genevieve Goldade Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
George & Verna Parslow Memorial Trades Bursary	Trades & Technology	Sheet Metal & Metal Fabrication
Glen & Gina Truax Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Electronics Engineering
Graham Matthews Chargers Athletics Bursary - NEW	Chargers	Chargers student-athlete
Graphic Office Interiors Ltd. Bursary	All Schools	Open
Great Canadian Beer Festival Society Bursary	Business	Hospitality Management
Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation Continuing Care Bursary	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care

H

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Harry Chalmers Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Health & Human Services Student Bursary Fund	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Helmut Huber Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Culinary Arts
Holy Cross Catholic Church Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Hugh Peet Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades

I

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Ida Clarkson Entrance Bursary	Arts & Science	Communications
Intact Insurance Company Bursary	Business	General
IODE - Garry Oak Chapter Bursary	Arts & Science	University Transfer
IODE Garry Oak Chapter Open Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Irene Lane & Bruce Winsby Bursary	All Schools	Open
Irene McKinlay Endowed Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Island Community Home Support Service Society Bursary	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care
Island Savings Credit Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Ivor and Lorna Parfitt Memorial Bursary	Arts & Science	Music
Ivy Blanch (Pat) Bevan Memorial Bursary	Business	General

J

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Jack Harrington Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
James & Ellen Hall McEvoy Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
James Bay News Entrance Bursary	Arts & Science	Communications
Janice Noble Grewar Bursary Fund	All Schools	Open
Jean Dougan Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Jean Maud Wainwright Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Jeanne E. Langston Memorial Bursary	Arts & Science	University Transfer
Jim & Mertie Chilton Bursary	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care
John Crowther Memorial Bursary	Sport & Exercise	Open
John Hind-Smith Bursary	Arts & Science	Environmental Technology
Jona Gunter-Smith Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care
Joseph Bourey Bursary	Trades & Technology	Fine Furniture / Carpentry

K

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Kate Ross Bursary	All Schools	Open
Kathryn E. Laurin Bursary	Trades & Technology	Special Criteria (restricted)
Kenneth G. Arnott Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Open
Kiwanis Club of Victoria - Harold & Julie Saddington Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Kiwanis Club of Victoria - Viv Shoemaker Bursary	All Schools	Open
Kiwanis Club of Victoria "Butch Nielsen" Bursary	Trades & Technology	Architectural Trades
Kiwanis Club of Victoria Early Learning & Care Bursary	Health & Human Services	Early Learning & Care
Kristina Bickerton Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Kritzinger Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing

L

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Larry Mills/Jean Cartwright Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Open
Leland A. Young Bursary	All Schools	Open
Leonard O. Gilbody Memorial Bursary	Access	English as a Second Language
Les Langdale Endowed Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Les Stevens Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Horticulture
Leslie & Holly Ashcroft Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Lilla E. Wright Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing / Continuing Care
Lillian and John Ronald Bursary	All Schools	Open
Lions Club (Victoria Imperial) Al A. Hayman Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Lorne & Joyce Thompson Memorial Bursary	Businesss	General
Lorraine Askew Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Louanne Bridge & Constance M. Glatz Memorial Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Louis Fortier Memorial Kiwanis Endowment Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Lynda & Murray Farmer Bursary	All Schools	Open

M

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Mandy Maxey Memorial Bursary	Arts & Science	Music
Margaret Ann Molineux Jones Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Early Learning & Care
Margaret Lindsay Memorial Bursary	Business	Applied Business Technology
Margaret Lindsay Memorial Business Bursary	Business	General
Marguerite & Byron Price Bursary in Business	Business	General
Marguerite & Byron Price Bursary in Computer Systems	Trades & Technology	Computer Science
Mark Scott Memorial Bursary	Business	Marketing
Mary Dorothy Jones Memorial Bursary	Arts & Science	English
Mary Nemeth Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Matt Dixon Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Computer Science
Moebius Bursary	Arts & Science	Environmental Technology
Monk Office Supply Ltd Bursary	All Schools	Open

N

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Nathan Haslam Memorial Plumbing Bursary - ONE TIME	Trades & Technology	Plumbing & Pipe Trades
Nelly Stock Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Nigel Scott-Moncreiff Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Nautical
Norma Fitzsimmons Horticulture Bursary	Trades & Technology	Horticulture
Norma Fitzsimmons Music Bursary	Arts & Science	Music

O

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Olga Bertello Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Culinary Arts
Olive M. Bell Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
OMNI Television Entrance Bursary	Arts & Science	Communications
Open Bursary	All Schools	Open
Operation Trackshoes Bursary	All Schools	Open
Optimist Club of Victoria - Bob Coates Bursary	Health & Human Services	Early Learning & Care
Optimist Club of Victoria - Bud Borlaise Bursary	Trades & Technology	Carpentry
Optimist Club of Victoria - Davenport Bursary	Health & Human Services	General
Optimist Club of Victoria - Jack Woolford	Chargers	Chargers student-athlete
Optimist Club of Victoria - John Bashista Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Optimist Club of Victoria - John Robertson Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Open

P

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Pacific Technology Resources Society Endowed Bursary	Business	Accounting
Parks Family Bursary - In Memory of Trudy	All Schools	Open
Part-time Learners Bursary	All Schools	Open
Pat Brown Memorial Bursary	Arts & Science	University Transfer
Paul & Ena Wilson Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Paul & Gayle Mantell Bursary	All Schools	Open
Peninsula Consumer Services Co-op Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Philip R. Smith Fine Furniture Bursary	Trades & Technology	Fine Furniture
Phyllis Mary Nixon Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Primrose Family Bursary	All Schools	Open
Princess Auto Foundation Trades Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades (except Culinary Arts)
Princess Auto Foundation Trades Entrance Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades (except Culinary Arts)
Procura Bursary	All Schools	Open
Proline Property Managers Business Bursary	Business	General
Proline Property Managers Open Bursary	All Schools	Open

R

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Raider Hansen Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades (except Culinary Arts)
Ray Scott Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades (except Culinary Arts)
RCMP Veterans Victoria Division Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Real Estate Foundation of BC Bursary	Business	Applied Business Technology
Reginald R. Rankin Memorial Bursary	Arts & Science	Math
Richard Hobbs / Investors Group Bursary	Business	General
Rick Wiegel - CIBC/Wood Gundy Bursary	Business	Business Administration
Robbins Parking Service Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Robert and Julie Noble Bursary	All Schools	Open
Robert Dewhirst Bursary	Health & Human Services	Dental Hygiene
Rogers Media Entrance Bursary	Arts & Science	Communications
Ron & Annette Hart Bursary	Trades & Technology	Engineering
Rosie Jones & Joan Cook Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Rotary Club of Saanich Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Rotary Club of Sidney By The Sea Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Rotary Club of Sooke Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Rotary Club of Victoria - BC Paraplegic Association Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Rotary Club of Victoria - Harbourside Legacy Bursary	All Schools	Open
Roy Tidman Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Carpentry
Royal Bank Financial Group Bursary	All Schools	Open
Royal Jubilee Hospital Auxiliary Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Ryan Adamson Memorial Bursary	Business	General

S

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Saanich Employees' Benefit Association Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Saanich Fruit Growers Association Bursary Horticultural Studies	Trades & Technology	Horticulture
School of Business Bursary	Business	General
School of Trades & Technology Bursary	Trades & Technology	General
Scotia Bank Bursary	All Schools	Open
Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Metal Fabrication Bursary	Trades & Technology - Sheet Metal	Sheet Metal / Metal Fabrication
Serious Coffee Bursary	All Schools	Open
Sharyn Pittman Garden Angel Bursary	Trades & Technology	Horticulture
Shelley Walerius-Miller Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Shirley & Harvey Pinch Bursary	Business	Business Administration
Shirley Embra Building Trades Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades
Single Parent Family Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Sisters of St. Ann Continuing Care Bursary - HCA	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care
Sisters of St. Ann Continuing Care Bursary - Practical Nursing	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care
Sisters of St. Ann Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
SKAL International Victoria Bursary in Memory of Mark Scott	Business	Hospitality Management
Sooke and Juan de Fuca region Dental Bursary	Health & Human Services	Special Criteria (restricted)
Sorensen Memorial Bursary in Building Construction Trades	Trades & Technology	All Trades
St. Michael & All Angels Anglican Church Women's Guild Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Students Helping Students Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Susan Reid Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Civil Engineering
Suzanne Lindinger Memorial Bursary	Trades & Technology	Horticulture

T

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
TD Financial Group Bursary	All Schools	Open
Terese Todd Memorial Bursary	Arts & Science	Environmental Technology
The Bottle Depot/Quadra & McKenzie Bursary	All Schools	Open
The Campbell Family Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
The Dr. Liz Ashton Athletics Bursary	Sports Education	Special Criteria (restricted)
The Dr. Peter Montgomery Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
The Elyse Coccola Memorial Bursary	Business	Hospitality Management / Culinary Arts
The Joyce Family Foundation Entrance Bursaries	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
The Mary, John and Gerard Volk Bursary in Electrical Trades	Trades & Technology	Electrical Trades
The Rotary Club of Saanich Jonathan Helm Bursary	Trades & Technology	Special Criteria (restricted)
The WIN Self Sufficiency Bursary	All Schools	Open
The Wirtanen Family Electrical Foundation Bursary	Trades & Technology	Electrical Foundation
The Wirtanen Family Electronics & Computer Engineering Bursary	Trades & Technology	Electronics / Computer Engineering
The Wirtanen Family Nursing Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Thetis Park Nature Sanctuary Association Bursary	Arts & Science	University Transfer
Thrifty Foods Sports Education Bursary	Sports Education	Special Criteria (restricted)
Tony Baur Memorial Civil Engineering Bursary	Trades & Technology	Civil Engineering
Trades Apprenticeship Emergency Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades
Trades Students Emergency Bursary	Trades & Technology	All Trades
Trans Mountain Coastal Skills Scholarship Bursary	Trades & Technology	Special Criteria (restricted)

U

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
United Commercial Travellers of Victoria Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)

V

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Vancouver Foundation - Alma VanDusen Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Vancouver Foundation - Belyea Collins Ingledow Bursary	All Schools	Open
Vancouver Foundation - Doris M. Murray Bursary	All Schools	Open
Vancouver Foundation - Strathcona Cunningham Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Vancouver Island Trails Information Society Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Vancouver Island Woodworker's Guild Bursary	Trades & Technology	Fine Furniture
Vic & Pam Shemilt - Island Blue Print Entrance Bursary	Arts & Science	Communications
Vic & Pam Shemilt-Island Blue Print Bursary-Civil Engineering	Trades & Technology	Civil Engineering
Victoria Aikikai Bursary	All Schools	Open
Victoria AM - Gordon Townley Memorial Bursary	Business	Hospitality Management
Victoria AM - Norma Fitzsimmons Bursary	Business	Hospitality Management
Victoria AM - Tommy Mayne Bursary	Business	Hospitality Management
Victoria Curling Club - Senior Curling Championship Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Victoria Epilepsy & Parkinson's Centre Memorial Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Victoria Foundation - Chinese-Canadian Community Entrance Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Victoria Foundation - Don & Evelyn MacLean Bursary	Health & Human Services	Early Learning & Care
Victoria Foundation - Irene Cameron Bursary for Office Administration	Business	Office Administration
Victoria Foundation - Ruth Elina Carlson Entrance Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Victoria Foundation - The Momentum Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Victoria Foundation - VanHall Trades Entrance Bursary	All Schools	Open
Victoria Gerontology Association Legacy Bursary	Health & Human Services	Continuing Care
Victoria Guest Services Network Bursary	Business	Hospitality Management
Victoria Horticultural Society Beastall - Van Dyk Bursary	Trades & Technology	Horticulture
Victoria Legal Support Staff Association Bursary	Business	Applied Business Technology
Victoria Media Club Entrance Bursary	Arts & Science	Communications
Victoria Medical Wives Community Services Group Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
Victoria Natural History Society Bursary	Arts & Science	Environmental Technology
Victoria Real Estate Board - Bob Melanson Bursary	Business	General
Victoria Real Estate Board Bursary	All Schools	Open

U

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
United Commercial Travellers of Victoria Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)

W, X, Y, Z

Bursary Name	School	Criteria
Walter S. Knight Memorial Bursary - Business	Business	General
Walter S. Knight Memorial Bursary - Environmental Technology	Arts & Science	Environmental Technology
Westshore Chamber of Commerce Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)
William Gowers Memorial Bursary	Sports Education	Special Criteria (restricted)
William McMillan Bursary	Business	General
Winifred J. (Pat) Hutchinson Memorial Bursary	Health & Human Services	Nursing
Zonta International - Pat Martin Bates Visual Arts Bursary	Arts & Science	Visual Arts
Zonta International - Phoebe Noble Bursary	All Schools	Special Criteria (restricted)

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