Scholarships

The Clayton Fernie Legacy Scholarship

www.claytonfernielegacy.ca

Fostering inclusion in sports, health and personal development for Calgary Youth!

The Clayton Fernie Legacy Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance for Calgary Minor Hockey registration fees and to honor Clayton's life and his love of hockey. To be considered for this Scholarship each applicant must demonstrate financial need and be 17 years of age or younger. The amount of the Scholarship is dependent upon the monies available from our fundraising efforts.

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grindstone award

The Grindstone Award Foundation is here to remove financial barriers for girls to play hockey. We are committed to helping girls across Canada play the game they love and to ultimately grow the female game.

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In memory of Michael Gee, a 15 year old U18 ‘A’ hockey player with NW Calgary Athletic Association. This award is based on hockey and academic performance and open to Calgary residents graduating Grade 12 playing hockey in the Calgary Minor Hockey Association – U18 Boys AA or AAA (major), U18 Girls AA or AAA.

One award, valued at $2,400, applied directly to tuition.

Deadline to Apply: May 30th

The recipient is eligible to claim the scholarship funds when entering post-secondary education.

Applicant must:

• Be nominated by their coach as most deserving player on the team (only one nomination per coach).
• Be a Calgary resident playing hockey in the Calgary Minor Hockey Association – U18 Boys AA, AAA (major), U18 Girls AA or AAA.
• Be graduating Grade 12.
• Have achieved a minimum of 82.5% at their educational institution.

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Friends of the AJH Society
www.friendsofajh.com/

The Friends are a small but active group of people from across the province of Alberta, some of whom were formerly involved with junior hockey in Alberta, or some with no connections to junior hockey, but all with the desire to assist young athletes in their pursuit of a higher education. The main purpose of the society is to raise funds and to assist with the promotion of junior age hockey players to be able to continue to play hockey at a high competetive level, yet to be able to continue in their goal to a higher education, and to assist the athlete financially in this pusuit.

What scholarships are available?

There are 2 separate scholarship programs available to individuals who have played, or are currently playing, junior hockey in Alberta.

1. The Charles S. Noble Scholarship. This program is administered jointly with the Alberta Heritage Scholarship fund, and the Friends of Alberta Junior Hockey Society. There are a maximum of 10 scholarships awarded each year, each valued at $2000.00. They are jointly funded by both groups.
    
2. The Friends of Alberta Junior Hockey Scholarships. There is no yearly limit as to the number awarded, and the scholarships range in value from $1500.00 to $2000.00 each. Scholarships are available to players, team therapists, and on ice officials.
    

Brendon Gorrill Memorial Scholarship
www.gorrillscholarship.ca/

Brendon Gorrill Memorial Scholarship is a Scholarship that was started to initially help send young goalies to development camps at GDI who could not afford it, but it has now grown into something much bigger than that. The Scholarship is a registered charity, and aims primarily to provide assistance in fees, equipment, and still sending goalies who wish to attend camps at GDI for professional development.  Scholarship amounts range from $250 to $3,000, depending on amount of applicants, financial need, and current funding resources.

Scholarship amounts range from $250 to $3,000, depending on amount of applicants, financial need, and current funding resources. The Scholarship is open to players in all leagues who have a demonstrated financial need.