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SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
The Marine Institute scholarship program is made up of internally
and externally administered scholarships. There are normally two
scholarship presentations in an academic year; one in November
and the other in March. The application deadline dates for the
current academic year appear in the list of important dates
printed at the front of the calendar.
Students must apply for scholarships each term. One application
form covers all scholarships Marine Institute Committee on
Scholarships. Students may be required to submit additional
application forms to be considered for externally administered
scholarships.
SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES:
These guidelines cover scholarships and awards administered
by the Scholarship Committee of the Marine Institute Academic
Council.
• An applicant must be a registered full-time student of the
Institute for the current academic year and satisfy the general
conditions outlined below. In addition, certain scholarships and
awards have special requirements which also must be met.
• For the academic year under consideration, applicants
normally shall have taken a course load equal to or greater
than that prescribed for their program. Students who take more
than the normal course load shall have their average based
on the courses actually taken. In cases where students take
a reduced load, a maximum of a one course reduction for the
entire academic year is allowed.
• In any one academic year, a student normally shall be granted
only one scholarship which is administered by the Marine
Institute Scholarship Committee.
• There is no limit on the number of external scholarships which
a student may hold. For the purpose of these regulations, an
external scholarship shall be deemed to be a scholarship that
is administered or approved by an external committee (e.g.
Ocean Ranger, Atlantic Accord, Master Mariners, etc.)
• A scholarship or award normally is given to the eligible student
with the highest marks. In the event of a tie, the following shall
apply:
¬ ¬ In the case where the students are taking an unequal
number of courses, the student taking the larger number of
courses shall be awarded the scholarship.
¬ ¬ In the case where the students are taking an equal number
of courses, the unrounded course marks shall be used and
the student with the higher average shall be awarded the
scholarship.
¬ ¬ In the case where the unrounded averages are equal, every
attempt will be made to award all students concerned with
scholarships of equal value.
• Entrance scholarships shall be awarded on the basis of the
high school marks used to determine entrance eligibility.
• First year students shall be awarded scholarships based on
their performance in the first term.
• Second and third year students shall be awarded scholarships
based on their performance in the preceding year.
• Students who have received a diploma of technology from the
Institute and who are returning to receive another diploma of
technology shall be eligible for scholarships provided that they
returned to studies in the academic year immediately following
the one in which they graduated. They shall be evaluated on
the basis of their academic performance in the graduating year
of their first diploma including any courses done as part of the
new diploma.
• Advanced diploma students shall be evaluated on the basis of
their performance in the first term of their program.
• Students entering the Bachelor of Maritime Studies and
Bachelor of Technology programs shall be evaluated on the
basis of their marks in the graduating year of their diploma
program.
• Transport Canada students shall be awarded scholarships and
awards based on the recommendation of their faculty.
• Certificate students in one year programs shall be evaluated
on the basis of their performance in the first term.
• Students in program of less than one academic year in length
shall not be eligible for scholarships unless a scholarship is
identified for their specific program.
• Students must apply for scholarships, although the committee
reserves the right to award scholarships to students who do
not apply. Students who fail to apply may not claim any right of
consideration by the Institute.
• Students shall be required to have a minimum average of 70%
for the academic year under consideration.
• Students who write supplementary examinations in the year
under consideration shall not be eligible for scholarships.
• Students must have passed all courses in the year under
consideration.
• Where possible, marks will be correlated with scholarship
value.
• Awards given for performance in a specific area are based
upon the recommendation from the school. As such, the
nominee need not meet the overall minimum overall average
requirement nor the course load requirement. The nominee
must have been registered as a full-time student for the year
under consideration.
• Pass/fail courses completed as requirements for external
certification (e.g. MED, First Aid, Radio Operator) shall not
be calculated in the course load provided they were done as
blocks and not concurrent with other courses.
• Students in the diploma programs who are admitted to pre
BMS or pre Btech may use courses from those programs to
maintain the required course load for scholarships.
• Students who have been convicted of an offence under the
academic misconduct code are not eligible for scholarships.
A number of the scholarships have additional specific requirements
which must be met. The Scholarship Committee reserves the
right to award scholarships to students who have not applied.
However, students who do not apply may not claim any right of
consideration by the Institute.
From time to time special scholarship programs are offered by
outside agencies. Notice of these scholarships is posted on the
Student Affairs notice board outside Room 3307. Usually more
detailed information and application forms are available from the
Student Affairs Office, Room W3013.
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