Local 1121 Bursaries
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Six (6) $1,000 bursaries for the 2025/2026 academic year for students enrolled in full-time studies at any recognized university, college, trade school, or any course that leads to a degree, diploma, or certificate. A full-time student is defined as taking a minimum of three (3) classes during each semester of any course/institute.
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One (1) $300 bursary for a student enrolled in part-time studies.
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One (1) $500 bursary for a first-season employee who is not the child of a current member.
To qualify for either the full-time or part-time bursaries, applicants must be an SGEU Local 1121 member in good standing who has paid dues to Local 1121 for a minimum of twelve (12) months of work prior to the date of application, or be the spouse/dependent of such a member, or the spouse/dependent of a retired or deceased SGEU Local 1121 member.
Applications from children of active members will be considered before applications from grandchildren of members. First-time qualified applicants will be considered before previous recipients.
Fully funded applicants are not eligible for these bursaries. Partially funded students will be considered. (Fully funded is defined as books/tuition and living allowance being paid for by an organization.)
If there are no applicants, or they do not qualify, the bursaries will be carried over to the next fiscal year. (The amounts of the bursaries will be revisited annually based on the balance of the funds in the Local.)
Applicants must submit the following:
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Current résumé
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Two (2) letters of reference
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Proof of enrollment from a recognized post-secondary institution
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One (1) 500-word essay on your future involvement in and/or concerns related to the labour movement in Saskatchewan
Application deadline: Friday, November 14, 2025. (No late applications will be accepted.)
Applications with all the above documents may be:
- Submitted using the form below
- Scanned and emailed to Christina Kkaikka
- Hand delivered to an Executive Member
- Mailed through Canada Post with a date stamp no later than November 12, 2025.
Selections are made by the Executive Committee in December 2025, and successful applicants will be notified verbally and/or in writing via email.
