Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship

The Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship was established in 1982.

Scholarships will be presented annually to a full-time student attending an Alberta University. The amount of each scholarship will not be less than $800 and will be awarded to the student enrolled in a program which will lead to that individual being able to assist children and adults with learning disabilities. The student may be enrolled in any faculty of any university within Alberta.

Criteria for Application

1. Student must be enrolled full time at a university in Alberta during the university year in which the scholarship is received.
2. Student must have completed two full academic years at either a university or at a junior college at which courses are acceptable by a university as applicable toward a university degree.
3. The scholarship is open to undergraduate or post graduate students enrolled in any faculty at a university in Alberta.
4. During the scholarship year, the applicant must be enrolled in a program which will lead to that individual being able to assist children and adults with learning disability.
5. The applicant must submit:
   

   1. an official transcript of his or her academic record for the student's last university or college year;
   2. three letters of reference from non-relatives;
   3. an outline of his or her contributions to that applicant's community as well as to campus life;
   4. an outline of the program the student wishes to undertake during the scholarship year.

6. The applications will be reviewed according to the following criteria.
   

   1. the student's contributions to his or her community and to campus life;
   2. a satisfactory academic record;
   3. the student's future educational program leading toward assisting children and adults with learning disabilities.

Applicants may be chosen for interviews by the Siobhan Isabella Reid Scholarship Committee with the scholarship recipient to be announced following the interviews. Presentation of the scholarship will be made at a suitable occasion. The scholarship will be payable to the recipient following the receipt of proof of registration for full-time attendance at an Alberta university.

If any further information is required, please contact the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta at (780) 448-0360 or via e-mail at info@ldaa.ca.