Applications open on Saturday March 1st!
Apply for the 2025 Trades Bursary Program here:
2025 Trades Bursary Application
The Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley Trades Bursary is to provide financial assistance to residents of Elizabethtown-Kitley who are pursuing a post-secondary education or apprenticeship based on a series of eligibility criteria.
The Trades Bursary is an award valued at $1,500 and may be awarded annually to one (1) student ($1,500) or two (2) students ($750 each) who are entering/continuing post-secondary education or apprenticeship in the trades field.
Eligibility Criteria:
Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley scholarship applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Must reside within the Township and be able to provide proof of residency
- Must be attending or have received admittance to attend full-time post-secondary
education at a recognized institution within the Province of Ontario or entering an apprenticeship program - Program/area of study must be focused on the trades
- An expanded list of the eligible trades can be viewed at www.skilledtradesontario.ca/about-
trades/trades-information/.
The student must complete the Trades Bursary Program Application Form (Schedule A) and submit the necessary documents electronically or by mail; received no later than 11:59:59 pm on on April 25th, 2025.
The recipient must present the Township with proof of full-time registration at the educational institution or apprenticeship before the funds are released. Whenever possible the bursary funds will be paid out directly to the education institution.
The bursary recipient(s) will be chosen by the Economic Development Committee in accordance with the following criteria and all decisions made are final. The Committee will review applicants anonymously – names will be withheld until decisions are made:
- Work and Volunteer experience (weighted at 30%)
- Essay Response (weighted at 40% – based on content)
- Reference Response (weighted at 15%)
- Application completeness & comprehension (weighted at 10%)
- Other (weighted at 5%) uniqueness, awards received, overall need
If there is no suitable candidate, the bursary will not be awarded for that year.
Questions regarding this bursary program may be directed to the Township’s Clerk’s Department.
Exemptions – not eligible to participate in this scholarship program:
- Municipal elected officials
- Township staff and their immediate families
Immediate family shall include: spouse, children, residents of the municipal official’s household or any other person claimed as a dependent on the municipal official’s tax return.
Note:
- All information contained within the submission will be held in confidence.
- By submitting the application, you are declaring the information within it is truthful.
- By-law 25-13: A By-Law To Adopt a Trades Bursary Policy
The Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley is committed to diversity and inclusivity. We promote independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity with persons with disabilities by ensuring accessibility.
Accommodations – including alternative formats, will be made available for the bursary’s application and selection process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). For more information or to request an accommodation please contact the Township’s Clerk Department at 613-345-7480.
Personal information being collected will be used in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and shall only be used in the selection of a bursary recipient.