OVERVIEW

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This cash award, in the amount of $1,000.00, was established in 1996 to acknowledge all-around achievement by an alumnus of Queen Mary School upon acceptance into a full-time post-secondary education program. Funding for this award is allocated annually by the Queen Mary Parent Advisory Committee.

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Award Criteria

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The focus of this award is broader than demonstrated academic excellence, although this is a consideration. The student who wins this award must show a history of participating and contributing to the school community and the broader world outside school.

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All applicants must:

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1. Be an alumnus of Queen Mary Elementary School, having attended for a minimum of 3 years, not necessarily consecutive, with 2 years in the intermediate grades.

 

2. Prove acceptance into a full-time post-secondary education program. A photocopy of acceptance documents must accompany this application, along with a copy of the most recent high school grades. For applicants who have completed high school a final grade transcript is required. For applicants currently in their final year of high school, the most recent report of grades will suffice.

 

3. Complete an application form, describing both school-based and community-based activities engaged in by the applicant.

 

4. Submit a clearly written statement of 300 words or fewer describing the role of teenagers as persons who can impact and help to shape the community through their contributions and participation. Examples from personal experience, wherever possible, should be used to support the writer’s statement. The successful candidate will be asked to present these ideas in a brief address to this year’s Grade Seven Graduating Class at the Graduation Assembly in June.

Application Deadline

All applications must be received by 3:30 p.m. Thursday May 21, 2026. Applications must be submitted electronically as a pdf document to info@queenmarypac.com, or dropped off to the Queen Mary Elementary Main Office, 2000 Trimble Street, Vancouver, BC, V6R 3Z4. They should be addressed to the attention of the “Queen Mary PAC Scholarship Committee”.


Notification of Successful Applicant

The successful applicant will be notified by Friday June 8, 2026.
Thank you for your interest in this award. It is hoped that, regardless of the outcome, the process of reflecting on the potential for young persons to positively influence the communities in which they live and learn will be a useful exercise.