Forestry Scholarships
The ILA awards four scholarships annually to students preparing for a bright, beautiful future in BC’s forest industry.
$2,000 FORESTRY SCHOLARSHIP
Open to any graduating student in the ILA’s operating area – southern Interior region – enrolling in full time studies in a forestry related discipline at a Canadian College or University or Vocational School.
$1,000 MEMBER SCHOLARSHIP
Open to graduating secondary school students or students already enrolled in college or university in any discipline who are immediate relatives of ILA members and employees of member companies. Candidates must be enrolling in a full time program at an accredited Canadian College, University or Institute of Technology.
$1,000 MEMBER TRADES SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
Open to students of an ILA member enrolling in a full time course at a British Columbia Trades School in Heavy Duty Mechanics, Professional Truck Driving or Heavy Duty Machine Operators Course, Welding Course or similar training program that leads to employment within the logging industry.
$1,000 ASSOCIATES SCHOLARSHIP
Open to graduating secondary school students who are immediate relatives of an ILA member or member company employees. This scholarship is awarded to the ILA affiliated applicant with the highest academic standard enrolling in a Canadian College, University or Technical School as a full time student in a Business Administration discipline.
Applications close July 31 Applications postmarked later than July 31 will not be considered.
The Fine Print Scholarships are awarded as soon as possible after the closing date of July 31. Payment will be made upon confirmation of registration in a full-time program of studies. In the event that no candidate has reached an acceptable standard in any or all scholarship categories, the scholarship committee may elect not to make an award. They may also, at their discretion, make lesser awards to more than one candidate in a category.