Scholarship Overview

• The Linda Ghan Memorial Bursary was established in her honour in 2011
• Originally from Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Linda Ghan was an accomplished author of fiction, drama and journalism. Her first novel, A Gift Of Sky, had two editions in Canada and was published in translation in Japan.
• Linda Ghan passed away at age 63 after a long and courageous fight against cancer. For many years she taught Creative Writing at Concordia University and was a fiction editor at Matrix Magazine.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in Concordia University in Canada

• Computer Science General Program (BCompSc)
  Electrical Engineering (BEng)
• Computer Engineering (BEng)
  Software Engineering (BEng)
• Civil Engineering (BEng)
  Computer Science - Computation Arts (BCompSc)
• Building Engineering (BEng)
  Industrial Engineering (BEng)
• Pure and Applied Mathematics (BA, BSc)
  Aerospace Engineering (BEng)
• Mechanical Engineering (BEng)

Scholarship amount details

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirement mentioned on the Scholarship site, student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Special Restrictions

• Only for Women

Eligibility

Qualifcation requirements:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program in any discipline in Pure or Applied Sciences, as well as full-time students in the Bachelor of Engineering program in any discipline of study
• Applicants must be in acceptable academic standing, with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00
• Applicants must demonstarte financial need

Application Process for this scholarship

• In-Course Bursaries are awarded by the Financial Aid and Awards Office to previously admitted students following an application-based competition that includes a financial need test and holistic committee review
• Applicants are notified of the results after the Financial Aid and Awards Office receives results from the bursary committee.
• To apply to the In-course Bursary program, an application form must be submitted online along with various supporting documents.
• Required forms- In order to be eligible, you must complete three steps found in your SIS portal:

    Step 1: Aid Declaration 

    Step 2: Need Analysis 

    Step 3: Entrance Bursary application

• How to apply- 
  • Log into your Student Centre and click on Apply for Bursaries or Scholarships (on the left side of your screen)
  • Choose Aid Year 2023
  • Complete your Aid Declaration
  • Complete your Needs Analysis
  • Complete the In-Course Bursary application
• Once your application is complete and you are ready to submit, click on I Agree. Keep in mind that you will not be able to modify your application once you have submitted it.
• If you need to upload supporting documents, the application system will automatically create a To Do list. 
• To upload a document, choose In-Course Bursary Required Document on the dropdown list. In the Custom Description field, write a brief description of the document, then complete and save it.

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	The In-Course Bursary program normally opens mid-March with a deadline generally in June.

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	fundingyoureducation@concordia.ca
Phone number	514-848-2424