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The following Scholarships are available for students that are attending Mount A: (in order by date)

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Scholarship Name:  Mount A Bell Scholarship
 Due Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
For Who?:   Students applying to Mount A who have demonstrated strong academic ability, leadership potential, volunteer work, extracurricular activities, work experience, and good citizenship.    
Amount: The eighteen students who are short listed for an interview for the Bell Scholarship will be contacted in late March/early April to arrange a telephone interview to be held early in April. The top 6 Bell candidates will receive a $12,000 Bell Scholarship. The second six short-listed Bell scholarship candidates will be offered a $7,000 scholarship. The final six will be offered a top Mount Allison entrance scholarship. These scholarships are renewable to a maximum of four years.    Renewal criteria will be included with the Bell Scholarship offer letter.    Students with learning disabilities or other personal challenges will be fairly considered in both the application and the renewal process.
Details:  Established in 2002 as the premier entrance scholarship at Mount A, the Bell Scholarship celebrates students who have demonstrated strong academic ability, leadership potential, volunteer work, extracurricular activities, work experience, and good citizenship.  Mount Allison students have benefited from the generous contributions to the University made by the Bell Family (and the Bell Endowment Funds) over the years. Their generous support, through such scholarships as the Marguerite Deinstadt scholarships, the Ralph Pickard Bell scholarships, Mary Emerancy Pickard scholarship and various bursaries, has helped finance the academic careers of hundreds of Mount Allison students over the last 50 years, with scholarships and other forms of financial support.
How to apply:  To be considered for this prestigious scholarship, applicants must ensure that the following documentation has been submitted to the university along with the application for admission. Students who have already submitted the application for admission but who wish to be considered for this scholarship should forward additional documentation by March 15th:
1. Application for admission and application fee. 2. Official transcripts indicating academic performance to date. (Your official transcript submitted for admission consideration will be used.) 3. Outline of extracurricular activities over the past years (not just the current year); submit a list specifically for this scholarship. 4. Diversity of references e.g. from your school, an employer/volunteer supervisor, the supervisor of an extracurricular or community activity (Scout Leader, Youth Group Leader, Hospital supervisor, etc); submit references specific to this scholarship. Reference letters must be addressed to "The Bell Scholarship Committee". 5. 500 word essay on one of these topics: -a) Your most meaningful learning experience, or -b) A description of the event in your life of which you are most proud.
The Application for Admission and all scholarship documentation should be submitted to:      Student Services            Mount Allison University                     65 York St.                Sackville, NB                  E4L 1E4                CANADA                    Fax (506) 364-2272
More info. at:   Visit http://www.mta.ca/administration/sas/bell/index.html or direct questions regarding the Bell Scholarship can be directed to the Financial Aid and Awards Counsellor, at financial_aid@mta.ca or see Bobby Lou or Mr.Lesser in Guidance office.