The Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund (YMPSF) has announced its 2021 scholarship recipients. A total of $125,000 in scholarships has been awarded to post-secondary students following mining-related programs in Canada.
The scholarships are chaired by Stephen Stewart, chairman of the Ore Group.
“This is the fourth year of the scholarships, which Iamgold and Orefinders Resources started in 2018 with $12,000 in scholarships being offered to candidates,” Anthony Moreau, director of the YMP Scholarship Fund and CEO of American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE), said in an interview. “Now, we have 18 sponsors contributing a total of $125,000 in scholarships, which is a testament to the quality of the candidates and the generosity of the sponsors.”
According to Moreau, this year’s scholarships increased from $61,500 to $125,000.
In 2021, there were two categories of winners. The first category consists of the traditional scholarships, with 23 awards ranging from $2,500 to $15,000. The second category is the lottery scholarship program launched last year and consists of 12 awards of $500 each. Moreau said the lottery scholarship program casts a wider net, making a bigger impact by offering smaller monetary prizes to as many students as possible.
The lottery awards were funded by contributions from several organizations, including Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; ASX: CIA: US-OTC: CIAFF), YMP Toronto, and American Eagle Gold.
This year’s scholarships were funded by Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI), B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG), Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX), The Northern Miner, O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII; US-OTC: OIIIF), Baselode Energy (TSXV: FIND), Joan Margaret Stewart, QC Copper & Gold (TSXV: QCCUF; US-OTC: QCCUF), Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX; US-OTC: ORFDF), Mistango River Resources (CSE: MIS), Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY), Kinross Gold, TD Bank, and Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG).
Sharlyne Umphrey, Nunavut Arctic College, Environmental Technology, Perseverance/Kajussissimainarniq, $10,000, Agnico Eagle Mines.
Rebecca Montsion, Laurentian University & University of Western Australia, Joint PhD Candidate, Northern Ontario Student in Mining, $5,000, Alamos Gold.
Gerald Ouellette, Queen’s University, Masters in Earth and Energy Resources Leadership (MEERL), Student in Mining (for students in financial need), Alamos Gold.
Dex Feliciano, University of British Columbia, Mining Engineering, Student in Mining (for students in financial need), $5,000, Alamos Gold.
Alice Xu, University of British Columbia, Geological Engineering, UBC B2Gold Scholarship, $10,000, B2Gold.
Hannah LeCocq, Queen’s University, Mining Engineering, Peter Munk Scholarship, $10,000, Barrick Gold.
Conner Arts, Lakehead University, Geology, Ontario Mining Scholarship, $5,000, Equinox Gold.
Tia Shapka-Fels, University of British Columbia, MASc Mining Engineering, BC Mining Scholarship, $5,000, Equinox Gold.
Charles Meadows, Queen’s University, Mining Engineering, Côté Gold Indigenous Community Scholarship, $5,000, Iamgold.
Rim Fayjhi, McGill University, Mining Engineering, Côté Gold Woman in Mining Scholarship, $5,000, Iamgold.
Yasaman Nemati, Université Laval, Earth Sciences PhD Candidate, New Canadian Scholarship, $2,500, Joan Margaret Stewart.
Mikayil Nağhiyev, Laurentian University, MSc Geology, New Canadian Scholarship, $2,500, Joan Margaret Stewart.
Aiden Bowe, University of Alberta, Mining Engineering, Student in Mining Scholarship, $5,000, Kinross Gold.
Rebecca Lord, University of Waterloo, Earth Science, Student in Mining Scholarship, $5,000, Kinross Gold.
Courtney Onstad, Simon Fraser University, Earth Sciences PhD Candidate, Northern Miner Scholarship, $5,000, The Northern Miner.
Pierre-Olivier Leroux, Université Laval, Geology, O3 Mining Scholarship, $15,000, O3 Mining.
Lerena Ashevak, Acadia University, Environmental Science, Indigenous Scholarship, $3,000, Ore Group.
Sunrise Longchap, Centre Polymétier de Rouyn-Noranda, Electricy Diploma, Indigenous Scholarship, $3,000, Ore Group.
Mitch Maracle, Acadia University, Geology, Indigenous Scholarship, $3,000, Ore Group.
Maddison Konway, McMaster University, Materials Engineering and Management, Woman in Mining Scholarship, $5,000, TD Securities.
Ryder Germain, Queen’s University, Mining Engineering, Mining Capital Markets Scholarship, $5,000, TD Securities.
Tebatso Mothupi, Laurentian University, Msc Mining Engineering, Student in Mining, $5,000, Yamana Gold.
Alex Thivierge, Université Laval, Chemical Engineering PhD Candidate, Student in Mining, $5,000, Yamana Gold.
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