Southeast College has announced two new scholarships for the 2015- 2016 Academic year. The Weyburn Oilfield Technical Society Oilwomen recently stepped forward with the announcement that will benefit female students pursuing post-secondary education at the Southeast College.
"We are thrilled at the opportunity to partner with the Weyburn OTS Oilwomen," said Jeff Richards, Vice President of Strategic Development. "They strongly believe in the advancement and education of women and this is a great way to show that support."
The Weyburn Oilwomen's "Pursuit of Education" scholarship ($1000 value) will be awarded to a female student enrolled in any full time post-secondary program at the Southeast College and the Weyburn Oilwomen's "Pursuit of Oilfield Excellence" scholarships ($1000 value) will be awarded to a female student enrolled in a full time post-secondary oil and gas related field of study at the Southeast College.
"The Weyburn OTS Oilwomen believe strongly in the empowerment of women and feel the best way to accomplish this is through higher education. By supporting their post-secondary goals locally we are able to help our community as a whole" says Abby Kradovill, President of the Weyburn OTS Oilwomen, "Growing strong educated women allows our community to have great leaders and that was why it is important for us to support any post-secondary course as well as those pursuing careers in the oil and gas field."
The new scholarships are funded with proceeds from the annual Weyburn Oilwomen's golf tournament and matched with funds from the Ministry of Advanced Education's Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity scholarship program. Applications are accepted in December and January of each year to be awarded in March. The College is working to provide over 100 scholarships this year.
Registrations are still being accepted for a number of the Fall 2015 full time programs. Interested students can call our toll free number at 1-866-999-7372, visit our website at SoutheastCollege.org or visit any of our campus locations for more information or to obtain an application package.
