Coast Mountain College and Prince Rupert Port Authority to partner on Academic Excellence Awards

The Prince Rupert Port Authority and Coast Mountain Foundation 
will be offering financial awards towards studies at 
Coast Mountain College this fall

Some additional funds for students attending Coast Mountain College will be available come the fall as the Prince Rupert Port Authority and Coast Mountain Foundation join up to create the Prince Rupert Port Authority Academic Excellence Award.

Additionally, PRPA funds the Supporting Trade Apprenticeships Award, which is open to students in any trade, in any year.

The two annual awards of $1,500 are open to Coast Mountain College students enrolled in any year of Environmental Sciences, Sustainability, Engineering, or Business. 

The information release towards today's announcement outlines how the award program will work.

Preference will be given to Indigenous students, those with financial need, and those pursuing a career that will support port-related industry and a demonstrated desire to practice their chosen profession in communities in northern BC. 

The awards are intended to reward academic excellence and a minimum GPA of 3.0 or trades equivalent is required.

Shaun Stevenson, President and CEO, Prince Rupert Port Authority highlights  how the awards will serve to continue with the Port's commitment to community

“The Prince Rupert Port Authority Academic Excellence Awards and Supporting Trade Apprenticeships Award recognize and support local students excelling in their fields and demonstrate PRPA’s continuing commitment to strengthening the innovative trade gateway that anchors northern BC’s economy and the communities that enable it,”

You can review the full statement from today here, details towards how to apply for the Awards can be explored here.

More notes on Coast Mountain College can be reviewed here.