Newfoundland and Labrador Employers' Council

Founding Chair's Scholarship

Congratulations to 2011 Founding Chair's Scholarship Recipient - Matthew Furlong

Matthew's winning scholarship submission can be viewed here.

The Newfoundland & Labrador Employers' Council Founding Chair's Scholarship was established by Vince Withers, one of the founding members of the NLEC, to commemorate its 25th Anniversary.  

This scholarship of $1500 cash is awarded each year at the NLEC’s fall conference to a student pursuing a course of study that is related to labour and employment.

Eligibility 

The Founding Chair's Scholarship is open to any full-time student registered at an accredited post secondary institution in Newfoundland & Labrador whose course of study is related to employment. This includes but is not limited to human resources/labour relations, law, journalism and economics (at any stage of the program).

To apply, interested students must submit confirmation of full-time registration, an original transcript, and a resume, as well as a 1000 word editorial or critique on a topic chosen each year by the NLEC.

Selection:

Submissions will be evaluated by a three (3) member scholarship selection committee appointed by the NLEC Executive.

A formal presentation of each year's scholarship will be made at the NLEC Fall Conference taking place each November in St. John's. The winner is offered the opportunity to present their submission at that time.

Stay tuned for submission details for 2012!

Submission details for 2012 Scholarship applications will be posted to this site in August of 2012.

Previous Winners:

View the 2010 winning scholarship submission, written by Samantha Phelan.

View the 2009 Founding Chair's Scholarship winning submission, written by Carol Stringer.