Durkie Arts Award
Who can apply: Grade 12 students at Crescent Heights High School
Amount and deadline
Date confirmed on the provider's page, Oct 2026.
Worth knowing
Endowed by Jacqueline Durkie, who taught at Crescent Heights for many years. Before you apply: you may not hold other scholarships worth more than $2,000 individually or $4,000 cumulatively, and the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship is excluded from that count. You must tell EducationMatters about other awards you win. The two reference letters may come from a school official, a teacher or instructor, or a community leader, and they must speak to arts involvement such as painting, drawing, music, poetry, photography or drama. Recipients are chosen in September and have twelve months to enrol in an eligible program of at least two years, or a skilled trade or apprenticeship.
How the EducationMatters application works
One EducationMatters application covers every CBE and Calgary Catholic award. It opens March 1, and most awards close May 30, a few May 1. Every one has three rules: you must be 20 or younger on September 1, not yet in post-secondary, and applying in your Grade 12 year. Once you leave high school you can no longer apply, so a gap year is fine only if you applied before you graduated.
116 awards listed here go through it.
About this scholarship
One $1,000 award for a Crescent Heights High School graduate involved in the creative arts, decided on two reference letters and your arts involvement at school or in the community.
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