The Currie Undergraduate Scholarship (formerly known as the Blake-Kirkpatrick scholarship) is Atlantic Canada's

Atlantic Canada

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 largest undergraduate scholarship, and is awarded to four students each year by the University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...

. It was established in 2004 by the university's chancellor, Richard Currie

Richard Currie

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Criteria

Applicants should submit an essay (not less than 250 words) to the Selection Committee giving evidence of their leadership capabilities, including (but not limited to) school and extracurricular activities. Also required in the essay is evidence of overcoming barriers or difficult situations. Applications not meeting all three criteria will automatically be disregarded.

Value of the Scholarship

The value of the scholarship used to depend on the university program chosen by the winner. However, since the Engineering programs have been reduced to four years, the value of the scholarship remains constant from program to program.

Each scholarship winner is awarded $50,000 over four (4) years as follows:

• Year 1: $15,000
• Year 2: $13,000
• Year 3: $12,000
• Year 4: $10,000

Selection Committee

The selection committee consists of:

• Mrs. C. Elizabeth Meier, B.A. ‘71, M.Sc. ‘75, B.Sc.N. ‘86;
• Rev. James W. Golding L.Th. ‘63;
• and Dr. Earle W. Wood, B.Sc. ‘59, BEd ‘66, M.A. ‘69, LL.D. ‘98.

Previous winners

The previous winners by year:

2010

• Greg Bailey (Gander, NL) E
• Justin Lawson (Cail's Mills, NB) O
• Nikki Chapman (Smithfield, NB) O
• Shannon LeBlanc (Margaree, NS) E

2009

• Deidre Allaby (Woodstock, NB) O
• Michelle Plante (Riverview, NB) E
• Travis Payne (Bathurst, NB) E
• Keillor Steeves (Moncton, NB) O

2008

• Bradley Poirier (Moncton, NB) E
• Desmond Connolly (Miramichi, NB) O
• Lauren Henderson (Saint John, NB) O
• Layton Reynolds (Lutes Mountain, NB) O
• Taylor Steele (Truro, NS) E

2007

• Allan Kember (Summerside, PEI) E
• Laura Higgins (Saint John, NB) O
• Coleman Ward (Weymouth, NS) E
• Zach McNeil (Bridgetown, NS) E

2006

• Jonathan O'Kane (Saint John, NB) O
• Kristen Murray (Charlottetown, PEI) O
• Miles Goff (Wickham, NB) O
• Tyler Edwards (Canterbury, NB) E

2005

• Ryan Brideau (Miramichi, NB) O
• Holly Sampson (Glace Bay, NS) E
• Sarah Schwartz (Deer Lake, NL) O
• Brandon Wilbur (Hampton, NB) E

2004

• Sean Hayman (St. Stephen, NB) E
• Megan Hurley (Hampton, NB) O
• Brendan Wood (Deer Lake, NL) E
• Jessica Yeates (Fredericton, NB) O

E - Entering an engineering program.
O - Entering a program other than engineering.