Congratulations to Alex Haider for picking up two Atlantic Journalism Awards this month.

Alex is graduating from the Radio and Television Arts program in June. Right now, she is completing her work term at Entertainment Tonight Canada and is only one of six students across the country that were selected to intern on the national program. Her dedication to learning the craft of storytelling and solid video journalism has earned her the $1,200 Province of Nova Scotia Scholarship as well as the $500 CNW Group Prize. Well done Alex!

Did you know that every year in Canada, over 7 million bucks of free student award money goes completely unclaimed? What a lot of people don't realize is that these awards are not based entirely on academic performance. A lot of awards are handed out based on a students involvement in sports, the arts, student government, you name it. Plenty of them involve filling out a quick online form. Your parents place of work might also offer awards to children of employees.

Here are some links that will help point you in the right direction - a Google search will bring up plenty more.

http://www.nscc.ca/Admissions/Cost_And_Financial_Aid/Scholarships_And_Bursaries.asp  

http://www.scholarshipscanada.com/