Mel Benson

This Award

Mel Benson Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2012 through generous personal contributions made by Mr. Benson. The award is distributed to Indigenous students from across Canada with demonstrated financial need who are studying post-secondary engineering or technical studies.

Criteria

Scholarship/Award Category:

Deadlines: August 1, November 1, February 1

Program of Study:

Level of Study: Any

Indigenous Affiliation: Any

Community/Region:

About Mel Benson

Mel Benson is a member of the Alberta’s Beaver lake Cree Nation and a successful businessman. Based in Calgary, he is president of Mel E. Benson Management Services Inc., an international management consulting firm. He serves as a director of the Fort McKay Group of Companies and Suncor Energy. Mel is also a former Board Member of Indspire and was recognized with a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 2003.

Applying For Building Brighter Futures

Since 1996, Indspire has provided over $190 million in financial support through more than 59,000 bursaries, scholarships and awards to First Nations, Inuit and Métis students. There is one application for all of Indspire’s bursaries, scholarships, and awards*. You only need to complete the application once to be considered for all applicable bursaries, scholarships, and awards.

Deadlines: August 1, November 1, February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST.