Apply for a visual arts scholarship

Eligibility

You must be:

• a Yukon high school graduate; and
• entering the 1st year of a visual arts program immediately following high school graduation.

Amount

The Yukon Art Society offers $250 annually to 1 student.

Deadline

September 30  for the following academic year.

How to apply

Online application

1. Go to the Student Financial Assistance portal

   • Visit the Student Financial Assistance login webpage. There, you can login with your user name and password to start your application.
   • If you don’t have a user name and password, visit the Student Financial Assistance Registration webpage and register.
2. You must download and complete the Yukon Student Financial Assistance Student Declaration form.
3. You must provide:
   • a personal statement of 150 words (minimum) on why you’re pursuing visual arts; and
   • a letter of recommendation from a teacher.
4. Submit the completed forms.

Paper application

1. Download or pick up from our office the mandatory forms:
   • Yukon Student financial assistance application; and
   • Yukon Student Financial Assistance Student Declaration form.
2. You must provide:
   • a personal statement of 150 words (minimum) on why you’re pursuing visual arts; and
   • a letter of recommendation from a teacher.
3. Submit the completed forms.

How to submit your application

In person: Education Building (entrance to parking on Hospital Road), 1000 Lewes Boulevard in Whitehorse. We’re open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Email: sfa@gov.yk.ca
Fax: 867-667-8555
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Student Financial Assistance (E-1)
Box 2703,
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

When will you find out about your application?

Applications will be reviewed in the fall. Successful applicants will be notified by December. If you’re a successful applicant, we'll send you a letter indicating how much you'll receive to:

• you; and
• the post-secondary institution you are attending.

We will then mail a cheque in your name to the financial aid office of the institution you’re attending.

Online applications

You can also check your Student Financial Assistance account.

1. Login
2. Select “Check the status of applications”

Paper applications

You can follow up with Student Financial Assistance. Email sfa@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-5929, toll free in Yukon 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5929.

Report your scholarship income on your tax return

You must report the Yukon Art Society Scholarship you received on your tax return. We’ll send a T4A to the permanent address you provide in your application.

If you have not received a T4A for the previous year by February 28, phone 867-667-3555.

Wondering how your T4A income will affect your tax return?
Contact the Canada Revenue Agency.