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
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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.
- You must download and complete the Yukon Student Financial Assistance Student Declaration form.
- 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.
- Submit the completed forms.
Paper application
- Download or pick up from our office the mandatory forms:
- 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.
- 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.
- Login
- 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.
If you have questions, email sfa@gov.yk.ca or phone 867-667-5929, toll free in Yukon 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5929.