The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is offering her $3,000 Dick Martin Scholarship Award which is currently open for Canadian and International undergraduate students enrolled in a Canadian school to study for Bachelors, Diploma degree in the field of Occupational health and safety offered at any accredited university in Canada for the year 2019.
You can apply for this program simply by reading through this page for full details on how to process your scholarship application.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is an independent departmental corporation under Schedule II of the Financial Administration Act and is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Labour. CCOHS functions as the primary national agency in Canada for the advancement of safe and healthy workplaces and preventing work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths.
Additional work in this area is carried out by provincial and territorial labour departments and workers’ compensation boards. CCOHS was created in 1978 by an Act of Parliament – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act S.C., 1977-78, c. 29. The act was based on the belief that all Canadians had “…a fundamental right to a healthy and safe working environment.”
Scholarship Description:
- Course Level: Bachelors, Diploma Degree
- Scholarship can be taken in: Any accredited university in Canada
- Number of awards: Unspecified
- Nationality: For Canadian and International students enrolled in a Canadian school
Field of Study:
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Occupational health and safety
Scholarship Award:
- Awarded annually, this $3,000 national scholarship is available to any student enrolled, either full-time or part-time, in an occupational health and safety related course or program leading to an occupational health and safety certificate, diploma or degree at an accredited college or university in Canada.
Eligibility:
- Any student enrolled, either full-time or part-time, in an occupational health and safety (OHS) related course or program at an accredited Canadian college or university, diploma or degree in OHS.
- Programs include mine safety, occupational or industrial health, and safety, industrial hygiene, safety management or other related safety programs.
Documents required:
- To apply for the award applicants(post-secondary) must submit a 1,000-1,200 word essay, cover letter, and completed online application form.
Closing Date for Applications:
- Please note that the last date to apply for the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) Dick Martin Scholarship Award for the year 2019 is 31st January 20189