2025 KDLC Bursary Information

Each year the Kamloops and District Labour Council (KDLC) presents five (5) $1,000 (one thousand dollar) bursaries to students who are members or relatives of members of unions that are affiliated to, and in good standing with, the KDLC.

The Jack Kerssen bursary (to students in a trades field of study), the Cynthia Friedman bursary (to women in S.T.E.M or trades study), the Bill Ferguson Memorial Bursary (For students in Environmental or Natural Resource Sciences), and two additional general bursaries.

Eligibility

Members or relatives of members, of unions affiliated to and in good standing with the KDLC.

Definition of a relative: a spouse of same or opposite sex, parent, child, including step-child or foster child, brother, sister, grandchild, niece, or nephew.

Applicants must be registered in a full-time or part-time post-secondary program at a PUBLIC education institution.

More Information

To get more information and apply for the bursaries, head over to the Kamloops & District Labour Council’s Bursary Page.