Frank H. Sobey Awards 2024 - 2024

This year, the Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies is celebrating its 36th anniversary.  In 36 years, the Awards count 223 alumni from all Atlantic Canada’s faculties of business.  The Award is open to undergraduate students of Business Studies in universities in the Atlantic Provinces.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 30, 2024
• Value$45,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorFrank H. Sobey
• Course to studyBusiness Studies
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

This year’s Award Winners, 8 in total will each receive $45,000. In recognition of their achievements, all Finalists will each receive $3,500.  Award Winners will be announced in March, 2025.

Award Winners will be entitled to use the designation Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies Winner in their subsequent curriculum vitae, job resumés and references.

In addition to the financial Award, the Fund offers our Award Winners mentorship support. Award Winners will be carefully matched with volunteer mentors based on career experience and aspirations and who will provide guidance and advice to enhance academic success and assist in preparing for and transitioning successfully into the workforce. The mentors are members of the business community across Atlantic Canada.

Requirements

To be eligible for the Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies: 

• You must have completed at least one year of undergraduate business studies at an Atlantic province’s university
• The academic qualification for these Awards is a minimum overall average of B (or your university’s equivalent GPA) in your most recent year of full-time business studies at an Atlantic province’s university. The Fund will take into appropriate consideration information provided concerning entrepreneurial interests, employment history, extracurricular and community activities and career aspirations.
• Students who have previously been awarded the Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies are not eligible to reapply.

Application Documents

Together with your application, you must include:

Three letters of reference, sent directly to your Dean:

• A letter of reference from a professor under whom you have completed a university course or courses in business studies;
• A letter of reference from a previous employer or client or someone else affiliated with your past or current employment; and
• A letter of reference from someone who can attest to your skills and attributes, who is not a member of your family or a close relative.

These references will be forwarded by your Dean to the Fund Letters of Reference should focus on:

• how the referee knows the applicant
• duration of relationship with applicant
• the applicant’s position responsibilities, accomplishments/skills, contributions, motivation, attitude, reliability, and consistency

A recent head and shoulders photograph of yourself suitable for publication.

Your current resume.

Application Deadline

November 30, 2024

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Frank H. Sobey on frankhsobeyawards.com to apply

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