01 October 2025

The CIM Foundation offers scholarships to support students pursuing studies in mining, metallurgy, and related materials programs

Brian and Harold Keevil Endowment Taking Flight Grants
Open to Indigenous high school and post-secondary students wishing to pursue a career in the mineral extraction and processsing industries (7 available)
Deadline: Oct 30

Jim Popowich Memorial Health and Safety Grants for Students
Open to third or fourth-year students in a mining program (2 available)
Deadline: Oct 30

Stantec Mining Engineering Scholarship
Open to second year mining engineering students (1 available)
Deadline: Oct 30

Jim Popowich Memorial Advanced Technology Grant for Mining Professionals
Open to Canadian mining professionals with five or more years of experience currently working in Canada in the mining industry (1 available)
Deadline: Oct 30

MERS Centennial Scholarship
Open to any CIM National member (including student members), or the son, daughter or spouse of a CIM National member, who is currently enrolled, full time, in a post-secondary educational institution to study the MERS disciplines with the intent of pursuing a career in the mining industry (1 available)
Deadline: Oct 31

MERS Ken Hildebrant Memorial Scholarship
Open to any CIM National member or the son, daughter or spouse of a CIM National member entering or attending a post secondary educational institution to study as a full time student (1 available)
Deadline: Oct 31

MERS Edward Melville (Ed) Patton Memorial Scholarship
Open to any CIM National member or the son, daughter or spouse of a CIM National member enrolled, full time, at any Canadian university, whose recent or current project, research or thesis has been or is related to maintenance and reliability issues in the mining industry (1 available)
Deadline: Oct 31

MERS J. D. (Pat) Patterson Memorial Scholarship
Open to any CIM National member (including student members), or the son, daughter or spouse of a CIM National member, who is currently enrolled, full time, in a post-secondary educational institution to study the MER disciplines with the intent of pursuing a career in the mining industry (1 available)
Deadline: Oct 31

MERS Memorial Scholarship
Open to any CIM National member (including student members), or the son, daughter or spouse of a CIM National member, enrolled, full time, at any Canadian post-secondary institution, following a program of relevance to the Canadian mining industry (1 available)
Deadline: Oct 31

CMP Lucky Amaratunga Technical Report Competition
Open to college and university mineral processing students (3 available)
Deadline: Nov 1

CMP André Laplante Memorial Scholarship
Open to full-time students in a Canadian mineral processing or related program at the undergraduate level (college or university), having completed the first year of academic studies. (1 available)
Deadline: Nov 1

CMP Byron Knelson Memorial Scholarship
Open to full-time 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students in mining engineering with specialization in mineral processing at an accredited Canadian University (1 available)
Deadline: Nov 1

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