The MERS Centennial Scholarship was established in 1998 in recognition of the CIM 100th Anniversary.

Type of Scholarship: Undergraduate, non-renewable

Value of Scholarship:$4,000 payable around January / February of the academic year for which the award is made. In order to receive the award, the recipient must provide an official communication from their institution confirming successful completion of the fall semester.

Eligibility: This scholarship is 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. The MERS disciplines constitute engineering or technologist level studies in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Chemical, Computer Sciences, Material Sciences, Manufacturing and related disciplines.

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The MERS Ken Hildebrant Memorial Scholarship was created in 2006 in memory of Mr. Ken Hildebrant, a past CIM MER Society chairman who was a well known individual in the Canadian mining industry.

Type of Scholarship: Post Secondary Entrance and Undergraduate, nonrenewable

Value of Scholarship: $4,000 payable around January / February of the academic year for which the award is made. In order to receive the award, the recipient must provide an official communication from their institution confirming successful completion of the fall semester.

Eligibility: This scholarship is 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.

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The MeRS Edward Melville (Ed) Patton Memorial Scholarship was created in 2015 in memory of Mr. Edward Melville (Ed) Patton, a distinguished CIM MER Society member who was a well‐known individual in the Canadian mining industry.

Type of Scholarship: For undergraduate and graduate university students, non-renewable

Value of Scholarship: $4,000 payable around January / February of the academic year for which the award is made. In order to receive the award, the recipient must provide an official communication from their institution confirming successful completion of the fall semester.

Eligibility: This scholarship is 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.

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The MERS J. D. (Pat) Patterson Memorial Scholarship was created in 1991 in memory of Mr. Pat Patterson, a past CIM MER Society chairman who was a well known individual in the Canadian mining industry.

Type of Scholarship: Post-secondary entrance, non-renewable

Value of Scholarship: $4,000 payable around January / February of the academic year for which the award is made. In order to receive the award, the recipient must provide an official communication from their institution confirming successful completion of the fall semester.

Eligibility: This scholarship is 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. The MER disciplines constitute engineering or technologist level studies in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Chemical, Computer Sciences, Material Sciences, Manufacturing and related disciplines.

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The MERS Memorial Scholarship was created in 2017 and is awarded each year in remembrance of one or more of the Society’s individuals who have attracted prominence and recognition for contributions and service to the activities of the CIM MER Society.

In 2016 the CIM Diversity and Inclusion best practice guidelines articulated the goal that Diversity become an ingrained value systemic of the CIM and the mining industry as a whole. Consequently in 2017 the MER Society decided that MER Memorial scholarship should be used to strengthen the opportunities for access and inclusion to the industry, via a post-secondary education pathway for awardees, so that diversity within the Canadian mining industry and associated industries is improved.

Type of Scholarship: Access and/or maintenance scholarship for academically excellent post-secondary students, non-renewable

Value of Scholarship: $4,000 payable around January / February of the academic year for which the award is made. In order to receive the award, the recipient must provide an official communication from their institution confirming successful completion of the fall semester.

Eligibility:This scholarship is 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.

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