What They're Looking For
Program: Event Management
School: Centennial College (Toronto), Conestoga College, George Brown College, Humber College, or Niagara College
Study Year: 2nd Year - Post Grad
Additional Notes
- George Brown College (Special Event Management) students enrolled in their second year of a two-year Event Management program.
- Niagara College (Event Management – Post Graduate) students enrolled in their final semester
- Centennial College (Event Management – Post Graduate) students enrolled in their final semester
- Centennial College (Special Event Planning) students enrolled in second year of a two-year program
- Conestoga College (Event Management – Post Graduate) students enrolled in their final semester
- Humber College (Event Management – Post Graduate) students enrolled in their final semester
- Humber College (Event Management – Hospitality) students enrolled in second year of a two-year program
About Scholarship
How the application will be judged
Applications will be judged on the following criteria:
- Work experience 20 points
Based on quality and length of work experience with extra points for industry-related experience and for increased levels of responsibility. - Leadership and ability to get along with others 20 points
Based on work and volunteer experience, letters of reference and responses to application questions (where applicable). - Extra Curricular Activities 20 points
Based on participation and enthusiasm for the industry by participation in industry-related events and activities. - Educational record 20 points
Based on grade point average. - Professional promise 10 points
Based on work experience, letters of reference and responses to application questions (where applicable). - Essay 10 points
Based on relevance to topic, knowledge of topic, style and grammar.
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS 100 points
About Company
The Canadian Hospitality Foundation (CHF) offers over $200,000 worth of scholarships annually for students across Canada wishing to pursue a career in the hospitality, lodging, foodservice and tourism industry. We are Canada’s largest industry-driven source of scholarships. We raise the funds and act as a clearinghouse for the scholarships administration, processing and promotion. Money is raised through the CHF’s Sponsored Scholarship program and fund raising activities.
The CHF serves as a vehicle for hospitality, lodging, foodservice and tourism corporations to invest in the future of their own industry through their support of the CHF’s scholarship program to ensure that the best and brightest graduates join the industry.
The CHF was established in 1962 by the Canadian Restaurant Association (now Restaurants Canada) and is guided by a Board of Directors made up of senior executives from the industry, which also includes educators and media. It has been administered and managed by the Ontario Hostelry Institute since November 1993. The CHF is a registered charitable organization.
The Canadian Hospitality Foundation’s mission is to reward the best and the brightest students across Canada whose goal it is to enter the foodservice, lodging and hospitality industry. The scholarships are to encourage and ensure that these students continue and complete their education and enter into the industry. The CHF’s purpose is to help the industry invest in their Future Human Capital.