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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 12 May 1960, p. 5

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A EU 4aSCHOLARSH|PS OF $1,500 . . . To commemorate the Centenary of Canada's Confederation and the I50th anniversary of Canada's First Bank . . . in l967 I24 SCHOLARSHIPS of $750 to $5,000 in VALUE . . . . Every Starter Eligible for Final Awards In a nation-wide competition opening this week, 30 of .the most promising ybung Canadian men and women, graduating from high-school this June, will be award- ed Bank of Montreal Scholarships, valued at $750 each, for entrance to first-year University next autumn. scrkikARgrnps OF $750... These young Canadians will be drawn from all of the ten provinces according to population, with a minimum of two schol- arship students from each province. They will be judged by independent U niversity Selection Committees on the basis of academic standing and character. They will enter a Canadian university of their choice as Bank of Montreal Scholar- ship Students to pursue studies in Arts or Stience. Professional courses, such as law, medicine and engineering, are not included. B of M Scholarship Students may hold other monetary scholarships for the , ml war only. In the Spring of 1961, the top 16 of these 50 students will earh be awarded a B of M Scholarship ol $1,500 fur second-year uni, versny naming. In developing the plan. the Bank of Montreal is in no way seeking petsonnet for its own staff, but men and women who-them soientitic research and pursuits in the public -iee-- witl contribute in some notable way to the common good of the nation in the years ahead. In 1962 and 1963, provided at least good second-class grades have been maintained, these same students will each be awarded a B of M St holarship of $1,500 per annum . . . leading to graduation in l964. SEE YOUR BANK OF MONTREAL BRANCH AND MAKE YOUR APPLICATION WITHOUT DELAY... DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR EXAMINATION RESULTS. ACT NOW. ANNOUNCING to all PARENTS and PROMISING HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES-Class of '60 If gnu are a high-school student-wen up in your stu ies and confident of graduating next month --here is a great opportunity for you. If ion are a parent, with a {on or daughter ready for university this year, here is important news. We, pre searching for 50 top Wheel students graduating this June . . . young men and women ready for intensive It. l‘Hl WATERLOO (0M) women am1ousoss OF $3,000. . . ll BANK OF MONTREAL CANADA CENTENNIAL AWARDS OF $5,000. . . the BANK. OF MONTREAL In the Spring of 1964, the top eight of these 16 students will each be awarded a B of M Scholarship of $3,000 for one year's study anywhere in Canada or abroad. In I965 and I 966, provided a satisfactory standard of work has been maintained, these same students will each be awarded a B of M Scholarship of $3,000 per annum for further study leading to their Doctorate. In 1967, to culminate this seven-year plan, the two top students-one in Arts and one in Science - will be chosen, from all 50 participants in the plan, to receive the Bank of Montreal Canada Centennial Awards of $5,000 each for a further year of study anywhere in Canada or abroad. Thus, to each of these two winners - if they have been participants throughout the plan - the Bank will have provided financial assistance amounting to $19,250. Scholarship students are chosen on merit alone - academic standing and character --by independent Selection Committees of faculty members of Canadian universi- ties. The Bank will have no part whatever in the decisions taken by the Committees. HOW SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS ARE CHOSEN . . . can aitG centennial scholanshlps A SEVEN -YEAR PLAN From these 50 students, we hope to find eight outstanding young scholars for Canada's Centennial in l967. They will be young Canadians of exceptional scholastic attainment - well- equipped and anxious to blaze new trails for the benefit of Canada . . ' in scientific research, in the social sciences or in the humanities. One of the winnets could be you . . .or your son or daughter. university training in the Arts or Sciences. (and Baffin Island) SHOULD APPLY . . . Interested Ontario students. graduat- ing from Grade XIII this June with Secondary School Graduation Diploma. should visit their neighbourhood B of M branch and ask for the "Handbook for Candidates" for the Bank of Montreal Canada Centennial Scholarships. This booklet explains the Scholarship Plan in detail and outlines the simple steps required to register your application for consideration by the Selection Committee of Ontario for one of the " scholarships available in l960 to students in this province. If there is no branch of the Bank in your district, then - and only then - you should address your request to: The Assistant General Manager, Bank of Montreal. 50 King Gtreet West; TORONTO, Ont. Yours for the asking . . . this booklet contains your application Ian. HOW STUDENTS IN ONTARIO iii) PAGE an

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