Port Moody

There are many scholarships for Port Moody students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Port Moody, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Port Moody students in the following categories:

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Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Deadline: Jun 25, 2024
$250,000
The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13 to 18 from countries across the globe are invited to create and submit original videos (2:00 minutes in length maximum) that bring to life a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The submissions are judged on...

Kochhar & Co. Scholarship

Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
$1,000
Kochhar & Co. Chartered Professional Accountant was founded in 2011 by Biki Kochhar, a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant, with a small office and a single staff member. Kochhar & Co. specializes in owner-managed corporations based in the Okanagan Valley, and has offices in both downtown Kelowna and Penticton.Eligibility:To be eligible for the "Kochhar & Co. Scholarship" a student must:Be attending...

Young Women in Public Affairs Award

Deadline: Apr 01, 2024
$5,000
Though about 40% of the world’s workforce is women, according to data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, only 25.7% of all national parliamentarians were female as of 1 September 2021. Because Zonta International believes that young women are the key to women’s advancement in the field of public service, it offers the Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award, which recognizes...

Brower Youth Award

Deadline: Apr 08, 2024
$3,000
Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards for Environmental Leadership in 2000 to honor renowned environmental advocate David Brower, who said, “I love to see what young people can do, before someone old tells them it’s impossible.” It is with this spirit that we recognize the outstanding leadership efforts of young people who are working for the protection of...

Global Lift Equipment Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 15, 2024
$500
Eligibility:To be considered eligible for the Global Lift Equipment Scholarship you must:Be currently attending or planning on attending a post-secondary institution in Canada or the US by no later than the Fall of 2024.Submit a short story. Detailed instructions can be found on the application page.Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater.Be a resident of the United States or Canada.

10 Words or Less Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 15, 2024
$1,000
Scholarship Eligibility:A) Anyone who is between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2024.B) This scholarship is provided by StudentScholarships.org. In order to apply for our scholarship follow these instructions:1. Go to www.facebook.com/myscholarships and place a comment on any post you see answering the question:In 10 words or less, tell us why you deserve...

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The tiny city of Port Moody is located within Metro Vancouver. The city is crescent-shaped and is situated at the east end of the Burrard Inlet and is one part of the Tri-Cities area. Of the Tri-Cities, Port Moody is the smallest; Burnaby is on the west and is bordered by Coquitlam on the south and the east. The rocky Coast Mountains along with the villages of Belcarra and Anmore are situated to the northwest and north. Port Moody was named after Richard Moody.

The 2006 Census showed that the City of Port Moody had 27,512 living in 10,125 private dwellings. There was a 15% increase in population growth from the last Census recorded during the year 2001. There has been major housing construction that could account for a portion of this population boom. In the area, there are 8,015 residential dwellings which are owned and 2,115 which are leased. The city of Port Moody has the fourth highest municipal median family income coming in at $70,239. The biggest businesses within Port Moody are Eagle Ridge Hospital and School District 43.

The City of Port Moody has a Stream Stewardship Program in place, since there are more than forty one streams which flow through Burrard Inlet from Port Moody. This particular program manages the streamside vegetation, the urban streams and the watersheds to support the production of fish and insect life for future and present generations. The PMES is the Port Moody Ecological Society. They are a not-for-profit group which works with the city in order to support ecological awareness in the area. The Port Moody Ecological Society volunteers operate a trout and salmon hatchery; provide public awareness and community outreach programs, as well as operate a water quality lab.

Since 1988, City Hall in Port Moody has proudly been pesticide free after banning pesticide use altogether. The city of Port Moody provides seminars each year at its Inlet Theatre to teach people how to garden naturally.

The city has been given various international, provincial and national awards. During 2004, the city of Port Moody was honored with a prestigious award from the UN sponsored International Award for "Liveable Communities" in the category of "Planning for the Future." For cities of the same size category, Port Moody respectively won third place overall.

The city of Port Moody was highlighted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business during the year 2008 for being the most fiscally responsible amongst B.C's 28 biggest cities.