Fred J. Watkins Scholarship Application – New Students CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.The Fred J. Watkins Foundation Scholarship was established in 2021 by the late Fred Watkins who wanted to leave a legacy that would provide young people with the gift of a bright future. The scholarship provides encouragement and support to students in a mentoring program with Big Brothers Big Sisters by eliminating any financial barriers they may have in their pursuit of post-secondary education.The Fred J. Watkins Foundation Scholarship was established in 2021 by the late Fred Watkins who wanted to leave a legacy that would provide young people with the gift of a bright future. The scholarship provides encouragement and support to students in a mentoring program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area primarily by eliminating any financial barriers they may have in their pursuit of post-secondary education.Please be aware that scholarships are contingent upon the availability of funds and will be awarded annually. The scholarship may change or be discontinued at any time, as the donor advisors have the discretion to change or withdraw funding at their discretion. Assistance for students is only guaranteed on a yearly basis as students are required to reapply each year and must maintain academic standards.Second ChoiceThird ChoicePlease be aware that scholarships are contingent upon the availability of funds and will be awarded annually. The scholarship may change or be discontinued at any time, as the donor advisors have the discretion to change or withdraw funding at their discretion. Assistance for students is only guaranteed on a yearly basis as students are required to reapply each year and must maintain academic standards. Application Requirements include the Application form (below). Expression of interest, please tell us about yourself, your career goals, and why you would like to be considered for this scholarship. You can do this through a 500-word letter OR a 2-3 min video. A copy of your acceptance letter from the school you will be attending. Two (2) letters of reference – they can be from your Big, your caseworker, a teacher, an employer, etc., but cannot be from a family member or friend. A copy of your High School Transcript (Grades). If you have completed or are currently completing a post-secondary school program please submit your full transcript for all the course completed up to this date. Application Requirements include the Application form (below)Expression of interest, please tell us about yourself, your career goals, and why you would like to be considered for this scholarship. You can do this through a 500-word letter OR a 2-3 min video.A copy of your acceptance letter from the school you will be attending.Two (2) letters of reference – they can be from your Big, your caseworker, a teacher, an employer, etc., but cannot be from a family member or friendA copy of your High School Transcript (Grades). If you have completed or are currently completing a post-secondary school program please submit your full transcript for all the course completed up to this date.Please also submit a completed Scholarship Confidentially form online. If you are applying from a BBBS agency outside of London please include your BBBS agency's information as one of the contacts: https://london.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/scholarship-confidentiality/ Please also submit a completed Scholarship Confidentially form online. If you are applying from a BBBS agency outside of London please include your mentoring coordinator and/or agency information as one of the contacts:https://london.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/scholarship-confidentiality/Second ChoiceThird ChoiceApplications are due by May 15, 2026. Documents can be uploaded below the application form.Application Form1. PERSONAL INFORMATION1.Personal InformationSecond ChoiceThird ChoiceName(Required) First Last Date of Birth(Required) Email(Required) Phone(Required)Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Minor Outlying IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Country 2. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND2.EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDSecond ChoiceThird ChoiceName of High School(Required)Graduation Date(Required) Extra-curricular activities (volunteer, sports, etc.)(Required)3. CAREER GOALS3.CAREER GOALSSecond ChoiceThird ChoicePost-Secondary School(Required)City(Required)Field of study(Required)Program Start Date(Required) Estimated Graduation Date(Required) Details of the course/program you want to pursue(Required)4. INVOLVEMENT WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS4.INVOLVEMENT WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERSSecond ChoiceThird ChoiceName of Big(Required)Number of years matched(Required)Name of BBBS caseworker(Required)Name of BBBS agency(Required)Have you been a Fred J. Watkins sponsorship recipient in the past?(Required) Yes No 5. FAMILY INFORMATION5. If under 18 years of age:FAMILY INFORMATIONSecond ChoiceThird ChoiceName of Parent/Guardian First Last Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Minor Outlying IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Country Occupation and EmployerName of Second Parent/Guardian (if applicable) First Last Address Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Minor Outlying IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Country Occupation and EmployerDo you currently have any other family members that reside in the same home that are attending post-secondary school? Yes No 6. FINANCIAL INFORMATION6.FINANCIAL INFORMATIONSecond ChoiceThird ChoiceYour family's annual income(Required) Under $35,000 $35,000 - $50,000 $50,001 - $75,000 $75,001 - $100,000 Over $100,000 Personal Savings (Approximate Amount)(Required)Expected Summer Earnings (Approximate Amount)(Required)Annual Family Support (If none state reason)(Required)Additional Scholarship and Bursaries Amounts, if known(Required)OSAP Loan/Grant Approximate Amount (If Applicable)Other income (please specify)7. Your Anticipated Expenses. Please include the amount and explanation if applicable. If zero please indicate. 7. Your Anticipated Expenses.Please include the amount and explanation if applicable. If zero please indicate.Second ChoiceThird ChoiceEstimated Tuition and Fees(Required)Textbooks (Approximate Amount)(Required)Residence/Accommodations for next school year(Required) School Residence Rental (House/Apartment) Living at Home Other (Please explain below) Additional Information if applicableResidence/Accommodations Cost (per month if rental)(Required)Rentals please indicate which utilities you pay for in your lease (Ex. Hydro, Water, Gas, Internet)Meal Plan/Food Cost (Approximate Amount)(Required)Laptop/Technology Needed Yes No Please specify if your program has any specific technology requirementsOther (Please Specify)Please attach all additional required documents below.Expression of Interest Letter or Video(Required) Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 30 MB. Reference Letter(Required) Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 30 MB. Reference Letter(Required) Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 30 MB. School Acceptance Letter(Required) Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 30 MB. High School or Post-Secondary School Transcript (Grades)(Required) Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 30 MB. Additional DocumentsMax. file size: 30 MB. Applicants Signature(Required)Your NameYour NameYour NameYour NameDate(Required) Parent/ Guardian Signature (if under 18)Your NameYour NameYour NameYour NameDate Second Parent/Guardian Signature (if applicable)Your NameYour NameYour NameYour NameDate Please ensure you have completed all sections to the best of your ability. Incomplete application will not be considered. Please email Janet at janet.raynervaldron@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca if you have any questions or concerns. Please ensure you have completed all sections to the best of your ability. Incomplete application will not be considered. Please email Janet at janet.raynervaldron@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca if you have any questions or concerns.By clicking Submit, I consent to the collection of this personal information in accordance with Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area's Privacy and Confidentiality Policy.Second ChoiceThird ChoiceBy clicking Submit, I consent to the collection of this personal information in accordance with Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area's Privacy and Confidentiality Policy. Share: Facebook Google+ LinkedIn
