Youth and Children Awards 2024
The Awards Committee of the Nigerian Canadian Association of Calgary requests nomination of candidates for the association’s annual awards in the categories listed below. Please, note that there is no limit to the number of submissions that can be forwarded by any member in good standing. To be eligible to nominate and be nominated:
- You must be a member in good standing and annual due paid by June 30th of that particular year
- You must have attended at least four (4) general meetings of the NCAC in the previous 12 months
- You must have volunteered for at least one activity of the association in the past 12 calendar months
- You must satisfy other conditions stipulated in the Bylaws of the Nigerian Canadian Association of Calgary
- The eligibility of each candidate (based on the conditions above) will be verified by the NCAC Executive prior to consideration for scholarship
*** Please see below to verify eligibility requirements before submitting entry. Thank you!!!
CATEGORY C1/G7 – C1/G9 (Junior High School Awards)
This award is given to the best Nigerian-Canadian youth enrolled in a Junior High School in good academic standing (i.e., achieving a grade average of 85% and above in best five subjects, which must include the core subjects). Students with over 90% average will be honorably mentioned in the Gala Nite brochure.
- Marks are final marks at the end of the session. For grades 7-9, the five subjects to be considered include: English/French, Math, Science, and Social Studies (or its equivalent), and any other subject in which the student scored his/her highest.
If a student attended a school with qualitative or ordinal (Likert) grading system (e.g. [Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor] or [1,2,3,4]), the grades are recorded as numeric values [1,2,3,4, etc.] and averaged.
- If the average is equivalent to the maximum obtainable Likert value, and there are other students with numeric averages over 90%, the student with the max obtainable Likert score and the student with the highest numeric average win the award.
- If the student with the Likert average does not obtain the maximum obtainable score, then
- if there are students with numeric averages over 90%, the student with the highest numeric average wins the award;
- if there are no students with numeric averages over 90%, then the Likert average is mapped onto a numeric grade and the student with the highest numeric grade wins the award. To map onto a numeric grade, the following formula is used: (student’s Likert average)/max obtainable Likert average) x 100
**Please note that in a 4-point Likert scale, students with scores 0-25 are rated fair, 26-50 are rated ‘good’, 51-75 are rated ‘very good’ and 76-100 are rated ‘excellent’.
CATEGORY C1/G10 – C1/G12 (High School Awards)
Marks are final marks at the end of the session for Math, Language Art (English, Spanish, Italian, French, or any other language) and three other best subjects.
- In the case of senior high school, the subjects must be credit subjects (either 10 [grade 10], 20 [grade 11], 30-or 31 [grade 12] – level). The five best subjects can only be chosen from subjects specific to the grade level under which the candidate is applying. For example, if a student in grade 11 has completed some diploma (Grade 12) courses, such courses can only be considered when the student gets to Grade 12.
- All subjects to be considered for the award should be Level-1 subjects (e.g., Math 30-1).
- If a student attended a school with qualitative or ordinal (Likert) grading system (e.g. [Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor] or [1,2,3,4]), the grades are recorded as numeric values [1,2,3,4, etc.] and averaged.
- If the average is equivalent to the maximum obtainable Likert value, and there are other students with numeric averages over 90%, the student with the max obtainable Likert score and the student with the highest numeric average win the award.
- If the student with the Likert average does not obtain the maximum obtainable score, then
- if there are students with numeric averages over 90%, the student with the highest numeric average wins the award;
- if there are no students with numeric averages over 90%, then the Likert average is mapped onto a numeric grade and the student with the highest numeric grade wins the award. To map onto a numeric grade, the following formula is used: (student’s Likert average)/max obtainable Likert average) x 100
**Please note that in a 4-point Likert scale, students with scores 0-25 are rated fair, 26-50 are rated ‘good’, 51-75 are rated ‘very good’ and 76-100 are rated ‘excellent’.
CATEGORY C2: ATHLETIC AWARD
Given to a Nigerian-Canadian youth (30 and below) enrolled in a school (junior high, high school, and undergraduate). The recipient must exhibit all round good athletic abilities, leadership amongst peers and sportsmanship qualities & must produce certificate(s) and/or other pieces of evidence of achievement. The evidence has to be categorized into school level accomplishments, city level accomplishments, provincial level accomplishments, and national/international level accomplishments. Please be clear in specifying the accomplishments in a list form
CATEGORY C3: ARTS AWARD
This is a non-academic award given to a Nigerian-Canadian youth (30 and below) enrolled in a school (junior high, high school, and undergraduate). The recipient must exhibit profound abilities in the literary, creative or performing arts; he/she must provide evidence of leadership in the arts amongst his/her peers. He/she must also produce certificate(s) and/or other pieces of evidence of achievement from a recognized awarding institution or organization.
CATEGORY C4/U: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP (TERTIARY INSTITUTION)
Given to the best Nigerian-Canadian enrolled in a University or College (undergraduate program). Recipient must achieve a CGPA of 3.5 or higher for two consecutive academic sessions immediately preceding the year of award
CATEGORY C5: GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2024
Given to a Nigerian-Canadian who has completed high school, and has gained admission to, or is enrolled in an undergraduate academic program at an institution of higher learning. He/she must produce a letter of admission from that institution