Applications
Thank you for your interest in applying for a DEEP scholarship.
Applications are accepted between November 30th and March 30th and are reviewed by our Selection Committee four times each year. We award funds on a rolling first-come, first-served basis, and they are made based on the resources available in a given funding cycle as well as the merit of and need demonstrated by each applicant.
DEEP funds are offered for applicants participating in outdoor education programs through Northwaters & Langskib. Please make sure that you apply to Northwaters or Langskib at the same time as you apply for DEEP funding.
What We Look For
Financial need
Keen interest in gaining leadership skills and experience
Willingness and ability to make strong contributions to the program they attend
Desire to take lessons from their experience home to positively contribute to their own communities
Applying to DEEP
In order to be reviewed by the scholarship selection committee, all parts of the application and supporting documentation must be received. Completed applications are reviewed four times in the late winter/early spring. A complete application includes:
Application form with responses from applicant and parent(s)/guardian(s)
Answers to profile questions listed on the application
Full financial information as requested on application (including proof of income as outlined below)
Recommendation from a non-related adult mentor who is willing to meet with the applicant both before and after the program
Required Financial Information
Current Year Tax Return/T4 (filed in current calendar year for each parent/guardian)
Previous Year Tax Return/T4 and a current W-2 (U.S.) or Notice of Assessment (Canada)
The Burke Trip
The Burke O’Brien Memorial Fund was established in memory of Burke, a long-time staff member and dedicated outdoor educator at NWL. His work touched countless young people over the years, helping them find inner strength, face life’s challenges with courage, trust themselves, and see the joy in the everyday. Through this program, we continue his work. Since its founding in 2005, over 100 young people have participated in this program.
This year’s Burke Trip runs July 8-21, 2024. The two-week program focuses on developing leadership skills, a connection to the land, personal growth, and community building -- adapted to work specifically with the group of young people that are identified and nominated to attend the program. For more details on this program, please see the NWL website.
The trip includes training and trip planning, and 10 days “on-trail” traveling by canoe through Temagami’s spectacular and ancient system of lakes, rivers, and passages. After ten days on the trail, the trip returns to Northwaters for a hero’s welcome and a celebratory feast. The last evening together is spent celebrating the group’s accomplishments as well as providing the participants help and guidance in taking the powerful lessons of their experience home.
Applicants for this program should be young people between the ages of 14-16 who have been identified as leaders in their own communities, or as having strong potential to become leaders.