Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship

Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship – 2025

The Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship was established in 1982. This scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in a program which will lead to supporting children and/or adults with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. The hope is that support will continue to be available in the future for those with learning disabilities and ADHD.

Application deadline: June 20, 2025

Value

Two scholarships of $1,100 will be awarded.

Selection & Payment

Recipients will be notified in Summer 2025. Payment will be made to the post-secondary institution. Additional details will be requested of successful recipients.

Please submit all of the following to be considered:

  1. Essay: Please submit an original essay of 500 words of less describing what led you to this academic pathway, your academic program’s component related to learning disabilities, your future goals, how you will contribute to the learning disabilities community and any other relevant information you would like to include.
  2. Volunteer/Extra-Curricular Activities: Please highlight volunteer and/or community experience, academic achievements, or extra-curricular activities. Use bullet format with dates and a brief description.
  3. Transcript: A copy of  your transcript from the most recent completed year’s academic record (Note: unofficial transcripts are accepted).
  4. Two Reference Letters: To ensure authenticity, please have your references sign the letter. Include names, relationship to applicant, emails, and telephone numbers of the two people (non-relatives).
  5. Signed Declaration, Exclusion of Liability & Assumption of Risk.

Application Form

Please fill out the form below and make sure all your files are attached to this form.

Eligibility

Applicants must answer yes to the following questions to be considered eligible:

Are you attending University or College in Alberta? *
Are you enrolled in an undergraduate or post-graduate program? *
Are you completing a degree-granting program? *
Have you completed two full academic years of your program? *

Selection will be based on academics, community involvement, essay, references, and commitment to learning disabilities.

Applicant Information

Educational Information

Supporting documents

Allowed file types: .pdf, .doc, docx

If your files are not ready please email them to executivedirector@ldalberta.ca with SIOBHAN ISABELLA REID SCHOLARSHIP in the email subject line. Acceptable file formats include Word (all versions) and Adobe PDF.

Please submit an original essay of 500 words of less describing what led you to this academic pathway, your academic program’s component related to learning disabilities, your future goals, how you will contribute to the learning disabilities community and any other relevant information you would like to include.

Please highlight volunteer and/or community experience, academic achievements, or extra-curricular activities. Use bullet format with dates and a brief description.

A copy of the transcript of your last year’s academic record.

To ensure authenticity, please have your references sign the letter. Include names, relationship to applicant, emails, and telephone numbers of the two people (non-relatives)

Declaration, Exclusion of Liability & Assumption of Risk

We hereby release and forever discharge, and do agree to indemnify and save harmless, the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta and their employees, volunteers, or board members from all claims, demands, damages, actions, or causes of actions arising from or relating to participation in any aspect of the Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship, and from any claims or demands whatsoever in law or equity, or heirs, executors or administrators may have in relation to the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta.

I, the undersigned, hereby consent to the use, reproduction and publication of Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship application information, all forms of imagery, audio and related social media, of the recipient of the Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship, captured on behalf of the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta as such may be deemed desirable in the interests of the general public for an unlimited period of time on a non-exclusive basis.

Collection of the information, all forms of imagery, audio and related social media is authorized under the FOIP Act, Section 32 (c), and is required for the purpose of awarding the Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship, administered by the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta.

The award information, all forms of imagery, audio and related social media will be used for promoting and preserving the history of the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship and are subject to the disclosure rules set forth in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The decision of the Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship Selection Committee is final and binding.

I have been given an opportunity to ask any questions that I may have.  I have fully informed myself of the outcomes of this release form by reading it before I signed it.