FIELD OF STUDY:

Graduate-level Business or Management Studies

VALUE:
$5,000, plus a year-long mentorship with one of Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEO award winners (terms and conditions of mentorship to be determined by the mentors).

NUMBER OF AWARDS:
One scholarship will be awarded annually.

TERMS OF REFERENCE:
Awarded annually to the part-time or full-time graduate-level business or management studies student (must be attending university in Atlantic Canada during the Spring 2010 semester) who best exemplifies the characteristics of Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEO award winners.

Inaugurated in 1999, Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEO awards recognize corporate leadership excellence. Award winners are bold, savvy and entrepreneurial in spirit. They are proud community supporters and active volunteers. They are driven to generate wealth, not just for their own personal gain, but for the benefit of their shareholders, employees and the larger Atlantic community.

The scholarship will be awarded based on strong academic achievement, proven leadership skills and community involvement as well as a 1,000 word essay.

Award selection will be determined by Atlantic Business Magazine’s Top 50 CEO Scholarship Selection Committee.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Interested applicants must submit a transcript of their marks along with a copy of their curriculum vitae and a 1,000 word essay (double spaced, 12-point font size) on the following topic:

EXEC-Appeal
This is intended to be an introspective essay that reveals why you are a student of advanced business/management studies and how you plan to use the skills you are acquiring to further the economic growth of the Atlantic region. Examples of possible themes your essay can include, but are not restricted to, are: lessons learned from Atlantic Canadian role models; shifting demographics; rural sustainability; attaining economic self-reliance; the role of scientific innovation; and, global market opportunities. The Scholarship Selection Committee will be specifically looking for original ideas, creative approaches and workable goals. The decision of the Committee is final.

Application deadline: March 30, 2010

Submit completed application to:

dchafe [at] atlanticbusinessmagazine [dot] com

Mail:

Top 50 CEO Scholarship Selection Committee

Atlantic Business Magazine
P.O. Box 2356, Station C
St. John’s, NL A1C 6E7

Courier:
Top 50 CEO Scholarship Selection Committee

Atlantic Business Magazine

Suite 302, 95 LeMarchant Road
St. John’s, NL A1C 2H1
This Scholarship will be presented during the Top 50 CEO awards gala (winner will be notified privately in advance of the gala).

DONOR:
Established by Atlantic Business Magazine with assistance from the corporate sponsors of the Top 50 CEO awards.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Dawn Chafe, Editor
Tel: 709-726-9300, ext. 224
dchafe [at] atlanticbusinessmagazine [dot] com

This Year’s Recipient

As a graduate student of Dalhousie University, David Oliver is currently developing a business and managerial skill set through the Masters of Business Administration program. In addition, he is concurrently completing a Masters of Mechanical Engineering, which shall further reinforce his technical competencies in the field of renewable energy systems.
These applied managerial and business skills will compliment his technical background in the field of Mechanical Engineering. During his five years as an undergraduate co-op student, David accumulated valuable and diverse work experience in the engineering sector. This included employment in the aerospace industry, as well as marine project management conducted on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
With values rooted in ocean culture, David looks forward to applying his skills to carve out a career in Atlantic Canada, seeking specifically to manage an entrepreneurial venture involving renewable energy technology. He believes this technology has the potential to deliver great value to Atlantic Canadian communities in decades to come, and may also provide excellent entrepreneurial opportunity for individuals with the right vision and values.