Two (2) five hundred dollar ($500) scholarships per school year, supervised by an appointed committee

(1) Only children (including stepchildren and foster children) and grandchildren of members in good standing; members deceased; and members retired of Local 230, IBEW are eligible to compete.
(2) Recipient must be a resident of B.C.
(3) Academic standing must be C+ or better.
(4) Recipient must attend a post-secondary institution in B.C.
(5) Course of studies must be of eight (8) months minimum duration.

Candidates must:
(1) complete an application form detailing:
- name
- address
- relationship to member
- institution
- career planned to follow
- estimated expenses
- other scholarships;
(2) submit a typed essay of not less than one thousand (1000) words on: "The topic changes year to year"
(3) submit a list of the craft unions in their communities, and a list of persons contacted and sources used to research the essay.

All scholarship applications must be received by March 31st. Applications must be accompanied by a transcript of last year's marks and an attested record of this year's marks.
Application forms will be available only from the Local Union 230 business office.
The Business Manager will announce the scholarship awards and details of competition by newsletter and by whatever other means he may determine to be appropriate.

Three (3) judges will be selected by Local 230, IBEW. Essays will have names deleted and numbers assigned before they are referred to the judges.
ALLOCATION OF POINTS
A Originality 10 points
B Research 20 points
C Composition 5 points
D Accuracy 5 points
E Thought Content 60 points

The scholarship committee will be responsible for the rules and regulations applicable to the granting of scholarships and scholarship trust funds.
The scholarship committee will be responsible for disbursement of funds to the selected candidates.
The scholarship committee will confirm selection of the candidates having received the most points for their essays according to the judges, providing that all other competition criteria have been met.
Proof of acceptance by the institution must be presented to the committee before monies may be released.
The committee will make the final selection in the event of ties. The committee's decisions in all matters, including matter of appeal concerning selection and point allocation, will be final and binding.
In the event that only one or no successful candidate is chosen in any school year, the scholarship committee will select that number of additiona awards in the competition year immediately following.

The scholarship committee will review the awards, eligibility rules, competition, and performance of the judges in the year following the first selection competition. Any recommendations to effect changes to the above-noted criteria will be referred to the Local Union Business Manager for consideration.