Lynda O'Quinn Memorial Award
Who can apply: Practical nursing students at Keyano who have overcome barriers
Amount and deadline
Checked against the provider's page in Sep 2026.
Who can apply
Worth knowing
Practical nursing rather than the degree, which is a shorter and cheaper route many students overlook. The award exists specifically for someone whose path to the classroom was difficult.
About this scholarship
One award of $1,000 in memory of a Fort McMurray emergency room nurse, for a practical nursing student who has overcome barriers on the way to becoming a student. It is the only award in the book that treats adversity itself as the qualification.