YMP Scholarship Fund Announces its 43 Scholarship Winners for 2020

TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2020 /CNW/ - YMP Scholarship Fund ("YMPSF") is proud to announce its 43 scholarship winners for 2020. The Scholarship Fund is YMP's initiative to attract the next generation of Canadian leaders to the Mining industry by supporting their academic studies in earth sciences and mining engineering.

For the 20/21 academic year, the YMP Scholarship Fund awarded a total of $61,500 through two levels of scholarships: traditional scholarships and a lottery program. The scholarships aim to recognize and support the development of future mining leaders and reflect the industry's increasingly diverse workforce. The traditional scholarships, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, have been award to five women, including a member of Canada's Indigenous community, and five men.  Under the lottery program 33 scholarships of $500 were awarded to 19 women and 14 men. 

Winner Selection
Selection for the traditional scholarships was based on the applicant's academic achievement, as well as a submission that demonstrated their creativity, innovative ideas and commitment to a career in mining. As a strong entrepreneurial spirit is needed to achieve success in Canada's exploration and mining industries, the scholarships sought to recognize the qualities that are integral to developing mines and building mining and exploration companies. As for the lottery, the winners were randomly drawn from the pool of applicants, all of whom are pursuing careers in the mining industry.

To find out more about the 2020 YMP Scholarship winners, please click here.

YMP Scholarship Funding Partners
These scholarships have been made possible by the generosity of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Barrick Gold Corporation, Champion Iron, IAMGOLD Corporation, Kinross Gold Corporation, Mistango River Resources, Orefinders Resources, Osisko Mining, TD Bank, and Yamana Gold.

YMP Scholarship's 100% pledge
100% of all YMP and YMPSF members are volunteers.
100% of every dollar committed from our donors to the YMPSF goes directly to students.

2020 Winners
Claire Abramski	B.Sc. In Earth and Environmental Science	UBC Okanagan (2021)
Muhammad Alam	BASc. in Mining Engineering	University of Albera (2021)
Lerena Ashevak	B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences	Acadian University (2025)
Zahra Banaiyan	Mechatronics, Robotics & Automation Engineering	Laurentian University (2021)
Alex Bateman	BASc. in Mining Engineering	BCIT (2022)
Mike Bellemere	BASc. In Geological Engineering	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (2021)
Steven Blackadder	BASc. in Mining Engineering	University of Alberta (2023)
Aedan Bridwell	B.Sc. in Earth and Environmental Science	UBC Okanagan (2022)
Nina Buchanon	B.Sc. in Geology	Lakehead University (2022)
John Byng	B.Sc. in Geology	University of Calgary (2021)
Milton Chateauvert	BASc. in Mining Engineering	Laurentian University (2021)
Camille Chouinard	B.Sc. in Environmental Geoscience	Brock Universit (2021)
Rose Cobbett	B.Sc. in Geochemistry	Memorial University of Manitoba (2023)
Alyssa Coelho	BASc. In Environmental Geoscience	University of Western Ontario (2021)
Leah Crossley	BASc. In Geological Engineering	University of New Brunswick (2021)
Isididor Ehrlich	BASc. in Mining Engineering	McGill University (2021)
Anne Fanfan	BASc. in Mining Engineering	Polytechnique Montreal (2023)
Matt Fedorchuk	B.Sc.in Geology	University of Calgary (2024)
Caitlin Fischer	M.Sc. in Geological Engineering	Queen's University (2022)
Connor Hameliy	BASc. in Mining Engineering	Queen's University (2021)
Rim Kouider	BASc. in Mining Engineering	McGill University (2021)
Yuxuan Li	B.Sc. In Earth Sciences	Laurentian University (2021)
Jessica McDonald	B.Sc. In Earth Sciences	Simon Fraser University (2021)
Mark McDonald	M.Sc. Geological Engineering	Queen's University (2022)
Angus McInnes	BASc. in Mining Engineering	Queen's University (2022)
Carly McKinnon	B.Sc. in Geology	University of BC (2022)
Robert McMillan	BASc. In Geological Engineering	University of BC (2022)
Emika Morris	BASc. in Mining Engineering	Queen's University (2022)
Emma Murphy	B.Sc. in Earth Sciences	Dalhousie University (2022)
Erin Nicholls	Hydrology and Micrometeorology	McMaster University (2022)
Rachel Noodle	M.Sc. In Earth Sciences	Dalhousie University (2022)
Sofia Panasiuk	BASc. In Geological Engineering	University of Tronto (2021)
Annika Richardson	B.Sc. in Geology	University of Calgary (2022)
Vladislav Sheshnev	B.Sc. in Geology	University of Saskatchewan (2022)
Kristian Shortridge	BASc. In Geological Engineering	University of BC (2021)
Jonathan Spence	B.Sc. In Earth and Environmental Science	McMaster University (2020)
Anik Tremblay	B.Sc. in Geology	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (2021)
Jacque Trojman	B.Sc. In Earth Sciences	Carleton University (2022)
Bryn Upham	BASc. in Mining Engineering	University of Alberta (2021)
Pedro  Vasquez	Ph.D. Natural Resources Engineering	Laurentian University (2021)
Morgan Weller	BASc. In Geological Engineering	University of BC (2021)
Gracie Wilson	B.Sc. In Earth and Ocean Science	Univesity of Victoria (2022)
Qin Zhang	PhD Geology and Geophysics	University of Calgary (2023)

Additional Scholarships
The YMP Scholarship Fund is happy to facilitate the management of any scholarship campaigns that Canadian or International Mining Companies wish to launch.  For more information, please contact [email protected].

About Young Mining Professionals
YMP is a growing association of mining professionals with four Canadian chapters in Montreal, Sudbury, Toronto and Vancouver, and eight international chapters in Arizona, Brisbane, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, Perth, Peru and Switzerland that share the goal of advancing the global profile and leadership of the mining industry. Our members and followers are typically well educated and experienced individuals under the age of 40.

YMP was established to assist followers in obtaining the skills, support, and knowledge to advance their careers, develop a network of contacts and identify mining-related investment opportunities.

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