Currie Scholarship Explained

The Currie Undergraduate Scholarship (formerly known as the Blake-Kirkpatrick scholarship) is Atlantic Canada's largest undergraduate scholarship, and is awarded to four students each year by the University of New Brunswick.^[1] It was established in 2004 by UNB Chancellor Emeritus Richard J. Currie, O.C., O.N.B., C.B.H.F., M.B.A., LL.D., P.Eng.

Criteria

Applicants should submit an essay (not less than 250 words) to the Selection Committee giving evidence of their leadership capabilities, including (but not limited to) school and extracurricular activities. Also required in the essay is evidence of overcoming barriers or difficult situations. Applications not meeting all three criteria will automatically be disregarded.^[2]

Value of the Scholarship

The value of the scholarship used to depend on the university program chosen by the winner. However, since the Engineering programs have been reduced to four years, the value of the scholarship remains constant from program to program.

Each scholarship winner is awarded $65,000 over four (4) years as follows:

• Year 1: $20,000
• Year 2: $20,000
• Year 3: $15,000
• Year 4: $10,000

Selection Committee

The selection committee consists of:

• Mrs. C. Elizabeth Meier, B.A. '71, M.Sc. '75, B.Sc.N. '86 (2004 - present);
• Ms. Beth Currie-Watt, B.P.E. '93 (2012 - present);
• Dr. Taylor C. Steele, B.Sc.E. '13, Ph.D. '19, P.Eng. (2019 - present)

Previous members of the selection committee include:

• Rev. James W. Golding L.Th. '63 (2004 - 2018);
• Dr. Earle W. Wood, B.Sc. '59, BEd '66, M.A. '69, LL.D. '98. (2004 - 2011)

Previous winners

The previous winners by year:

2023

• Marin MacPherson (Quispamsis, NB) E
• Seth Foster (Moncton, NB) E
• Casey Flanagan (Saint John, NB) O
• Mikayla MacPhee (Kingston, NB) O

2022

• Lexa Lloyd (Escuminac, NB) O
• Kohen Prince (Miramichi, NB) E
• Lauren Shears (Oxford, NS) E
• Anjali Singh (Saint Andrews, NB) O

2021

• Jordan Cole (Riverview, NB) E
• Declan Hartery (Grand Bay Westfield, NB) E
• Safe AbuJayyab (Saint John, NB) O
• Megan Kinch (Bloomfield, PE) O

2020

• Evan Dicesare (Stephenville, NB)O
• Lily Belyea (Saint John, NB) O
• Bennet Dressler (Moncton, NB) E
• Kaleigh Bourgeois (Riverview, NB)E

2019

• Barakat Alabbas (Fredericton, NB) E
• Joshua Kammermann (Riverview, NB) E
• Julia MacPherson (Quispamsis, NB) E
• Dustin McKee (Saint John, NB) O
• Sarah Ross (Sussex, NB) O

2018

• Alexandre Banks (Saint John, NB) E
• Mackenzie Comeau (Saint John, NB) E
• Cassie Doiron (Charlottetown, PE) E
• Mila Veljanovska (Saint John, NB) O

2017

• Madelyn Doucette (St. Louis, PE)E
• Morgan Meade (Mount Moriah, NL) O
• Taylor Milbury (Bear River, NS) O
• Colin Brown (Grand Bay, NB) E

2016

• Hannah Wood (Fredericton, NB) E
• Brittany Landry (Miramichi, NB) O
• Emma Collings (Montague, PE) O
• Tyler Adams (Saint John, NB) O
• Barry Riordon (Pokeshaw, NB) E

2015

• Mansa Agbaku O
• Luke Walker O
• Corinne Trottier O
• Chris Lomond E

2014

• Emma MacDonald O
• Kaley Fitzpatrick E
• Jack Campbell O
• Justin Thibault E

2013

• Chelsea Walker O
• Calder Agnew E
• Kate MacDonald O
• Delaney Collins E

2012

• Megan Smith O
• Jordie Taylor E
• Tyler Young E
• Jaclynn Beckett O

2011

• Katie Wallace O
• Jonathan Kummer E
• Jeffrey LeBlanc E
• Emma Jost E
• Alex Briggs E

2010

• Justin Lawson (Cail's Mills, NB) O
• Lee Chapman (Smithfield, NB) O
• Shannon LeBlanc (Margaree, NS) E
• Greg Bailey (Gander, NL) E

2009

• Deidre Allaby (Woodstock, NB) O
• Michelle Plante (Riverview, NB) E
• Travis Payne (Bathurst, NB) E
• Keillor Steeves (Moncton, NB) O

2008

• Bradley Poirier (Moncton, NB) E
• Desmond Connolly (Miramichi, NB) O
• Lauren Henderson (Saint John, NB) O
• Layton Reynolds (Lutes Mountain, NB) O
• Taylor Steele (Truro, NS) E

2007

• Allan Kember (Summerside, PEI) E
• Laura Higgins (Saint John, NB) O
• Coleman Ward (Weymouth, NS) E
• Zach McNeil (Bridgetown, NS) E

2006

• Jonathan O'Kane (Saint John, NB) O
• Kristen Murray (Charlottetown, PEI) O
• Miles Goff (Wickham, NB) O
• Tyler Edwards (Canterbury, NB) E

2005

• Ryan Brideau (Miramichi, NB) O
• Holly Sampson (Glace Bay, NS) E
• Sarah Schwartz (Deer Lake, NL) O
• Brandon Wilbur (Hampton, NB) E

2004

• Sean Hayman (St. Stephen, NB) E
• Megan Hurley (Hampton, NB) O
• Brendan Wood (Deer Lake, NL) E
• Jessica Yeates (Fredericton, NB) O

E - Entering an engineering program.
O - Entering a program other than engineering.

References

1. http://www.apegnb.com/media/07_04_05.html "Atlantic Canada's largest undergrad scholarships awarded"
2. https://www.unb.ca/scholarships/documents/BlakeKirkpatrick06.pdf "Blake-Kirckpatrick Scholarships Application"