Scholarships

Sikh Heritage BC’s Education project is an opportunity for teachers to create Sikh content for classrooms. In the past, this project was aimed towards educators in the K-12 system looking to incorporate Sikh Heritage in their classrooms.

Scholarships

In accordance with our mandate, Sikh Heritage BC has established five scholarships of $1,500 to provide funding for post-secondary education. These scholarships are available to BC high school students that are attending a Post-Secondary Institute regardless of their ethnicity, religion, or status in Canada.

Applications are now closed. The next round of applications will open late 2024.

2024 Scholarship Recipients

Certificate for the Sant Teja Singh Ji Academic Achievement Scholarship awarded to Ishleen Kaur Sidhu, featuring a portrait of a young woman with dark hair, floral decorative motifs, and book icon.
Certificate for Mata Bhaag Kaur Ji Athletics Scholarship awarded to Aman Bohdan Singh Charchun, presented by Genaris Properties, featuring a smiling young boy in athletic attire and floral decorative elements.
Arts scholarship certificate awarded to Arvin Kalsi-Diocee, with a portrait of a young man wearing a turban and academic robes, background of cloudy sky, floral decorations, and art palette icon.
Certificate of Mata Khivi Ji Community Service Scholarship awarded to Harnor K Dhaliwal, featuring a portrait of a young woman wearing glasses and a black head covering, with floral decorative elements in the corners.
Certificate for Bibi Harnam Kaur Ji Leadership Scholarship awarded to Brandon Bal, presented by Sunny Brar & Associates. Features a portrait of a smiling young man in a graduation gown, floral design elements, and a dark teal background.

2023 Scholarship Recipients

A certificate for Bibi Harnam Kaur Ji's Leadership Scholarship awarded to Dasnoor Kaur, with a photo of a woman wearing glasses and a black turban, smiling, and a stylized illustration of a woman in a headscarf.
Certificate for Mata Khivi Ji Community Service Scholarship awarded to Anjan Kaur Phangura, featuring a portrait of a young woman with long black hair, and illustrations of women in headscarves sharing a meal, presented by Rai Express Lines Ltd.
Certificate for the Sant Teja Singh Ji Academic Achievement Scholarship awarded to Evan Babbs, presented by Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar, featuring a young man smiling in a circular frame and a silhouette of a man with a turban and beard.
Certificate of Athletics Scholarship awarded to Simran Rai, featuring a photo of a young woman with dark hair, smiling, outdoors with greenery background, and a graphic of a warrior on a horse in the bottom right corner.
Certificate of Arts Scholarship awarded to Simrek Sidhu, featuring a portrait photo of a girl with dark wavy hair, and outlines of a person playing a guitar in the bottom right corner, issued by Morrison Windows Ltd.

2022 Scholarship Recipients

Profile of Armaan Singh Thandi, a grade 12 student from Surrey, with a photo of him wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and teal tie, set against an orange and cream background with decorative borders and a brief biography.
Award certificate with a smiling young man wearing a turban, the certificate reads 'Sant Teja Singh Ji, Academic Achievement, Arshdeep Singh Garcha' and describes his extracurricular activities including basketball, soccer, refereeing, leadership, an
A digital community service profile for Chandhana Nambiar featuring her photograph, a decorative border, and a brief description of her volunteer work for food security and community leadership.
Graduation announcement featuring a young woman wearing a black gown with yellow, red, and white trim. The background is orange with decorative patterns and dark green leaf borders. Text introduces her as Keira Cheng, a grade 12 student at Mata Bhaag
A digital poster featuring Satpreet Singh Dhadha, a music multi-instrumentalist, with his portrait in a black turban and navy shirt. The poster has decorative yellow borders and background patterns, with text detailing his background and musical skil
Illustration of an elderly man with white hair and beard holding a sitar, a traditional Indian musical instrument, on a light grid background. Text about the Bhai Mardana Ji Arts Scholarship, presented by Morrison Windows Ltd., available to Grade 12 students in BC. Apply at Sikhheritagebc.ca.

ਭਲਾ ਰਬਾਬ ਵਜਾਇੰਦਾ ਮਜਲਸ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ ਮੀਰਾਸੀ।

bhalaa rabaab vajai(n)dhaa majalas maradhaanaa meeraasee|

Mardana- the bard, witty person, and a good player of Rabab in assemblies- was a disciple of Guru Nanak

Bhai Gurdas Ji Vaaran - 11Bhai Gurdas Ji

Bhai Mardana Ji was the companion of the first Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji and he is credited as being the first Sikh. Bhai Mardana Ji was a skilled musician and had an exceptional knowledge of music. Bhai Mardana Ji was the first Kirtani in the Sikh history. His legacy, his Rabab, lives on to this day. Bhai Mardana Ji’s importance in the Sikh faith can be seen through the Janamsaakhis as well as references to him in Gurbani.

This scholarship is presented by Morrison Windows Ltd.

Flyer for Bibi Harnam Kaur Ji Leadership Scholarship, featuring an illustration of a woman wearing a cream-colored hijab and a yellow top, with details about the scholarship and application website.

Bibi Harnam Kaur was one of the first South Asian women to enter Canada. She was only permitted to enter on her second attempt as an act of grace.

Harnam Kaur left the South Asian subcontinent to knowingly challenge the exclusionary immigration policies. She left India with the intention of setting a precedent for other South Asian women to follow.

She was highly respected and an inspiration to many in the community. Even on her deathbed, she only asked that others be helped. She asked that every year money for one day of food should be sent to a Sikh Girls College in Ferozepur; second, money should be sent to an orphanage in Amritsar; and third, 100 rupees should be sent to Peshawar.

This scholarship is presented by Sunny Brar and Associates.

Illustration of a person in traditional attire holding a sword while riding a horse, promoting an athletic scholarship for Sikh students in British Columbia, Canada.

Mata Bhaag Kaur Ji (d. 1666), also known as Mai Bhaago, was a Sikh woman who led 40 Sikhs in a battle against the Mughals in Anandpur Sahib.

She was known to be an exceptionally strong woman and skilled warrior. She was so skilled in fact that she became one of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s personal bodyguards. Today we remember her as one of the strongest and most dedicated women in the Sikh faith.

This scholarship is presented by Day to Day Wholesale Cash & Carry Ltd.

Illustration of a woman in a light blue headscarf serving cookies to a group of people, with others holding trays of food and plates of food on their laps, in a scene representing community service.

Mata Khivi Ji (1506-1582) was the wife of the second Guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji. Mata Khivi Ji is known for establishing the tradition of Langar.

Mata Khivi Ji is the only woman mentioned in Guru Granth Sahib Ji and in it, she is described as being a “noble woman who gives soothing, leafy shade to all” (Ang 967). Mata Khivi Ji’s dedication and hard work was monumental in the creation of Langar and her legacy lives on until the present day in the form of Langars in Gurdwaras.

This scholarship is presented by Rai Express Lines Ltd.

Illustration of a man wearing a white turban, black beard, and navy suit. Text about the Sant Teja Singh Ji Academic Achievement Scholarship, presented by Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar, available to grade 12 students in BC attending a post-secondary institute in September 2023. Includes a blue button with the URL 'Apply at Sikhheritagebc.ca'.

Sant Teja Singh Ji (1894 - 1958) was a Sikh scholar, lawyer, teacher, author and translator.

He attended Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard and the University of California in the early 20th century. Sant Teja Singh Ji was instrumental to the early Sikh community in BC. He gave multiple talks at Gurdwaras. Around this time, the Canadian authorities came up with a scheme to relocate the South Asian community to Honduras. Sant Teja Singh Ji found out about this scheme and helped to rally the community against it. Opposition grew so strong that the Canadian government had to abandon this plan. If it weren’t for Sant Teja Singh Ji, the Sikh community in BC would not be what it is today. In July 2021, the BC Government also declared July 1, 2021 to be Sant Teja Singh Day.

This scholarship is presented by Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar

A thank you message to sponsors for presenting scholarships, including logos of Sunny Brar Real Estate Group, Rai Express Lines Ltd., Day to Day Wholesale Cash & Carry, Morrison Windows, and Khalsa Diwan Society New Westminster.