The Commander Gerald Bradley Scholarship offered by the Mountbatten Alumni Association (MAA) and the Navy League of Canada Sudbury Branch (NLCSB) through their Cadet Scholarship and Recognition Program (CSRP). The CSRP aims to provide financial support to cadets currently enrolled and pursuing post-secondary education.  The program recognizes and rewards both academic and non-academic performance including community involvement through volunteer service and work experience.

Who can Apply?

MAA scholarships are available to any current* or former** RCSCC Admiral Mountbatten cadet who has served a minimum of three (3) years (including the one in which the application is made) as a cadet.

• ”current” RCSCC Admiral Mountbatten cadets who have honourably completed their cadet service in the year that the application is made, and who have had to leave the corps prior to the end of the training year due to circumstances out of their control (ie age, illness etc.,)

• “former” RCSCC Admiral Mountbatten cadets who have honourably completed their cadet service in the last five years (including the one in which the application is made. Individuals who previously received a scholarship from this program may apply in the current year but will only be considered for a scholarship after all other applicants have been considered and if there are sufficient funds remaining.

How and When to Apply?

1. Application:

The Application Form, with all supporting documentation, must be submitted to csrpmaanlcsb@gmail.com on or before May 17, 2025. Note: Any applications or incomplete applications received after May 17 2025 will not be considered.

2. Supporting Documentation:

You must submit:

a. a cover letter of no more than two pages providing extra context around your application including highlighting strengths, past academic and cadet achievements, motivation, and goals.

b. a biography describing your achievements and experience including education details, cadet experience including: experience at RCSCC Admiral Mountbatten, cadet summer training establishments, cadet competitions, international exchanges, and deployments, etc. as well as community involvement, school and volunteer activities and work experience.

c. two letters of recommendation.

i) One letter from a community leader e.g. teachers, volunteer organization or community service organization leaders or coordinators, Navy League representatives or representatives of other sponsoring bodies such as the Royal Canadian Legion. Reference letters are to outline your leadership qualities and service to the community.

ii) The second letter must be from the corps Commanding Officer. Reference letters from the Corps Commanding Officer should address your leadership qualities, service to the community and should also include how you epitomize the aims of the Canadian Cadet Program. For alumni members (those no longer serving in the cadet program), a letter from a past Commanding Officer or supervising officer who can address your service would be acceptable.

d. You must submit your most recent academic transcript Academic Standing: If you are currently enrolled in a program, you must provide proof of good academic standing 

Note: Successful Applicants will be notified prior to Annual Review 2025 and invited to either an in-person or virtual scholarship presentation ceremony. The date and time will be confirmed.  

The ability to award Association scholarships is based on the generosity of the donor(s) who contributed to the fund. It is therefore expected that recipients will recognize this generosity, and the contribution that the scholarship funds will make towards their post- secondary goals, through a letter of thanks from the recipient to the donor(s) and a virtual thank you or in person thank you when possible. The letter of thanks to the donor(s) should be received by the Association no later than 30 September of the academic year in which the scholarship funds have been received.

It is important that our generous donors see how their contributions are being awarded. To this end Scholarship Program marketing will be done via newsletter, website or other member communications.

To ensure that current and potential donors understand the impact and value of scholarships, as part of receiving an MAA/NLCSB scholarship, scholarship recipients agree that their name, rank, corps, as well as the name of the post- secondary institution and program of study that they will attend, as well as their photos may be shared through Scholarship Program marketing.

For any general questions, please direct them to a corps officer.  For information about the application process, or criteria, please contact the Scholarship committee at csrpmaanlcsb@gmail.com.