Scholarships
We are pleased to announce the winners of the LaDue Ladies Lunch Scholarship competition. We have been inspired by all of the young ladies who applied to us and were impressed with your commitment to living your life with “Cowgirl Spirit”!
2023 Scholarship Winners
Cowgirl Tough High School
1st – Katie Bews $1,500
2nd – Tenley Warburton $750
Cowgirl Spirit High School
1st – Charlee Resch $1,500
2nd – Kayla Bullard $750
Cowgirl Tough Post-Secondary
1st – Aliera Chernoff $3,500
2nd – Hannah Sheehan $2,000
Cowgirl Spirit Post-Secondary
1st – Codi Wilson $3,500
2nd – Kaitlyn Lomsnes $2,000
Miss Rodeo Canada
Mackenzie Skeels $1,500
Congratulations to our recipients. To all of you who applied to us, remember…
Ride high in the saddle, But stay grounded! Because there are only a few who Dare to be a COWGIRL!
LADUE LADIES LUNCH AMBASSADOR
AND SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATOR
Alisa Brace is a proud fourth generation farmer from the Sundre area and from a young age had a deep passion for rodeo and the western way of life.
Alisa’s dream came true in 2017 when she was crowned Miss Rodeo Sundre 2017, a title she then took to the Miss Rodeo Canada Pageant, where she represented her favourite town and rodeo during an amazing year.
After receiving many scholarships during her time in college to become a Registered Veterinary Technician, she gained an appreciation for any scholarship aimed at providing young people with the opportunity to better themselves and believes that the La Due Ladies Lunch embodies that completely.
She is beyond thrilled to be a part of the team this year and looks forward to meeting the lucky young women who will be the 2023 recipients!
2024 SCHOLARSHIP
Calling all cowgirls! (who are still in school)
The LaDue Ladies Lunch Scholarship Program has awarded over $100,000 to young women in Alberta since it’s inception! The award offers two distinct categories for promising young women in both High School and those pursuing post-secondary education. The 2024 applicants of the LaDue Ladies Lunch Scholarships will have the chance to receive $15,500 in awards!
Additionally, LaDue Ladies Lunch also provides an annual scholarship of $1,500 to the current reigning Miss Rodeo Canada. And in 2023 LaDue Ladies Lunch introduced a new scholarship in partnership with the Haskayne School of Business of $2,500. This makes a total of $19,500 of LaDue Ladies Lunch Scholarships to be awarded each year.
LaDue Ladies Lunch is grateful for its ongoing partnership with the Calgary Stampede Foundation. With it’s mission of “providing the youth of Alberta with the opportunity to develop strong roots in their culture and heritage through programs that enhance personal growth, citizenship and education”, the Foundation was a perfect fit for the LaDue Ladies Lunch and it’s scholarship program. All funds raised for the LaDue Scholarship Fund are housed under the CS Foundation and any direct contributions to the scholarship fund are eligible for a tax receipt. All successful recipients will apply directly to the CS Foundation to obtain their LaDue Scholarship Funds.
Four high school scholarships:
1. Cowgirl Tough – 1st: $1,500
2. Cowgirl Tough – 2nd: $750
3. Cowgirl Spirit – 1st $1,500
4. Cowgirl Spirit – 2nd: $750
2. Cowgirl Tough – 2nd: $750
3. Cowgirl Spirit – 1st $1,500
4. Cowgirl Spirit – 2nd: $750
Four Post-Secondary scholarships:
1. Cowgirl Tough – 1st: $3,500
2. Cowgirl Tough – 2nd: $2,000
3. Cowgirl Spirit – 1st: $3,500
4. Cowgirl Spirit – 2nd: $2,000
2. Cowgirl Tough – 2nd: $2,000
3. Cowgirl Spirit – 1st: $3,500
4. Cowgirl Spirit – 2nd: $2,000
Miss Rodeo Canada scholarship:
$1,500
That’s a total of $17,000 in scholarships!
The application deadline for 2024 is midnight on April 28th. A panel of seven judges will review and judge all essays anonymously.
How to Apply
We are excited to launch the 2024 program and we hope that you will share it with the young women in your lives.
As always, we couldn’t do it without you.
Good luck to all applicants!
