The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) is providing $48,000 in scholarship money for students studying mining-related programming at Northern College’s Haileybury School of Mines.
Announced on April 2, the funding is part of a $2-million commitment by MiHR to encourage more students to enroll in mining-related postsecondary programming across Canada.
Students enrolled in the 2023-2024 are eligible for the one-time scholarship.
“With the regional base and precious metal industries in the midst of a significant boom, any incentive that can help draw the next generation of skilled mining professionals to Northern is good news for our institution, and even better news for the economic health of our region,” Mitch Dumas, Northern’s president and CEO, said in a news release.
According to the school, postsecondary enrollment in mining-related programs is in decline across Canada.
Between 2015 and 2020, enrollment in materials and metallurgical engineering was down by 7 per cent, enrollment in mining or mineral engineering was down by 41 per cent, and enrollment in geological engineering was down by 29 per cent.
Those are the three types of engineering most closely associated with mining.
With the addition of the MiHR funding, Northern College said it’s now able to offer students in mining-related programs more than $140,000 in scholarship money.
Northern’s Haileybury School of Mines is world-renowned for its mining-related education, and has been training people in the industry for more than a century.
