The Dennis Canavan Scholarship makes a one-time £500 financial award to a pupil who is pursuing a full-time course in further or higher education.

The young person must attend school, who lives in the Falkirk Council area and who has given notable service to others, for example:

• Voluntary work
• Charity sponsorship
• Sports coaching
• Caring for others

The scholarship fund was set up by Falkirk Council in recognition of the remarkable political contribution by Dennis Canavan to the life of the Falkirk community. For over 3 decades, Dennis Canavan represented Falkirk West as an MP and later as its first MSP, until he retired in 2007. He has always been committed to supporting young people at all levels of education.

Anyone from a school or community organisation can nominate a young person. Nominations for the scholarship can be accepted up until 30 April for evaluation in May and award presentation in August or September.