Your high school appoints a representative to spearhead the nomination process and submit a nominee online.
Contact us if you are not already on our electronic mailing list and we will send you the link.
Nomination deadline is January 29, 2021.
Nomination Process
1. Your high school selects a representative
2. Notify staff and students about the scholarship opportunity
To access promotional posters to display at your school, click on the following links:
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To access a PowerPoint file to display on hallway monitors, click on the following links:
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Nomination deadline is January 27, 2021.
3. Submit your nominee
Every high school in Canada can nominate one graduating student. Cégeps can nominate up to four.
Student eligibility criteria:
- Graduate high school or Cégep in the 2020/2021 academic year
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Plan to enroll in an eligible STEM program at one of our partner universities
- Meet the following criteria:
- Academic excellence, AND
- Leadership, charisma and creativity.
Strong consideration will be given to students with financial need.
- Be entrepreneurial-minded and intend to pursue a career in one or more of the following focus areas:
- Technology;
- Engineering;
- Entrepreneurship and business enterprise;
- Applied scientific research.
We are NOT considering students who:
- Focus on activism (environmental/political/societal)
- Intend to become a practicing physician and/or medical researcher (e.g. Doctor, Dentist, Nurse, Psychologist, Pharmacist, Optometrist, etc.)
- Intend to become a Professor and conduct theoretical research
Nomination form requires:
- Name and contact information for your school
- Name and contact information for your nominee
All nominations are verified by the Schulich Leader Scholarships office. Once a nomination is verified the student is emailed a link to the scholarship application.
Contact us if you have not received the link to nominate a candidate.
Nomination deadline is January 27, 2021.
4. Student nominee submits scholarship application
The online application includes:
- The universities they wish to attend
- Their top three achievements (academic or other)
- 50 words maximum per achievement - Essay demonstrating why they should win
- 600 words maximum - Optional essay to outline extenuating circumstances
- 250 words maximum - Short answer to identify where they see themselves in 10 years (View ideal answers to this question)
- 50 words maximum - Two single-page letters of reference that include email and telephone contact information for verification
- Copy of up-to-date transcript, credit counsel summary or detailed academic report
- Headshot profile image for publicity
Scholarship application deadline is February 19, 2021.
5. Universities make offers
Each university selects its Schulich Leader scholarship recipients according to their own rubric.
Confirmed winners: March 1 to June 15, 2021