Additional Awards

Full Potential Scholarship - will be awarded to up to 20 students with a documented learning disability who are applying to University/College in Canada. Students can apply here until March 6, 2025 at 1:00PM EST.The scholarship awards students $1,000 each year as well as 40 hours of tutoring credits in the first year and then the hours reduce to 30, 20, and 10 in the subsequent years (renewable up to 4 years). More information about the scholarship and eligibility criteria can be found here. 

Hydrocephalus Canada National Scholarship is currently accepting applications for the Dr. E. Bruce Hendrick Scholarship program for students with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus planning on post-secondary studies! For more information and application details can be found here with applications closing April 30th. 

myBlueprint Scholarships Portal - For access to myBlueprint and other scholarships now available, check this out. 

Exciting scholarship news for grade 12s pursuing skilled trades programs at nearby colleges next year!

The Schulich Builders Scholarship will cover tuition, tools and living expenses for students enrolling in a skilled trade program. Priority will be given to students nominated by their high school. Students may also apply directly through participating colleges:  Algonquin, Centennial, Conestoga, Durham, Fanshawe, George Brown, Humber, Loyalist, Mohawk, and Sheridan!

Each college will award 10 scholarships per year:

• five $20,000 scholarships for one-year certificate programs, and

• five $40,000 scholarships for two-year diploma programs 

Eligibility:

• Are Canadian citizens or permanent residents

• Meet college admission requirements

• Are enrolling in a full-time, eligible* skilled trade one-year certificate or two-year diploma program at a participating college starting in Fall 2023  * Each college has their own list of eligible programs, which can be found on their respective websites.

Selection Criteria:

1. Strong work ethic and character, as evidenced by one letter of recommendation by someone directly connected to the student, preferably:

• High school staff member

• Employer

• Co-worker

• Community service organization

2. Financial need as determined by each college admission department

3. Willingness to act as an ambassador and promote their career choice in the skilled trades and the Schulich Builders program in high schools and community outreach.

For more information, visit: schulichbuilders.com

The Thomas C. Flanagan S.C. Scholarship - The $2000 scholarship is for individuals who identify as women from racialized and/or Indigenous communities who express an interest in joining the Ottawa Police. The application is found at the bottom of the page and closes February 28. 

The Young Courage Award, an International Award for Moral Courage introduced in Sweden in 2015 by the Raoul Wallenberg Academy to commemorate the altruistic deeds carried out by Swedish Diplomat Raoul Wallenberg in the final years of WWII when he saved tens of thousands of Jews.

The award is a non-political recognition with the aim to highlight actions of moral courage. The recipient(s) will have the opportunity to travel to Sweden for the official Award Ceremony, meet other recipients from other countries and to “travel in the footsteps of Raoul Wallenberg” in Stockholm. Travel expenses, including hotel stay for the recipient and a parent, depending on the age of the recipient, will be covered, and organized by the Embassy.

Who can Nominate and be Nominated?

Young people between the ages of 13-20 years old, who with small resources, have made a great human difference and have shown evidence of moral courage and commitment.

Nominations can be submitted by a teacher nominating a student, parents nominating a child, a sports club nominating a club mate, or friends nominating each other. It is the action and the degree of civil courage that is assessed.

How can I Nominate?

Submit your nominations by sending an email to: event.ottawa@gov.se with the subject line “Young Courage Award”. Include a motivation for why you think your candidate should receive the Young Courage Award in 100 words or less. Potential recipients will be notified in late May.

How can I spread the word?

The Embassy will publish several social media posts between the end of January until the end of March which schools and/or individuals are welcome to promote and share. The Embassy is also happy to distribute posters for online and offline use. Please send an email to asa.corneliusson@gov.se if you would be interested in receiving posters.

Important Dates:

April 30–May 10: The first jury meeting in Sweden with the external jury takes place at the end of April, after which the embassies inform the candidates if they have moved on to the next step and ask them to briefly answer some additional questions.

May 22 (approx.): The Embassy is informed by the Raoul Wallenberg Academy of who has been selected. The Embassy in Ottawa informs the Canadian recipient.

August 25 (approx.): The recipient arrives in Stockholm.

August 27: Raoul Wallenberg Day and Award Ceremony.

August 28 (approx.): Return journey.

Visit Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) for more information.

Zonta Club of Ottawa - This club offers 2 scholarships to young women: the Young Women in Public Affairs Award and the Jean M. Coon Award.  Applications are due by March 15, 2025 and more information and the application can be found here. 

There are 25 bursaries available - each valued at $6,000. The funds can be used to cover the cost of tuition and related expenses such as books, supplies or living expenses. The bursaries are intended for students who can demonstrate financial need, and whose financial need may make it difficult for them to access post-secondary education. Students must be the first generation in their family to attend post-secondary education.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible to apply, students must:

• Be a Canadian citizen, or permanent resident or Protected Person in Canada

• Demonstrate financial need

• Have completed high school level education (or equivalent), by Fall 2023

• Be accepted to a post-secondary program at an eligible institution in Canada, attending Fall 2023

• Be the first generation in their family to attend post-secondary education*

*First generation post-secondary education students are students whose parents did not attend post-secondary education (i.e. did not attend either college or university).

For more information, please visit their website.

An education scholarship, valued at $1,800, open to High School students graduating in 2023 and then going on to university, college, or a higher institution of learning that provides programs of at least two years or more. Students applying for the scholarship must graduate from high school with grades averaging between 60%-79% for Grades 11 and 12 combined.

Applications close May 1, 2024  and the full application form is available here.

For more information, please visit their website.

The Schulich Leader Scholarships 2025 nomination deadline is January 29, 2025.

1. Enrolling in a STEM program (Technology, Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Business, Applied Scientific Research)

2. Academic excellence

3. Leadership, charisma and creativity (strong consideration given to those with financial need)

4. Entrepreneurial-minded

A scholarship of $80,000-$100,000 will be awarded to up to 100 students across the country, who plan to attend one of their 20 partner universities.

For more information check out the following info found here: website.

• Graduating with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma

• Entering a full-time program at at St. Lawrence College during the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 academic years. Please note that program start dates may begin at any point in either academic year during the fall, winter, or spring/summer semesters.

• Considerations of academic achievement, special achievement, community citizenship and/or a variety of other qualities found in the Catholic Graduate Expectations

"More information can be found on their Website " 

This is a $1000 award presented to an outstanding Ontario HS Graduate who is pursuing an animation related degree at an accredited Ontario college and demonstrating a commitment to academics. Must be an Ontario Resident.

Submission Requirements:

• Application form

• Essay discussing interest in animation, personal attributes and professional ambition

• Recommendation letter from a teacher

• Copy of acceptance letter from on Ontario college animation program

• 2-3 samples of artistic ability

More information can be found on their Website