Are you a student who received services at an EKO member organization? If you’ll be studying at a college, university, Indigenous institute or career training program in the fall, EKO wants to support your education and career goals. They’re offering eight scholarships of $3,000 each, including an exclusive award for self-identified Indigenous, First Nations and Métis students.
Post-secondary education is an important element for achieving independence, yet people with disabilities are less likely to attend and complete post-secondary education than those without disabilities. The hope is that the EKO Award helps more students with disabilities achieve the life they want through post-secondary and graduate education.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
You can apply for the Empowered Kids Ontario Scholarship if you’ve received services from one of Empowered Kids Ontario member organizations.
You must be nearing completion or have completed your secondary education and will enroll/continue enrollment in the next academic year in an accredited certificate or degree-granting program at the post-secondary or graduate level from a:
- college, university or Indigenous Institute
- continuing education program
- traditional knowledge program
- vocational-technical school or arts training program
You must be a:
- Canadian citizen
- Canadian First Nations, Métis, and Inuit youth are eligible for any of the six awards, including the EKO Scholarship for Indigenous students
- Permanent resident/landed immigrant
- Convention refugee
- Protected person living in Canada, as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
If you’ve applied before you are invited to apply again this year. Those who have already been named an EKO Scholar are no longer eligible.
In order to apply for the EKO Scholarship, you’ll need to submit:
- A completed EKO Scholarship application
- A letter from the EKO member organization verifying you’ve received services
- Two letters of recommendation from people who know you well that include:
- How the supporter knows you
- Why the supporter believes you deserve the EKO Scholarship
- How the scholarship will benefit you
- Applicants are asked to describe themselves. Applicants can submit an original essay up to 750 words, OR submit a creative project—a video, short story, visual artwork, music composition, recorded performance—use any medium which best allows you to express yourself. More information is available on the application website.
Visit the application page to apply.
The Selection Committee considers each applicant’s interest in the scholarship, and the applicant’s educational and personal goals.
All applications are carefully reviewed and considered by the Selection Committee and the EKO Board of Directors. Applicants will be notified shortly after the final decision is made.
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