Schulich Leader Scholarships are Canada’s most coveted undergraduate STEM scholarships.
As a person with financial need growing up, Seymour Schulich was fortunate to receive a life-changing scholarship to attend McGill University’s first-ever MBA class in 1965. He attributes much of his success to his education and now he’s paying it forward to the next generation.
One hundred scholarships are awarded to entrepreneurial-minded high school graduates enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math program at 20 partner universities across Canada. Half are valued at $120,000 for engineering scholarships and half are valued at $100,000 for science and math scholarships.
Every high school in Canada can nominate one graduating student each year to apply for the scholarship. Cégeps may nominate up to four students.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
- Terms
A Schulich Leader Nominee represents the top entrepreneurial-minded STEM student in your graduating class and in turn becomes eligible to win a $120,000 or $100,000 scholarship.
This dynamic student demonstrates:
- Academic excellence, AND
- Entrepreneurial mindset (demonstrating leadership, charisma and creativity)
Strong consideration will be given to students with financial need.
Student eligibility criteria:
- Graduating high school or cégep in Canada in the 2024/2025 academic year
- Canadian citizen
- Plan to enroll in an eligible STEM program at one of our 20 partner universities (view eligible programs at schulichleaders.com/universities)
- Meet the following criteria:
- Academic excellence
- Entrepreneurial-minded (exhibiting leadership, charisma and creativity)
- Strong consideration will be given to students with financial need
- Intend to pursue a career in one or more of the following focus areas: Technology; Engineering; Entrepreneurship and business enterprise; Applied scientific research.
The application process to become a Schulich Leader and receive the scholarship is as follows:
1. High school / cégep publicizes this opportunity to their student body
2. High school / cégep selects one student to be their Schulich Leader Nominee (cégeps may select up to four Nominees)
3. Nominee completes a separate Schulich Leader scholarship application
4. Universities review applications and select their scholarship recipients
All applications are submitted electronically. The link to access the nomination form is only available upon request by the high school / cégep.
Nomination deadline: January 29, 2025
Schulich Leader scholarship application deadline: February 19, 2025
Universities review applications and make offers (March 7 – June 15, 2025)
They are NOT considering students who:
- Focus on activism (environmental/political/social)
- 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