The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Foundation offers students the opportunity to apply for scholarships valuing between $2,500 and $6,000. The scholarships are intended to help support their post-secondary education in transportation-related studies.
The TAC Foundation is also pleased to offer students the opportunity to apply for paid summer internship positions offering on-the-job training with transportation employers across Canada.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
- Terms
All applicants:
- Must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents;
- Must be enrolled at a post-secondary institution (university or college) in an academic program related to, and hope to pursue a career in, the planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance and program management of road and highway infrastructure and urban transportation. This includes, but isn’t limited to: civil and transportation engineering.
College/CEGEP student and university undergraduate applicants:
- Must be enrolled in at least two semesters of full-time studies from September 2025 through August 2026, and have completed at least 50% of their current degree by September 2025.
- Note: Co-op semesters administered through post secondary institutions may be used towards this requirement
University graduate student applicants:
- Must be admissible to or enrolled in a full-time transportation-related graduate (masters or doctorate) program in a transportation-related discipline.
- Must complete at least two semesters of full-time studies from September 2025 through August 2026.
Application and Reference forms can be found here.
Applicants will need an official copy of their current transcript and an updated résumé.
The scholarships are competitive and based on the applicant’s specific transportation goals, academic record and transportation-related activities or job skills.
Scholarships applications are reviewed and scored April-May, and finalists will be contacted to confirm availability in June. Applicants will be contacted with results and winners will be announced in July-August.
Students may only be awarded one (1) TAC Foundation scholarship at each stage of their education (community college, university undergraduate, graduate).
Recipients may apply for and receive scholarships from other sources.
All applicants agree, by submission of their application, to publication of personal data (such as name, educational institution, amount of award, focus of research and other related information) in TAC or TAC Foundation publications, including but not limited to TAC News, TAC’s website, as well as announcements during TAC and Foundation events.
For additional information or questions, contact foundation@tac-atc.ca.