The RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Black Youth is awarded to 20 students who self-identify as Black each academic year, and is valued at up to $10,000 each.

Offering a wide range of awards, the Black Business and Professional Association works to assist students currently enrolled in high school or post-secondary education, between the ages of 17 and 30, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

These Black Foundation of Community Networks scholarships, for Black students graduating from high school with plans to attend any Canadian post-secondary institution (either full-time or part-time), are designed to reward community involvement and leadership qualities for those who demonstrate financial need.

Members of the Canadian Black community are eligible for scholarships from the Black Education Fund. You can get $1,000 for every year of your post-secondary studies, for a maximum of 4 years, by attending any college, university or trade school in the country.

The RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth is awarded to 20 Indigenous, Inuit and/or Métis students each academic year, and is valued at up to $10,000 each.

TD Bank, in partnership with AFOA Canada, offers annual scholarships for 25 Indigenous students worth up to $60,000 over 4 years. Funds are allocated as follows:

• $10,000 for tuition each year
• $5,000 for living expenses each year
  • Employment opportunities at TD between years of study (summer) or full-time upon graduation

Indspire offers scholarships and bursaries to Indigenous, First Nations and Métis students to help with their education. Their Building Brighter Futures (BBF) program has provided over $248 million in financial support through more than 75,000 bursaries, scholarships and awards.

AFOA Canada’s Nutrien Indigenous Youth Financial Management Award is given to 3 students from across Canada each year, valued at $5,000. Students must be in grade 11 or 12 with plans of entering a post-secondary finance, management, commerce or accounting program. (Other related fields may also be accepted)

Stantec, a sustainable engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firm, offers 10 paid internships to BIPOC students with demonstrated financial need. Along with scholarships valued from $1,500-$10,000, this is a great option for students pursuing further education in a STEM field.

The Lester B. Pearson International Student Scholarship is only awarded to high school students applying to or attending the University of Toronto. Recognizing the academic achievement, creativity and school leadership of international students studying at Canadian high schools, special attention is given to applicants who demonstrate the “future potential to contribute positively to the global community.”

Mohawk College has a wide array of awards, scholarships and bursaries for all students applying to or attending their school. Explore Mohawk’s “Featured Awards” specifically for newcomers. These include:

• The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship
• The Ontario-Ukraine Solidarity Scholarship
• The Ontario First Generation Bursary

Bursaries offered to students from the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation are open to citizens, permanent residents and Protected Persons. They are awarded annually to over 500 students between the ages of 17 and 29 who are experiencing financial need and demonstrate a commitment to improving their communities.

Students who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community with demonstrated financial need, attending or accepted to any post-secondary institution in Ontario for the first time, are eligible for the Bill 7 Award.

Search by school for offered awards presented in association with the Lambda Foundation. The University of Victoria’s Candis Graham Writing Scholarship for students entering the Department of Writing and Concordia University’s Lambda Scholarship Tuition Award for students active in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community are just a few.

The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto has awards for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and for those who have demonstrated activism, leadership and/or advocacy within it, both in Canada and abroad.

Students who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ and are thinking about a career in law enforcement can be considered for the Out on Patrol Scholarship. You must be within the ages of 17-25 years old and enrolled or accepted to a full-time post-secondary program. There are 3 scholarships awarded per year valued at $4,250 each.

Canadian Hearing Services offers national scholarships for deaf and hard of hearing students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of at least 17 years of age. Scholarships are flexible, meaning they can be applied to tuition, residence and/or accessibility services costs.

• For Full-time Students – $3,000
• For Part-time Students – $1,000

CNIB Post-Secondary Scholarships and Bursaries serve students who are blind or have low vision (20/70 or worse and/or a visual field of 20 degrees or less). You are eligible if pursuing a degree, diploma, skilled trades certificate or apprenticeship.

Not only can students with autism access financial assistance, but so can those entering their first year of post-secondary education who have a sibling or parent on the spectrum through Autism Ontario.

The Rick & Amanda Hansen Scholarship for Youth with Disabilities awards a minimum of 3 students scholarships of up to $10,000 each year throughout their degree. They serve students with diverse abilities, as defined as a “functional limitation” that disrupts participation in post-secondary education.

Continue searching with the Transition Resource Guide! The TRG works specifically to simplify the transition out of high school for students with learning exceptionalities. Search by ability, location or application deadline.

The Ontario First Generation Bursary provides financial assistance to first generation students attending any publicly-funded college or university in the province. The amount of aid you will receive is determined by your chosen school, typically ranging from between $1,000-$3,500.

For first generation students entering studies for their first post-secondary degree at the University of Toronto. Applicants to the Ontario First Generation Grant must be able to confirm their parents have never participated in post-secondary studies anywhere in the world on either a full-time or part-time basis.

The Feeny-Tomkins First Generation Academic Grant is a new offering from McMaster University designed to support undergraduate students in any field of study through their entire degree. Contact McMaster directly for more information and application support.

Explore the lists of national and international scholarships available to female students entering the science, technology, engineering or math fields from the Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWiE).

Scholarships include:

• De Beers Group Scholarships for Canadian Women
• Hydro One Awards

FIRST Canada is looking for one female student each year who demonstrates a deep dedication to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM to receive their Canadian Women in STEM Scholarship. The recipient will be awarded $10,000 to contribute to the financing of their STEM education.

There are up to 10 Canadian Industrial Leadership Awards given out per year valued at $6,000 each. For women enrolled in STEM programs in a college or university anywhere in Canada, these awards also come with paid internships at one of CILA’s partner organizations, including Thales and Babcock Canada. The opportunity for full-time employment at one of these firms upon graduation also applies.

Female identifying students enrolling full-time in the first term of an eligible trades program at Fanshawe College can apply for the Dr. Leonard Reeves Entrance Award for Women in Skilled Trades based on their length of study.

• 1 Year Certificate
  • $2,500 tuition payment per academic term
• 2 Year Diploma
  • $2,500 tuition payment per academic term

WTS International works to advance the role of women in the transportation sector. With the WTS Southwest Ontario Scholarship, you may be eligible to qualify for $3,000 by being registered full-time at a post-secondary institution in the Kitchener/Waterloo, Guelph, London, Windsor or Hamilton area.