Schulich Leader Scholarship (York University)

One of Canada's largest undergraduate STEM scholarships: $100,000 to $120,000 for a graduating high school student starting a STEM degree at York University or another partner university. Your high school must nominate you by January 27, 2027.

Type
Scholarships
Deadline
January 27, 2027
Where
Toronto
Posted
September 6, 2026
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About this opportunity

The Schulich Leader Scholarship is one of Canada's largest undergraduate STEM scholarship opportunities!

Check out the eligibility requirements and application process below, and don't forget to keep an eye on important deadlines!

Key details

  • What it is: 100 Schulich Leader Scholarships are awarded each year to graduating high school students entering a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) undergraduate program at one of 20 partner universities, including York University.
  • Value: $120,000 for engineering, or $100,000 for science, technology or math.
  • Who can apply: graduating high school students with an entrepreneurial mindset who plan to study STEM. Each high school in Canada can nominate one student.
  • How it works: ask your school's guidance office about being nominated. Your high school submits its nominee by January 27, 2027, and nominees then submit their scholarship application by February 17, 2027. Universities make offers from March 8 to June 15, 2027.
  • Where to apply: schulichleaders.com

Written by Elizabeth Zaika for Opportunify

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