50 students awarded largest Canadian undergraduate scholarship for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

Schulich Leader Scholarships (CNW Group/Schulich Leader Scholarships)

– Announcing the 2017 Schulich Leaders, receiving up to $100,000 each –

TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2017 /CNW/ - The 2017 class of Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients are off to university this Fall. Now in its sixth year, this scholarship program encourages high school graduates to embrace STEM disciplines in their future careers.

This year, more than 1,300 high schools and Cégeps across Canada participated in the program. Since inception, 270 students have received this celebrated award.

Two scholarship recipients are selected at each of the 20 participating universities, with five of these universities receiving an additional two scholarships for attracting the most applications. Twenty-five undergraduate scholarships, valued at $100,000, are given out to students pursuing Engineering degrees. The other 25 scholarships, valued at $80,000, are reserved for students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology or Math.  

The 2017 Schulich Leaders are:
First Name	Last Name	University	Home City	Home Province
Alina	Arvisais	University of Waterloo	Canmore	Alberta
Cameron	Bardell	University of Waterloo	Belleville	Ontario
Mickey	Dang	University of Waterloo	Mississauga	Ontario
Emma	Lozhkin	University of Waterloo	Toronto	Ontario
Aidan	Aird	University of Toronto	Markham	Ontario
Andres	Lombo	University of Toronto	Oakville	Ontario
Carl	Pinter	University of Toronto	Moose Jaw	Saskatchewan
Jack	Stanley	University of Toronto	Victoria	British Columbia
Jomanah	Chahrour	McMaster University	Windsor	Ontario
Sam	Crawford	McMaster University	Hensall	Ontario
Joshua	Guinness	McMaster University	Toronto	Ontario
Nicole	Wong	McMaster University	Scarborough	Ontario
Laure	Halabi	Queen's University	Whitby	Ontario
Jacob	Meadus	Queen's University	Paradise	Newfoundland
Ryley	Molloy	Queen's University	Lindsay	Ontario
Johann	Sapim	Queen's University	Brampton	Ontario
Miranda	Andersen	University of British Columbia	Belcarra	British Columbia
Gibson	Clark	University of British Columbia	Nanoose Bay	British Columbia
Ali	Janjiana	University of British Columbia	Surrey	British Columbia
Andrew	Tong	University of British Columbia	Richmond	British Columbia
Luke	Ingratta	Western University	Strathroy	Ontario
Joy	Shah	Western University	Corunna	Ontario
Iva	Demirova	McGill University	New Westminster	British Columbia
Katherine	Sirois	McGill University	Boucherville	Québec
Natasha	Danha	University of Alberta	Edmonton	Alberta
Sean	Sander	University of Alberta	Lethbridge	Alberta
Susie	O'Brien	University of Ottawa	Corner Brook	Newfoundland
Denis	Qeska	University of Ottawa	Toronto	Ontario
Saba	Askari Jafar Abadi	University of Victoria	North Vancouver	British Columbia
Helen	Spry	University of Victoria	Honeymoon Bay	British Columbia
Heide	Adham	University of Calgary	Grande Prairie	Alberta
Ethan	Rigby	University of Calgary	Arva	Ontario
Kate	Arpin	Dalhousie University	Ashburn	Ontario
Brad	Jones	Dalhousie University	Milton Highlands	Nova Scotia
Basil	Giannopoulos	Simon Fraser University	Coquitlam	British Columbia
Jasmine	Rai	Simon Fraser University	Surrey	British Columbia
Madeleine	Crawford	University of New Brunswick	Cornwall	Prince Edward Island
Nathan	McNally	University of New Brunswick	Wolfville	Nova Scotia
Kinga	Nolan	University of Saskatchewan	Calgary	Alberta
Regan	Wilson	University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Jessica	Blatta	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Zack	Rooney	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Fall River	Nova Scotia
Kezia	Johnson	York University	Toronto	Ontario
Nathan	Stachow	York University	Bowmanville	Ontario
Bailey	Paziuk	University of Manitoba	Ste. Rose	Manitoba
Shayna	Timmerman	University of Manitoba	Rathwell	Manitoba
Stefan	Horoi	Université de Montréal	Laval	Québec
Frédéric	Larocque	Université de Montréal	Rimouski	Québec
Nicolas	Fillion	Laval University	Saint-Sauveur	Québec
Gabrielle	Martineau	Laval University	Blainville	Québec

"Schulich Leader scholarship recipients are the best and brightest STEM students in Canada," says Schulich. "I truly believe that many of these students will make great contributions to society, both on a national and global scale. With their university expenses covered, they can focus their time on their studies, research projects, extracurriculars, and entrepreneurial ventures. They are the next generation of technology innovators."

Each year, every Canadian high school and Cégep can submit their Schulich Leader Nominee based on their student excelling in STEM subjects and demonstrating at least two of the following attributes: academic excellence, leadership and financial need.  Universities then select their recipients from the Nominees that apply to their school. Nominations for the 2018 program will be accepted starting in September 2018.

About Schulich Leader Scholarships
Schulich Leader Scholarships are prestigious entrance scholarships awarded to high school graduates enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate program at participating universities in Canada and Israel. Recognizing the increasing importance and impact that STEM disciplines will have on the prosperity of future generations, businessman and philanthropist Seymour Schulich established this $100 million scholarship fund in 2011 to encourage our best and brightest students to become the next pioneers of global scientific research and innovation.

This program awards 100 scholarships annually, valued at more than $7million.  High schools across the country put forth more than 1,300 Schulich Leader Nominees who were vying for 50 Canadian scholarships. Schulich Leaders can devote their full time and attention to their studies, as all of their financial needs are covered over the course of their degree. Canada's highest potential students are winning these scholarships and will make remarkable contributions to society.

SOURCE Schulich Leader Scholarships

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