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EDC

EDC Black Community Leader Scholarship

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Multiple disciplines
Disciplines
5000 CAD
Grant
Canada
Location
01 Mar 2025
Application deadline

About

As part of the Youth Education Program, EDC provides up to 20 scholarships a year to international business post-secondary students at Canadian universities and colleges, and 7 scholarships to post-secondary students representing the next generation of community champions from a diversity of backgrounds. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

$5,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

EDC Black Community Leader Scholarship is available to Black students pursuing studies at a Canadian college, university, or cégep.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarships is worth $5,000.

Eligibility

  • Be able to provide your SIN (Social Insurance Number) for tax purposes.
  • Be a member of the Black community.

Be pursuing post-secondary studies at a Canadian college, university, or cégep in a field related to EDC’s work, including one of the following:

  • Business and finance (international business, economics, sustainability, statistics, finance, investments, mathematics).
  • Operations and administration (operations, commerce, human resources, accounting, communications, project management, information management, data analytics, digital design, graphic design, legal).
  • Information technology (computer science, software engineering/development, network engineering, business analysis, data analytics, cybersecurity).
  • A field related to the support of the Black community in Canada or abroad.

Have a strong academic standing (minimum 70% cumulative average).

  • Demonstrate involvement in organizations or causes that are important to the Black community in Canada or abroad.

Assets:

  • Be a recipient of honours, awards or recognition.
  • Display involvement in non-profit community, volunteering, and extra curricular activities.
  • Speak multiple languages.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Multiple disciplines

Locations

Canada

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

01 Mar 2025

If at that time you would like to apply, here’s how :

Complete the online application in the careers portal, under “Search jobs”. The application process ends in late February. Scholarships are awarded in the spring, and issued in the fall at the start of each academic year.

Please note, you must apply electronically: they cannot accept documents by mail, email or fax.

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