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EDC

EDC Indigenous 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 Indigenous Community Leader Scholarship is available to Indigenous students (First Nations status or non-status, Métis, or Inuit) pursuing studies at a Canadian college, university, or cégep.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The value of the scholarship is $5,000.

Eligibility

  • Be able to provide your SIN (Social Insurance Number) for tax purposes.
  • Be a First Nations (status and non-status), Inuit or Métis student.

Be pursuing post-secondary studies at a Canadian college, university, or cégep for the 2023-2024 academic year 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 Indigenous Peoples.

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

  • Demonstrate commitment to the advancement of Indigenous communities in Canada or abroad through work experience, community support, volunteering, and/or extra-curriculars.

Assets:

  • Recipient of awards or honours.
  • If you speak or are pursuing studies of Indigenous language(s), that is considered an asset.

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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