The Schulich Leader Scholarships is a Canadian and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i undergraduate award program that provides scholarships for students enrolled in STEM areas of study. Established in 2011 following a $100 million gift from Canadian businessman and philanthropist
Seymour Schulich
Seymour Schulich, OC ( , born January 6, 1940) is a Canadian businessman, investor, author, and philanthropist.
Biography
Schulich was raised in a Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec. and co-administered by the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, the program was initiated with the goal of producing STEM leaders to strengthen the economic competitiveness of Canada and Israel. In the inaugural year, 977 high schools and CÉGEPs across Canada put forward a nominee to compete in the annual award competition. In 2015, 1,250 students were nominated, fifty of whom were selected for the scholarship by one of the twenty participating universities.
Selection process
Canada
In Canada, all secondary schools may submit a single nominee for the award each year, with the exception of CÉGEPs in Québec, which may submit four. To be eligible for the scholarship, nominees must be entrepreneurial-minded and meet two out of three criteria: outstanding community, business or entrepreneurial leadership; academic excellence; and/or financial need.
Choosing from the pool of nominees who have applied to their institution, each of twenty participating universities select two students to become Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients - one student pursuing undergraduate studies in
engineering
Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...
receives a scholarship valued at $100,000 CAD, while the second scholarship, allocated to a student in one of the other three STEM disciplines, has a $80,000 CAD value. The five university partners that attract the most Nominee applications by deadline are provided an additional eight scholarships to offer: four towards engineering and four towards science and mathematics.
Israel
In addition to the Canadian program, Schulich Leader Scholarships is being carried out at five participating universities in Israel.
In Israel, nominees are evaluated based on similar attributes: leadership and volunteerism, academic standing, and financial need.
Each university selects ten Schulich Leaders annually: five engineer-based Leaders and five science, technology or mathematics-based Leaders.SchulichLeaders.com http://www.schulichleaders.co.il/frequently-asked-questions, 2014-11-19
Universities and ''Schulich Leaders''
The following university partners distribute Schulich Leader Scholarships: