TD Scholarships for Community Leadership

Community heroes do good work because they are inspired to, not for the recognition Unique in Canada, the TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are designed to recognize the achievements of youth who are making a difference and help them realize their educational goals. After all, today’s community-minded students are tomorrow’s leaders.

Have you made your community a better place? Then we want to hear from you. You may qualify for one of our Community Scholarships.

What are the TD Scholarships? Twenty TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are awarded to students in their last year of high school or CEGEP (in Quebec) who have demonstrated leadership in improving their community. Each scholarship has a value of up to $70,000 and includes:

• Up to $10,000 for tuition per year
• $7,500 a year for living expenses

Helping you build connections But that’s not all. These scholarships also help you make connections that could last a lifetime, including:

• Offers paid summer employment
• Mentorship opportunities
• Annual gatherings, networking opportunities and more

What is “community leadership”? We’re interested in hearing from students who have demonstrated consistent and outstanding dedication to solving a community problem or making their community a better place. For example, you may be cleaning up the environment, promoting social justice, or fighting child poverty. Check out what some of the past scholarship recipients have done to improve their community.

How are the winners chosen? We carefully review all applications, taking into consideration not only each applicant’s contributions to the community but also their personal circumstances and any special challenges they may have faced along the way.

We then select up to 80 finalists from across five regions:

• Atlantic Canada
• Quebec
• Ontario
• Prairie Provinces/Northwest Territories/Nunavut
• British Columbia/Yukon

Regional selection panels (made up of prominent community members) then interview the finalists. Each region will have at least two scholarship recipients and 20 scholarships will be awarded across Canada (provided there are qualified applicants)

There are two ways to apply TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are open to students across Canada who are in their final year of high school or CEGEP (in Quebec); have a minimum overall grade average of 75% in their most recently completed school year and have demonstrated community leadership.

Read the terms and conditions›

1. Apply online›
(All supporting documents still need to be sent via registered mail)

2. Download the Application›

• Mail your completed application
  Include all of your supporting documents and ensure that your application is received by December 6th, 2013. All applications and correspondence should be sent by registered mail to:
  
  Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Ref: TD Scholarships for Community Leadership 350 Albert Street, Suite 600 Ottawa, ON K1R 1B1