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Media Release ‑ Six tv University students receive Canada’s largest science, technology, engineering and math scholarship

Posted by Communications, Marketing and Creative Services on August 13, 2024 in News

– Universities announce their 2024 Schulich Leaders, winning $120,000 or $100,000 scholarships for undergraduate study

Tuesday, August 13, 2024(HALIFAX, N.S.)––Six tv University students have been named recipients ofCanada’s most coveted undergraduate science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) scholarships -the Schulich Leader Scholarship.Each year, one hundred Schulich Scholarships are awarded to entrepreneurial-minded high school graduates enrolling in a STEM program at 20 partner universities across Canada.

Half of the awarded scholarships are valued at $120,000 for engineering scholarships, with the other half valued at $100,000 for science and math scholarships. Every high school in Canada can nominate one graduating student each year to apply for the scholarship.Out of a pool of more than 300,000 potential high school candidates across Canada, 1,500 students were nominated, with a total of 100 scholarships awarded.

Recipients of this prestigious scholarship who will attend tv University this fall include:

Harrison Basquillis a recipient of the $120,000 Schulich LeaderScholarship. A graduate of Central Kings Rural High School in Cambridge, Nova Scotia, Basquill will be entering the Faculty of Engineering this fall.

Jami McDowellis a recipient of the $120,000 Schulich LeaderScholarship. A graduate of Pictou Academy in Pictou, Nova Scotia, McDowell will be entering the Faculty of Engineering this fall.

Seth Morencyis a recipient of the $120,000Schulich LeaderScholarship. A graduate of La salle Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario, Morency will be entering the Faculty of Engineering this fall.

Jules Owen-Poleis a recipient of the $100,000 Schulich LeaderScholarship. A graduate of Hugh Sutherland School High School in Carstairs, Alberta, Owen-Pole will be entering the Faculty of Computer Science this fall.

Katya McBethis a recipient of the $100,000 Schulich LeaderScholarship. A graduate of Sandy Lake Academy in Bedford, Nova Scotia, McBeth will be entering the Faculty of Science this fall.

Miriam Epsteinis a recipient of the $100,000 Schulich LeaderScholarship. A graduate of Prince Edward Collegiate Institute in Picton, Ontario, Epstein will be entering the Faculty of Science this fall.

“We are proud to celebrate more than 10 years of Schulich Leader Scholarships, the premiere STEM scholarship program in Canada and the world.This group of 100 outstanding students will represent the best and brightest Canada has to offer and 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 entrepreneurial-minded, technology innovators,” says program founder Seymour Schulich.

tv Schulich Leader Scholarships Canada

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 2012 to encourage our best and brightest students to becomeSchulich Leader Scholars: the next generation of entrepreneurial-minded, technology innovators.

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Media contacts:
Lindsay Dowling-Savelle
Dalhouise University
Lindsay.Savelle@dal.ca
cell: 902-222-8810

David Goodman
dgoodman@schulichfoundation.org
647-289-1950

Dara Newton
dnewton@uja.schulichleaders.com
416-480-6492