Deadline: 31 January 2025
The Mensa Canada Scholarship Programme wishes to reward students who follow through with their career strategy.
Funding Information
- By writing your career plan and describing the means you undertake to achieve your goals, you may earn a scholarship of $1,000 – $2,500.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants enrolled in a full-time program at a Canadian post-secondary institution, accredited by the applicable provincial Ministry of Education, during the 2024 – 2025 academic year.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
- Essays may be written either in English or in French. Only one essay is accepted per applicant.
Application Requirements
- Write an essay describing your career goals in 250 words or less.
- Your essay should describe specific goals (academic, vocational, or career), and should contain explicit ideas and information.
- Your essay should include your course of study, which year/level you are in, and the post-secondary institution which you are attending during the 2024 – 2025 academic year.
- Describe any steps you have taken, relevant experience gained (e.g., paid or volunteer jobs, classes, honours, offices, organizations) and any difficulties you have overcome in the pursuit of your goal. State the steps by which you intend to achieve your goal.
- The essay text must not contain any form of your identity, such as your name or links to your personal blog.
- Applications must be sent using the form link. Essays received by any other means (e.g., links to web pages, by mail, or by fax) are automatically disqualified.
- Only one submission per applicant.
For more information, visit Mensa Canada.
