50 students awarded Canada's largest scholarship for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

– Prestigious $100,000 scholarships to fund undergraduate studies –

TORONTO, June 20, 2018 /CNW/ - We are pleased to announce the seventh cohort of Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients.

Out of a pool of 350,000 potential candidates, 1,400 students were nominated, of which 50 received this celebrated award.

Of the 50 recipients, 25 are pursuing an engineering degree and 25 are pursuing a science, technology or mathematics degree at our 20 Canadian partner universities.

The 2018 Schulich Leaders are:

First Name	Last Name	University	Home City	Home Province
David	Gu	University of Waterloo	Richmond Hill	Ontario
Atif	Mahmud	University of Waterloo	Kitchener	Ontario
Advait	Maybhate	University of Waterloo	Waterloo	Ontario
Robin	Wen	University of Waterloo	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Daniel	Hoogsteen	University of Toronto	Burlington	Ontario
Markus	Kunej	University of Toronto	Brantford	Ontario
Sidrah	Rana	University of Toronto	Mississauga	Ontario
Eli	Scott	University of Toronto	Renfrew	Ontario
Julia	Azzi	McMaster University	Ottawa	Ontario
Shannon	Buck	McMaster University	Hamilton	Ontario
Emelyn	Kupinski	McMaster University	London	Ontario
Nikola	Petrevski	McMaster University	Ajax	Ontario
Emily	Cross	University of British Columbia	Thunder Bay	Ontario
Ronin	Cunningham	University of British Columbia	North Vancouver	British Columbia
Rebecca	Lim	University of British Columbia	Surrey	British Columbia
Mateo	Pekic	University of British Columbia	Vancouver	British Columbia
Angela	Choi	Queen's University	Fredericton	New Brunswick
Sonal	Gupta	Queen's University	Kingston	Ontario
Sophia	Ludovice	Queen's University	Bedford	Nova Scotia
Peter	Matthews	Queen's University	Petrolia	Ontario
Ryan	Harlen	Western University	Stoney Creek	Ontario
Tony	Xu	Western University	Toronto	Ontario
Gillian	Besko	University of Alberta	Howden	Manitoba
Anoushka	Gaekwad	University of Alberta	Medicine Hat	Alberta
Miasya	Bulger	McGill University	Ottawa	Ontario
Raphael	Hotter	McGill University	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	Quebec
Roslin	Chen	University of Ottawa	Thorold	Ontario
Angelica	Paynter	University of Ottawa	Kemptville	Ontario
Spencer	Hancock	University of Victoria	Coombs	British Columbia
Karlee	Zaruk	University of Victoria	Victoria	British Columbia
Maria	Baclig	University of Calgary	Edmonton	Alberta
Rylan	Marianchuk	University of Calgary	Humboldt	Saskatchewan
Anna	Minarik	Dalhousie University	Edmonton	Alberta
Kayla	Thomson	Dalhousie University	Kentville	Nova Scotia
Antonia	Kowalewski	Simon Fraser University	Victoria	British Columbia
Bradley	Schellenberg	Simon Fraser University	Surrey	British Columbia
Michael	Kehler	University of Manitoba	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Alex	Kitt	University of Manitoba	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Katrina	Carver	York University	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Jack	Wawrow	York University	Windsor	Ontario
Gaia	Noseworthy	University of New Brunswick	Lewisporte	Newfoundland
Anna	Postill	University of New Brunswick	Toronto	Ontario
Vaidehee	Lanke	University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Joel	Pollak	University of Saskatchewan	New Hamburg	Ontario
Alex	Janes	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Portugal Cove-St. Philip's	Newfoundland
Callie	Melindy	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Lumsden	Newfoundland
Vlad	Drelciuc	Université de Montréal	Laval	Quebec
Robin	Legault	Université de Montréal	Coteau-du-Lac	Quebec
Marie-Laure	Filion	Laval University	Quebec	Quebec
Monica	Gagnier	Laval University	Embrun	Ontario

"Schulich Leader Scholarships are the largest STEM scholarships in Canada. With 50 outstanding students selected each year from across Canada, this group represents the best and brightest Canada has to offer," says program founder Seymour Schulich. "These students 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, extracurricular, and entrepreneurial ventures. They are the next generation of technology innovators."

About Schulich Leader Scholarships Canada

Schulich Leader Scholarships are prestigious entrance scholarships awarded to 50 high school graduates enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate program at 20 partner universities in Canada. Each year, every high school in Canada can submit one Schulich Leader Nominee based on academic excellence in STEM, entrepreneurial leadership and financial need. 

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 become the next pioneers of global scientific research and innovation.

SOURCE Schulich Leader Scholarships

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