50 students awarded largest Canadian undergraduate scholarship for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

– Announcing the 2016 Schulich Leaders, receiving up to $80,000 each –

TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2016 /CNW/ - The 2016 class of Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients are heading off to university this Fall. Now in its fifth year, this scholarship program encourages high school graduates to embrace STEM disciplines in their future careers.

This year 1,500 high schools and Cégeps across Canada participated in the program - a new record! Since inception, 220 students have received this celebrated award.

Two scholarship recipients are selected at each of the 20 participating universities, with five of these universities receiving an additional two scholarships for attracting the most applications. Twenty-five undergraduate scholarships, valued at $80,000, are given out to students pursuing Engineering degrees. The other 25 scholarships, valued at $60,000, are reserved for students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology or Math.  

The 2016 Schulich Leaders are:
First Name	Last Name	University	Home City	Home Province
Mackenzie	Collins	University of Waterloo	Bay Roberts	Newfoundland
Colin	Daly	University of Waterloo	Hamilton	Ontario
Emma	Paynter	University of Waterloo	Albany	Prince Edward Island
Kyne	Santos	University of Waterloo	Kitchener	Ontario
Sabrina	Cruz	University of Toronto	Ajax	Ontario
Kevin	Han	University of Toronto	Burlington	Ontario
Haleema	Khan	University of Toronto	Niagara Falls	Ontario
James	Xu	University of Toronto	Aurora	Ontario
Behrad	Dehnadi	McMaster University	Toronto	Ontario
Kaylie	Lau	McMaster University	Toronto	Ontario
Emma	Mogus	McMaster University	Oakville	Ontario
Erin	Puersten	McMaster University	Hampton	Ontario
Becky	Balcom	Queen's University	Wolfville	Nova Scotia
Isabel	Hazan	Queen's University	Toronto	Ontario
Jessie	Payne	Queen's University	Bayfield	Ontario
Jaedyn	Smith	Queen's University	Whitehorse	Yukon
Amelia	Carver	Western University	Mississauga	Ontario
Linda	Guo	Western University	Fort McMurray	Alberta
Sandra	Sabongui	Western University	Richmond Hill	Ontario
Lovdeep	Singh	Western University	Surrey	British Columbia
Noah	Tajwar	University of British Columbia	Port Coquitlam	British Columbia
Lasya	Vankayala	University of British Columbia	Burnaby	British Columbia
Abtin	Ameri	McGill University	Toronto	Ontario
Mana	Moshkforoush	McGill University	Prince George	British Columbia
Tyler	Dacosta	University of Ottawa	Timmins	Ontario
Maria	Park	University of Ottawa	Corner Brook	Newfoundland
Sheldon	Cannon	University of Alberta	KINDERSLEY	Saskatchewan
Ben	Hallworth	University of Alberta	Edmonton	Alberta
Joycelyn	Ho	University of Calgary	Calgary	Alberta
Hannah	Rahim	University of Calgary	North Vancouver	British Columbia
Rebecca	Hansen	University of Victoria	Victoria	British Columbia
Robert	Lee	University of Victoria	Victoria	British Columbia
Jack	DeGooyer	Dalhousie University	Hammonds Plains	Nova Scotia
Bailey	Tarrant	Dalhousie University	Lawn	Newfoundland
Scott	Bernard	Simon Fraser University	North Vancouver	British Columbia
Jennifer	Yi	Simon Fraser University	Langley	British Columbia
Alana	Krug-MacLeod	University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Andrew	te Linde	University of Saskatchewan	Calgary	Alberta
Grant	Legaree	University of Manitoba	Atikokan	Ontario
Viktor	Popp	University of Manitoba	Erickson	Manitoba
Rathesh	Balendran	York University	Toronto	Ontario
Arma	Khan	York University	St Catharines	Ontario
Kenzie	Grace	Memorial University of Newfoundland	Trepassey	Newfoundland
Julie	Young	Memorial University of Newfoundland	St. Albans	Newfoundland
Cassie	Hall	University of New Brunswick	Johnville	New Brunswick
Finnegan	Kummer	University of New Brunswick	Little Shemogue	New Brunswick
Pierre-Antoine	Bernard	Université de Montréal	La Pocatière	Québec
Félix	Desrochers	Université de Montréal	Montréal	Québec
Camille	Comtois	Laval University	Notre-Dame-des-Prairies	Québec
Michelle	Janusz	Laval University	Surrey	British Columbia

"It is very important that we support exceptional students that demonstrate great leadership and embrace STEM fields," says founder Seymour Schulich. "It is an investment not only in their future, but the future of our country. Their pursuits are sure to lead to key innovations in the years ahead."

Each year, every Canadian high school and Cégep can submit their Schulich Leader Nominee based on their student excelling in STEM subjects and demonstrating at least two of the following attributes: academic excellence, leadership and financial need.  Universities then select their recipients from the Nominees that apply to their school. Nominations for the 2017 program will be accepted starting in September 2016.

About Schulich Leader Scholarships
Schulich Leader Scholarships are prestigious entrance scholarships awarded to high school graduates enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) undergraduate program at participating universities in Canada and Israel. 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 2011 to encourage our best and brightest students to be the next pioneers of global scientific research and innovation. This program awards 100 scholarships annually, valued at more than $5.5 million. Schulich Leaders can devote their full time and attention to their studies, as all of their financial needs are covered over the course of their degree. As a result, many of our highest potential students are winning these scholarships and will make great contributions to society.

SOURCE Schulich Leader Scholarships

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