The Canadian branch of Mensa, a high-IQ society, has scholarships for students who submit a 250 word essay about their career plans and ways on achieving those goals. An applicant must be 18 years old and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. He or she must be enrolled in full-time study at a Canadian accredited university. A $1,000 scholarship and one or more scholarships of $750 is awarded, depending on Mensa funding.
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The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation's (NAAF) purpose is "to promote, support and celebrate the achievement of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples," according to the NAAF official site. The NAAF awards scholarships and bursaries supporting various studies. Applicants must be an Aboriginal and Canadian resident enrolled in full-time post-secondary studies. A few specific bursaries and scholarships offered by NAAF are open to part-time students.
naaf.ca/scholarships
The Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) was created in 1990 after the Ecole Polytechnique massacre in Montreal that resulted in the deaths of 14 women. CEMF provides undergraduate, masters and doctorate scholarships for women in engineering. For undergraduate engineers, CEMF has nine scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $10,000.
cemf.ca
The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award is open to graduating high school students and undergraduates who have participated in voluntary humanitarian work. The program was established in 1982 by the Government of Canada in honor of cancer activist and humanitarian Terry Fox. In 2006, the Department of Canadian Heritage gave $10 million to the program. Each year the program awards 20 recipients.
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