TD Leadership Scholarship (Deadline November 18)
20 Canadian students finishing grade 12 will receive up to $70,000 for post-secondary education. This could be You! Stake your Claim! Apply!
It’s time to submit your application for the 2016 TD Scholarship for Community Leadership! This program is open to students in their final year of high school who have demonstrated outstanding community leadership and obtained a minimum overall average in their most recently completed full year of school of 75%.
Value: Up to $70,000
- Up to $10,000 for tuition per year (for up to a maximum of four years)
- $7,500 a year for living expenses (for up to a maximum of four years)
Deadline: November 18, 2016
Applications must include:
1. A 600-word essay describing your community leadership experience. Share your passion. Be honest about your journey as a military youth. Tell your story.
- Why you got involved.
- How your involvement shows initiative and innovation.
- The ways your efforts have strengthened others.
- How long you have been involved.
- What you think the long-term impact will be.
- How your community has affected you.
- In addition, include a brief description of the range of your other community activities.
2. A letter of recommendation from your school.
3. Two letters of support from community groups.
4. Your academic transcript.
5. You also have the option of including:
- A 250-word essay (three copies) describing your family and personal life—for example your family’s employment or economic situation.
- A 250-word essay about your life experiences if you have taken a year or more away from high school or CEGEP.
Please share as you see fit with any family with grade 12 students.