What They're Looking For

  • Gender: Woman
  • 🍎Grades: 85 - 100%
  • 🎂Age: 17 - 21
  • 💵Financial Need
  • ❤️Volunteer Experience
  • 🌎Citizenship: Canadian
  • 👤Ethnicity (Not Required): Aboriginal, Any Visible Minority, or Black/African-American
  • 📚Program (Not Required): Medical School or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Additional Notes

Eligibility Criteria

  • Eligible Regions: Applicants must be females residing in and planning to attend post secondary school in Canada
  • Enrolment: Students should be planning to enrol in an undergraduate program.
  • Selection Criteria: Recipients will be chosen based on their commitment to academics, community service, and participation in extracurricular activities.
  • Application Submission
  • Required Documents:
  • One-page resume (if applicable)
  • Transcript or report card
  • One-page essay on how this grant will help empower you in achieving your career and how you plan to pay it forward to others.
  • Letter of Reference from your teacher, counsellor, mentor, employer etc.

About Scholarship

The Women Empowerment Foundation is proud to offer $2500 scholarship grants designed to support young women in advancing their education in STEM and Entrepreneurship. This scholarship aims to empower future leaders by providing the financial resources needed to pursue their academic and entrepreneurial goals. We are committed to fostering innovation, leadership, and diversity in these fields, encouraging young women to break barriers and excel in their chosen careers. Each grant is open to all female students who are Canadian residents applying for an undergraduate program in a Canadian post-secondary institute with specific grants for females pursuing an education/career in STEM, Indigenous and BIPOC females pursing an undergraduate program in a Canadian post-secondary institute.  Overall, scholarship recipients will be those who have proven a commitment to academics, community service and extracurricular activities.

About Company

The Women Empowerment Foundation Scholarship was created to help power the movement of female leaders by inspiring and enabling women to pursue higher education. We envision a future where every woman has the ability and rights to excel, irrespective of her background or circumstances. Together, we rise higher, achieve more, and create a future where every woman can boldly step into her own greatness.