Canadian Schulich Leader Nominees are selected by their high schools, secondary schools and Cégeps (in Quebec)* from graduating students who are intending to study STEM subjects at a participating university.

The student must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, be attending a Canadian high school, secondary school or Cégep (in Quebec) and possess at least two of the three following attributes:

1. Outstanding community, business or entrepreneurial leadership

2. Academic excellence

3. Financial need* 

Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients (Schulich Leaders) are selected by the participating universities in the program. In order to become a Schulich Leader, one must be a Schulich Leader Nominee enrolling in a STEM faculty at a minimum of one of 20 select Canadian universities participating in Schulich Leader Scholarships.
 

*Quebec students must be attending their final year of study at a Cégep in order to become a Schulich Leader Nominee and Schulich Leader (Quebec-based high school graduating students are not eligible to become Schulich Leader Nominees)

*Students planning to apply for financial assistance for undergraduate study at university would meet the criterion of “Financial Need”