Schulich Builders Scholarship

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The Schulich Builders Scholarship application will be available until June 30, 2024.

Schulich Builders are scholarships for students enrolling in an eligible, full-time skilled trades program at a participating college in Ontario. Ten colleges award a total of 100 scholarships annually. Each college will award ten scholarships:
Five $20,000 scholarships for one-year certificate programs
Five $40,000 ($20,000 per academic year) scholarships for two-year diploma programs

These scholarships support the costs of tuition, tools and living expenses.

This application contains 4 pages and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

How will I receive this award?

The College will disburse each scholarship to the Schulich Builders recipients as follows:

  1. the year’s tuition will be deducted from the value of the scholarship at the beginning of each academic year (such that no Schulich Builder will be required to go out-of-pocket as a result of such tuition)
  2. $6,000 will be paid after the add/drop date of each academic semester; and
  3. an amount equal to the difference resulting when the payments in (1) and (2) are deducted from $20,000 will be paid on completion of the academic year.  

For clarity, except for the tuition amount set out in (1) above, all funds must be paid to each recipient's bank account by e-transfer or by cheque, and not merely credited to his/her student account at the College.

Recipients will need to confirm their SIN through MyMohawk (opens new window) on the Home page under "Submit or verify my SIN" as funds received through this application are taxable and receiving an award will generate a T4A tax document.

Eligible Students

  • Are Canadian citizens or permanent residents
  • Have lived in Canada for the past 12 consecutive months and/or have lived in Ontario for the past 12 consecutive months.
  • Must be registered in a full-time eligible skilled trade one-year certificate or two-year diploma program starting in Fall 2024.
  • Meet college admission requirements
  • Renewal criteria: The only requirement for recipients to keep their scholarship is that they pass each semester, do not withdraw or change programs or college during full-time study.

Selection Criteria

Students must meet the following criteria to be considered for the scholarship:

  • Strong work ethic and character, as evidenced by submitted one letter of recommendation by someone directly connected to the student, preferably:
    • High school staff member
    • Employer
    • Co-worker
    • Community service organization
  • Demonstrate financial need as determined through this scholarship application (and OSAP application if applicable).
  • Students must support western, democratic ideals and be respectful of people from different backgrounds. There is zero tolerance for displays of racism or antisemitism. Students who don’t support these ideals and/or engage in harmful rhetoric/activities are at risk of forfeiting their nominee status or scholarship and should not apply.

Your Budget

Completing a budget (excel download) with your expenses and resources for the fall semester (September - December 2024) will help us determine your financial need.

  • Your excel budget sheet is meant to assist you with filling in the budget section of this application and is not required to be submitted with your application.
  • You may be asked to provide proof of payments or income to verify the amounts you have claimed in your budget.
  • Questions about what to include in your budget can be sent to awards [at] mohawkcollege.ca (awards[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca).

Important Information

Withdrawing from studies or dropping to part-time

  • If you withdraw from studies or drop to part-time, you will not be required to repay the award funding you may receive through this application, however, you also will not receive any additional funding.

Review Process

  • Financial need is reviewed and calculated by the Financial Assistance Office who will include all available confirmed resources. You may be contacted to provide confirmation or proof of claimed expenses.
  • The assessment and decisions by Mohawk College are final. All fund-related decisions will be made in a fair and substantiated fashion, in accordance with Schulich Builders guidelines.

Notifications

  • Email notifications will be sent to your personal and/or Mohawk email from awards [at] mohawkcollege.ca (awards[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca).
  • Students completing and submitting this application are responsible to read and review all messages from Financial Assistance.
  • All applicants will be notified as to the outcome of their review by the end of July 2024.
  • Once funding reviews are completed, the determined recipients will be notified. It is your responsibility to monitor and respond as requested.

Application Submissions

  • All information submitted within this application will be kept in the strictest confidence and can only be disclosed to the student applicant via their personal or Mohawk College email.
  • If you need to adjust or edit your application after you have submitted it, you will need to submit another application with your adjustments before the closing date.  Your last submission will be reviewed.