Student Award
Loans Canada's Financial Literacy Scholarship
Show Us Your Financial Literacy & Practical Money Skills And We'll Give You $750
Our goal is to help Canadians make better financial decisions, and we believe that financial literacy is the key to this mission. We think that financial literacy is a lifelong commitment, and we want to encourage students to be mindful about their relationship with money early on in their lives.
For this reason, we are awarding $750 to a student every semester. All you have to do is show us how financial literacy has made a difference in your life. Tell us how you've budgeted, saved, invested, paid down debt, applied for as many scholarships as possible or how your side-hustle has helped you bring in extra cash. We want to know how your exceptional financial management efforts have made a positive impact in your life.
We understand that qualifying for a scholarship can be hard. That's why we're not asking for your grades or your GPA, and we're leaving this open ended without any strict qualification rules (there is no minimum or maximum word count). We want to hear your story! We want to know what you've learned and how you intend on using your financial knowledge to build a better future for yourself.
Past Winners
- Summer 2022: Joon Sohn from University of British Columbia
- Spring 2022: Chelsea MacBean from Dalhousie University
- Fall 2021: Kaiden Phillip from Humber College
- Summer 2021: Matthew Tran from Queen's University
- Spring 2021: Eden Lauren from Langara College
- Fall 2020: Nathan Le from University of Alberta
How do you apply?
We are handing out this award two times a year. The application window you apply on will determine which round you participate in. The table below illustrates the different application windows.
| Round | Start Date | Deadline | Winner Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 1 | April 30 | May 15 |
| 2 | August 1 | November 30 | December 15 |
To apply for this award, all you need to do is fill out the form below and attach your story. We'll select a winner two times a year.
Fill out this form to be the next winner!
Qualification Rules
To be considered for the Loans Canada Scholarship, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Be 30 years old or younger
- Must be enrolled or accepted for enrolment as a full-time or part-time student in the academic year at an accredited post-secondary institution
- Must certify that all information provided on your application form is accurate
- Complete the application form on this page
Download program details in PDF here.
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Do you have a passion for personal finance? Are you interested in working from home part-time while you're completing your degree? We're looking for personal finance writers and we think you'd be a great candidate! If you're interested in this position please fill out the form below and we'll back to you as soon we as we can. Oh and, don't worry, this will not affect your scholarship application ;-)
