Engineering scholarships in Canada

Major entrance scholarships for entrepreneurial-minded Canadian citizens graduating from high school or CEGEP in Canada in 2026–27 and entering an eligible STEM program at a partner university.

1. Ask your guidance counsellor about nomination: high schools normally nominate one student, CEGEPs may nominate four, and a school with a 2026 Schulich Leader may nominate two
2. Confirm your partner-university STEM program and career intent are eligible; activism, practising clinical careers or medical research, academia and theoretical research are excluded
3. If nominated, prepare the application, transcript, video and two referee contacts in time for every reference to arrive by the application deadline

Timing, as the provider states it: School nominations are due January 27, 2027; nominee applications and references are due February 17, 2027

One award for a student entering UNB Engineering in Fredericton, weighing marks, financial need and community involvement.

1. Apply for admission to UNB
2. Complete the entrance scholarship application by March 1; one form covers most UNB awards
3. Describe your leadership, activities and, where asked, your financial need

Timing, as the provider states it: UNB entrance scholarship application due March 1

For Newfoundland and Labrador high school graduates entering a first-year STEM degree at Memorial. You don't apply separately.

1. Apply for first-year admission to a Memorial STEM degree by the admission deadline; there is no separate scholarship form
2. Graduate from a Newfoundland and Labrador high school
3. Start in first year of the STEM program

Timing, as the provider states it: No separate application. Apply to Memorial by its admission deadline

A paid 14- to 16-week research job in natural sciences or engineering for undergraduates who have finished first year with about a B- average. Indigenous applicants can be funded above the school's quota.

1. Find a professor with NSERC funding who will supervise you
2. Check your school's internal USRA deadline for summer, fall or winter
3. Apply through your university with your transcript; it sends its picks to NSERC

Timing, as the provider states it: Apply through your university; it sets internal dates before NSERC's term deadlines

For CEGEP finishers with an R score of 35 or more (34 with certain DECs or the IB). The offer comes with the admission letter.

1. Apply for first-year admission to Polytechnique Montréal; there is no separate scholarship form
2. You need an R score of 35, or 34 with the listed DECs or the IB
3. Register full-time for both instalments

Timing, as the provider states it: No form required

For women in STEM programs at an approved Alberta school who are citizens, permanent residents or protected persons and Alberta residents. High-school students aren't eligible.

1. Confirm your program counts as STEM under the Statistics Canada list
2. Show you're working to advance gender equality in your field
3. Apply by October 30, 2026

Timing, as the provider states it: Intake opens September 14, 2026 and closes October 30, 2026

One award for a Black student entering McMaster Engineering who shows leadership or extracurricular involvement.

1. Activate your MacID and complete the AwardSpring common application
2. Apply for Faculty of Engineering entrance awards; one application covers every award you qualify for
3. Give two referees' details so their letters arrive by February 21, 2027

Timing, as the provider states it: AwardSpring application due February 19, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET; reference letters by February 21, 2027

One award for a woman entering McMaster Engineering with at least 90%, leadership and activities or volunteering.

1. Activate your MacID and complete the AwardSpring common application
2. Apply for Faculty of Engineering entrance awards; one application covers every award you qualify for
3. Give two referees' details so their letters arrive by February 21, 2027

Timing, as the provider states it: AwardSpring application due February 19, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET; reference letters by February 21, 2027

One award for a woman entering McMaster Engineering with at least 90%, leadership and community involvement.

1. Activate your MacID and complete the AwardSpring common application
2. Apply for Faculty of Engineering entrance awards; one application covers every award you qualify for
3. Give two referees' details so their letters arrive by February 21, 2027

Timing, as the provider states it: AwardSpring application due February 19, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET; reference letters by February 21, 2027

For Black students entering McMaster Engineering who lead or take part in the Afro-Canadian or wider Canadian community.

1. Activate your MacID and complete the AwardSpring common application
2. Apply for Faculty of Engineering entrance awards; one application covers every award you qualify for
3. Give two referees' details so their letters arrive by February 21, 2027

Timing, as the provider states it: AwardSpring application due February 19, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET; reference letters by February 21, 2027

Two awards for women entering McMaster Engineering with at least 90%, leadership and community involvement. Each comes with a paid summer research award.

1. Activate your MacID and complete the AwardSpring common application
2. Apply for Faculty of Engineering entrance awards; one application covers every award you qualify for
3. Give two referees' details so their letters arrive by February 21, 2027

Timing, as the provider states it: AwardSpring application due February 19, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET; reference letters by February 21, 2027

For First Nations, Inuit and Métis students from B.C. in a degree, diploma, certificate or trades program that lines up with a BC Hydro career.

1. Check your program lines up with a BC Hydro career path
2. Collect your transcripts and examples of community involvement
3. Apply when the 2027 intake opens; BC Hydro weighs career fit, marks and community work

Timing, as the provider states it: Applications for 2026 are closed. Sign up for notice of the 2027 intake

A summer DevOps internship at Canada Life plus a scholarship for undergraduates with a visible or invisible disability in computer science or computer engineering in Canada.

1. Join the Lime Network as a member in Canada; the application link is on its Jobs and Programs page
2. Prepare a resume, unofficial transcripts and a one- to two-page essay
3. Ask a professor, adviser or supervisor for one recommendation letter

Timing, as the provider states it: 2026 applications are closed (references were due January 13, 2026). The next cycle isn't posted yet

For young women in Canada who were on a FIRST Robotics Competition or FIRST Tech Challenge team, plan to study STEM after high school, and show leadership in equity and inclusion in STEM.

1. Confirm you were on an FRC or FTC team in Canada in the seasons the next cycle names
2. Gather examples of your leadership and equity work in STEM, on and off your team
3. Watch the official page for the next application form

Timing, as the provider states it: The last cycle closed January 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET; the next date isn't posted yet

Four bursaries for Black Nova Scotian students in any year of full-time study in engineering, technology, trades, business, communications, environmental science or law.

1. Confirm you live in Nova Scotia and will study full time at an accredited school
2. Check your program is one of the fields listed for this award
3. Apply online when the next program opens; past recipients can reapply

Timing, as the provider states it: The 2026 program is closed. Nova Scotia Power runs it each year; the next dates aren't posted yet

Six scholarships for women in any year of full-time study in a trade, engineering, technology or innovation program at a Canadian school.

1. Confirm you live in Nova Scotia and will study full time at an accredited school
2. Check your program is one of the fields listed for this award
3. Apply online when the next program opens; past recipients can reapply

Timing, as the provider states it: The 2026 program is closed. Nova Scotia Power runs it each year; the next dates aren't posted yet

Ten awards for women entering or in a first bachelor's degree or college diploma in a STEM field linked to Telesat's work, with at least 70% over the last three terms.

1. Confirm your program is a STEM field Telesat lists
2. Check you have a 70% cumulative average over your last three terms
3. Apply when the next cycle opens; past cycles closed in late February

Timing, as the provider states it: The 2026 cycle closed February 26, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET. Telesat runs it each year

Covers direct costs for First Nations students in approved resource development programs at Ontario public colleges, universities or Indigenous Institutes. You must be a member of, or connected to, a First Nations community in Ontario.

1. Check with your school that your program is an approved resource development program
2. Ask the financial aid office for the application
3. You don't need to apply for OSAP to be considered

Timing, as the provider states it: Set by your school's financial aid office

One award a year for an outstanding woman entering UBC Engineering from high school, weighing marks and leadership. Work promoting women in STEM is preferred.

1. Apply to UBC's Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering) program
2. Show your leadership in clubs, volunteering, sport or professional groups in your UBC application
3. The Faculty of Applied Science recommends winners; there's no separate form

Timing, as the provider states it: No separate application. Apply to UBC Engineering by the admission deadline

For women entering engineering at Polytechnique who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents with an R score of at least 28.

1. Apply for first-year admission to Polytechnique Montréal; there is no separate scholarship form
2. You need an R score of at least 28
3. Confirm details on the official page (in French)

Timing, as the provider states it: Offered with admission

For a woman entering UBC Engineering directly from high school who shows leadership outside class. B.C. residents are preferred.

1. Apply to UBC's Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering) program
2. Show your leadership in clubs, volunteering, sport or professional groups in your UBC application
3. The Faculty of Applied Science recommends winners; there's no separate form

Timing, as the provider states it: No separate application. Apply to UBC Engineering by the admission deadline

Several entrance awards for women entering Waterloo Engineering, such as the Yip Family Women in Engineering, Kothari Family FIRST Alumni and Ted Rogers Legacy scholarships.

1. Apply to a Waterloo Engineering program and complete the Admission Information Form
2. Search the awards directory for women in engineering awards that need an application
3. Apply in your applicant portal by each award's date

Timing, as the provider states it: Most use your admission average and Admission Information Form; some need an application in Waterloo's awards directory

Renewable awards for outstanding women entering UBC Engineering from high school or by transfer. Leadership and B.C. residency are preferred.

1. Apply to UBC's Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering) program
2. Show your leadership in clubs, volunteering, sport or professional groups in your UBC application
3. The Faculty of Applied Science recommends winners; there's no separate form

Timing, as the provider states it: No separate application. Apply to UBC Engineering by the admission deadline