Women

Brilliant Minded Women Foundation Scholarship

The Brilliant Minded Women Foundation Scholarship is a transformative initiative designed to provide financial support, mentorship, and a solid foundation to students currently enrolled in or planning to attend post-secondary programs.

https://brilliantmindedwomen.ca/scholarship/


Canadian Women’s Foundation – Michele Landsberg Award

The Landsberg Award is proudly presented by The Canadian Journalism Foundation in association with the Canadian Women’s Foundation. The annual award celebrates a journalist who is raising awareness about gender equality and justice issues in Canada and seeks to inspire an increase in feminist media coverage and voices of women in Canada.

https://cjf-fjc.ca/awards/landsberg-award


EHRC Bursary for women in STEM

As well as providing financial support, the bursary will provide recipients with access to mentorship and networking opportunities through free access to Electricity Human Resources Canada ’s two signature events, Agents of Change and Awards of Excellence.

https://ehrc.ca/programs/bursaries-women-entering-the-electricity-industry/


Elles font plus que la job

L’objectif du Service d’orientation et de recherche d’emploi pour l’intégration des femmes au travail (SORIF) est de soutenir les femmes étudiant dans les métiers traditionnellement masculins en remettant des bourses.

https://sorif.org/bourse-detude-elles-font-plus-que-la-job/


Empowered Woman Scholarship Award

The Empowered Woman Scholarship Award sponsored by author Alvina Ryan is dedicated to empowering, supporting, and promoting the achievement and academic excellence of a female Black student. To be eligible for this award, the student must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and a bona fide resident of the Greater Montreal Area.

https://wibca.org/scholarships


Hats Off to You! and its Excellence in Science segment

The Hats Off to You! and Excellence in Science contest showcase the determination and work of women enrolled in a vocational training or technical training program, or a bachelor’s program in science or engineering that leads to a career in a traditionally male-dominated occupation.

https://www.quebec.ca/en/government/recognition-awards/education/hats-off-to-you-excellence-science/overview


Lea Roback Foundation Scholarships

The Lea Roback Foundation seeks to promote education as a means of self-fulfilment for all and to financially support women who are economically disadvantaged and socially active in their communities, and who wish to pursue their education.
Every year, the Foundation awards scholarships to women. The eligibility criteria are in line with the spirit and notion of perpetuating the ideals cherished by Lea Roback, as a trade unionist and feminist.
It grants its scholarships to women, who live in the province of Quebec, who have financial needs and who are socially committed.

https://www.fondationlearoback.org/en/lea-roback-foundation-scholarships/


Mayor Andrée Boucher Memorial Scholarship

To encourage women to consider entering public office.  Significant Community/campus involvement related to women’s issues.

https://www.fcm.ca/en/about-fcm/awards/mayor-andree-p-boucher-memorial-scholarship


Montreal Lakeshore University Women’s Club

The Montreal Lakeshore University Women’s Club is offering two $2,000 scholarships to female university students who reside in the West Island. To be eligible, students must have high academic standing, be accepted to a Quebec university for the upcoming school year, and demonstrate financial need.

https://www.mluwc.com/scholarships.html


Bourse Pilote & Filles

Les étudiantes inscrites à une formation menant à l’exercice d’un métier traditionnellement masculin sont éligibles à la bourse Pilote & Filles. Les programmes visés sont: Technique du design industriel, Technique de l’informatique, Technique de génie mécanique, Technologie de l’électronique (ordinateurs et réseaux), Technologie du génie civil.

https://piloteetfilles.com/bourse2023/


Prix Égalité Thérèse-Casgrain

Fidèle à l’esprit de la Stratégie égalité, le prix Égalité Thérèse-Casgrain vise, d’une part, à inciter les filles et les femmes à poursuivre leurs ambitions, qu’elles soient personnelles, professionnelles, sociales ou politiques. Il vise, d’autre part, à encourager les garçons et les hommes à agir comme alliés des femmes dans une quête commune de l’égalité de fait.

https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/reconnaissance-prix/prix-therese-casgrain/a-propos


Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award

The Live Your Dream Awards give women the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects.

https://www.soroptimist.org/our-work/live-your-dream-awards/apply-for-the-live-your-dream-awards.html 



Last Modified: April 1, 2025