Building Canadian Leaders: Donald S. McKeracher Scholarship

What you will need

• ✓ Apply to U of T through the OUAC (Ontario Universities' Application Centre) process
• ✓ Complete the U of T Awards Profile in the Join U of T applicant portal (deadline typically in early February)
• ✓ Be admitted to the Rotman Commerce category

About this award

You can receive up to approximately $15,400 over four years of study. This is a scholarship, not a loan, so you do not have to pay it back. This is for you if you show academic merit and strong leadership potential and are admitted to the Rotman Commerce category. You apply by completing U of T's Awards Profile, which opens in the Join U of T applicant portal after you apply to U of T. The Awards Profile deadline is typically in early February — check the portal for this year's exact date. When you apply, ask how and when you'll hear back — email, portal, or phone. The award looks at academic merit and strong leadership potential — ask University of Toronto (Rotman Commerce) how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask University of Toronto (Rotman Commerce) during your application how the money will reach you — some awards pay students directly, others apply funds to tuition. Confirm this so you can plan your cash flow. Renewal conditions aren't listed — if you're counting on this for multiple years, confirm with University of Toronto (Rotman Commerce) whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must be a domestic student, which means you are a Canadian citizen, an Indigenous person recognized as First Nations (status or non-status), Métis or Inuit, a permanent resident, a protected person (convention refugee), or someone approved "in-principle" for permanent resident status in Canada. You must also be a full-time student admitted to the Rotman Commerce category who demonstrates academic merit and strong leadership potential. To submit the Awards Profile, you must be in your final year of high school.

This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.

• ✓ Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person
• ✓ Open to high school or undergraduate students
• ✓ Studying Rotman Commerce

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's official page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Check this year's deadline

   We don't have a confirmed date for this round. The award's official page will have it.

Tips for applying

• LeadershipAvoid just listing the titles of the clubs you joined. Instead, describe a specific time your leadership led to a measurable result for others. Write about one project you managed from start to finish.
• StrategyAvoid treating this as a separate task from your university application. Instead, complete your OUAC (the Ontario Universities' Application Centre — the central system used to apply to Ontario universities) process first. Then submit your Awards Profile after you apply — its deadline is typically in early February.
• RealismAvoid assuming that admission to the program means you will get this funding. Instead, remember that this is an application-based award. Treat the Awards Profile as a critical part of your financial planning rather than a formality.

Questions students ask

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