Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure Scholarship

What you will need

• ✓ Indigenous affiliation
• ✓ Enrollment in a post-secondary program of study (Business, Finance, Engineering, or Skilled Trades)

About this award

No fixed dollar amount is posted — contact Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure to confirm the value for your specific award before you apply. This is a scholarship, not a loan, so you do not have to pay it back. It is distributed annually and can be renewable over two or four years to support your education and living costs. This is for you if you are an Indigenous student pursuing a career in infrastructure-related fields like business, finance, engineering, or the skilled trades. Deadlines come around three times a year on August 1, November 1 and February 1, so aim for whichever one is next. When you apply, ask how and when you'll hear back — whether it is by email, a portal, or phone. Selection criteria aren't published — ask Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure 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. This award can be renewed over two or four years, but the conditions for keeping it are not listed. If you are counting on this for multiple years, confirm with Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must be an Indigenous student with any Indigenous affiliation attending any post-secondary institution. You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study, specifically Business, Finance, Engineering, or Skilled Trades. Preference will be given to students from Nations who are either investors, located near assets in which the company invests, or partners with which the company invests.

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.

• ✓ Open to college, undergraduate, graduate, trades or certificate students
• ✓ Studying Business, Finance, Engineering or Skilled Trades

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

   Submit your application

   Save a copy, and submit at least a day before the deadline shown above.

Tips for applying

• Program FitAvoid writing a generic application. Instead, highlight why your specific program in business, finance, engineering, or trades aligns with infrastructure assets. Mention your interest in energy, transportation, or water projects to show you understand the funder's business.
• NetworkingAvoid ignoring the work-term offer. Instead, express a clear interest in the paid work terms or placements available at the Toronto office or asset locations. Treat this as both a funding application and a job lead.
• StrategyAvoid waiting until the final deadline. Since there are three windows (August, November, and February), apply in the earliest one possible to get your funding sorted before the term starts.
• RealismAvoid assuming the award is guaranteed based on affiliation alone. Because preference is given to students from investor or partner Nations, be very specific about your community's connection to the funder's assets if that applies to you.

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