UofM: BMO INDIGENOUS LEADER OF TOMORROW SCHOLARSHIPS

The BMO Financial Group Indigenous Leader of Tomorrow scholarship program highlights exceptional Indigenous high school graduates who combine outstanding leadership potential with academic giftedness. Each scholarship is valued at $16,000, allocated over four years of study.

Three awards will be given out to Indigenous students across Canada entering any of the direct-entry programs at the University of Manitoba.

BMO Financial Group Indigenous Leader of Tomorrow Scholarships will be offered to students who:

1. are Indigenous (Status, Non-Status, Métis, Inuit); 
2. have achieved a high school average of at least 90 per cent calculated on the basis of results in (or equivalent courses across Canada):
   1. English 30S or Français 30S 
   2. Mathematics 30S (either pre-calculus 30S or applied 30S only) 
   3. the highest marks in three of Biology 30S, Chemistry 30S, Physics 30S, History 30S, Geography 30S, Computer Science 30s, or a language at the 30S level other than those accepted for (1.1) above; 
3. have demonstrated evidence of leadership qualities and future potential; 
4. have demonstrated evidence of a high level of communication skills; 
5. have a record of community involvement (e.g., school, local community, city-wide, regional, national, international); 
6. have demonstrated evidence of special abilities other than those shown by academic results (e.g., artistic, athletic, or linguistic skills, literary accomplishments); 
7. have completed a University of Manitoba application for admission by the December 1st deadline, including payment of application fee. 

Recipients will be required to present a minimum 90 per cent average based on those courses eligible for the University of Manitoba General Entrance Scholarships.

New application submission instructions for 2023/24:

• applicants must select which award they are applying for before submitting the application (i.e. BMO Leader of Tomorrow Scholarships or BMO Indigenous Leader of Tomorrow Scholarships);
• references from the principal, counsellor/teacher and community member must be received by the December 1st deadline date.

For more details & to apply visit:  BMO Financial Group Indigenous Leader of Tomorrow Scholarships

Deadline: December 1st, 2022.