McMaster University CIBC Future Technology Leaders Black & Indigenous Scholarship 2025

McMaster University  Blakes Scholar Scholarship will be awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in Level 2 of a Faculty of Engineering co-op program who self-identify as Black and/or Indigenous and who are interested in working in the financial technology industry to build a more secure, equitable and sustainable future.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 29, 2025
• Value$10,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorMcMaster University
• City to studyHamilton
• School to studyMcMaster University
• Eligible CountryCanada

Benefits

The McMaster University CIBC Future Technology Leaders Black & Indigenous Scholarship recipients will be awarded $10,000

Requirements

Applicants must meet all of the qualifications in at least one of the following groups

• Applicant must be an undergraduate student.
• Applicant must be registered in Level 2.
• Applicant must be enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering.
• Applicant must be enrolled in an Honours Co-op or Bachelors Co-op program.
• Applicant must be eligible for in-course awards (Graduating students are not eligible).
• Applicant must be enrolled.
• Applicant must be a current student.
• This award is not second degree eligible.
• Applicant must have a minimum of 18 graded units in the current year.
• Applicants must have a minimum 9.5 sessional average.
• Applicant must have read, understood and agreed to the Student Declaration.
• Applicant must identify as a member of a racialized group.
• Applicant self-identify as Black (including African, African-Canadian, African-American, Afro-Caribbean/West Indian).

OR

• Applicant must be an undergraduate student.
• Applicant must be registered in Level 2.
• This award is plan specific.
• Applicant must be eligible for in-course awards (Graduating students are not eligible).
• Applicant must be enrolled.
• Applicant must be a current student.
• This award is not second degree eligible.
• Applicant must have a minimum of 18 graded units in the current year.
• Applicants must have a minimum 9.5 sessional average.
• Applicant must have read, understood and agreed to the Student Declaration.

Applicant must identify as a member of a racialized group.
Applicant self-identify as Black (including African, African-Canadian, African-American, Afro-Caribbean/West Indian).
OR

• Applicant must be an undergraduate student.
• Applicant must be registered in Level 2.
• Applicant must be enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering.
• Applicant must be enrolled in an Honours Co-op or Bachelors Co-op program.
• Applicant must be eligible for in-course awards (Graduating students are not eligible).
• Applicant must be enrolled.
• Applicant must be a current student.
• This award is not second degree eligible.
• Applicant must have a minimum of 18 graded units in the current year.
• Applicants must have a minimum 9.5 sessional average.
• Applicant must have read, understood and agreed to the Student Declaration.
• Applicant must have self-identified as Indigenous on the Mosaic IAVS.

OR

• Applicant must be an undergraduate student.
• Applicant must be registered in Level 2.
• This award is plan specific.
• Applicant must be eligible for in-course awards (Graduating students are not eligible).
• Applicant must be enrolled.
• Applicant must be a current student.
• This award is not second degree eligible.
• Applicant must have a minimum of 18 graded units in the current year.
• Applicants must have a minimum 9.5 sessional average.
• Applicant must have read, understood and agreed to the Student Declaration.
• Applicant must have self-identified as Indigenous on the Mosaic IAVS.

Application Deadline

April 29, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to McMaster University on mcmaster.awardspring.ca to apply

For more details, visit McMaster University CIBC Future Technology Leaders Black & Indigenous Scholarship webpage