Students who are interested in pushing the academic questions of their time. Students who are involved in their communities. And students looking to connect with a community, senior academics, and eminent practitioners. The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship brings together remarkable individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds with a shared interest in making Canada and the world a better place into a life-changing community. It's about more than money.
About Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation (French: Fondation Pierre Elliott Trudeau), commonly called the Trudeau Foundation (French: Fondation Trudeau), is a Canadian charity founded in 2001 named after former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau.
Donations to the charity increased when Justin Trudeau became the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and again in 2015 when the party won the federal election.... continue reading
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholarship 2025
Aim and Benefits of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholarship 2025
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholars receive:
- up to $50,000 per year for three years to cover tuition and living expenses, along with an additional $20,000 per year for research, travel, and networking costs.
- Membership in a vibrant community of Scholars, Mentors, and Fellows, all of whom are leaders in their respective disciplines and sectors
- Leadership training from our Mentors and Fellows, including unique experiential learning opportunities that enrich and complement their academic experience?
- Opportunities to acquire greater proficiency in Canada’s official languages (French and English) as well as Indigenous languages
- Lifelong membership in the Foundation’s alumni network.
Requirements for Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholarship 2025 Qualification
Academic excellence and intellectual curiosity
- Do you have a record of strong academic performance attested to by your transcripts and other forms of educational achievement (e.g., publications, conference presentations)? Are you committed to excellence in research and knowledge dissemination? Are you an original thinker who can engage in constructive critical thinking about society?
Commitment and openness to engaging with a plurality of perspectives
- Are you willing to engage with a plurality of people, cultures, institutions, forms of knowledge, ideologies, and perspectives? Can you collaborate respectfully across differences, including with those who hold different opinions and ideologies, to pursue your goals?
Leadership and engagement
- Are you engaged in activities and organizations within and beyond academia? Do you aspire to take on more significant leadership roles in your community or organization(s)? Do you have the potential to take your research beyond academia to benefit the wider public?
Participation in Foundation community events
- Are you committed to fully participating in all Foundation activities, whether conferences, masterclasses, or seminars, and to engaging respectfully and actively with all participants?
Core values
- We expect our community members to be interested in improving their capacities in both official languages.
- We also encourage our members to learn from their peers, Fellows, and Mentors and act authentically and with integrity.
- The Foundation is committed to selecting diverse scholars based on perspectives and disciplines.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholarship 2025
- You must be registered or accepted into a full-time doctoral program in year one or two.
- Your field of study is broadly related to the humanities and social sciences or human sciences and is directly relevant to the future of Canada. (Read more details)
- Your doctoral work must relate to at least one of the Foundation's four general themes:
- Human Rights and Dignity,
- Responsible Citizenship,
- Canada and the World,
- People and their Natural Environment.
- You must be a Canadian citizen studying at a Canadian or foreign institution. Or you are a permanent resident of Canada or a foreign national enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian institution.
Timeline
- September 9, 2024: Application period opens
- November 20, 2024: Deadline for references
- November 25, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. EST: Application deadline
- January 27, 2025: Semi-finalists notified
- February 10–12, 2025: Virtual group interviews
- February 19, 2025: Finalists invited for individual interviews
- March 10–12, 2025: Final interviews
- May 2025: Official announcement of 2025 Scholars
Application Deadline
November 25, 2024
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation on fdnpetf.smartsimple.ca to apply
- Register for an account
- Fill out the application
- Respond to the questions
NOTE
- The Foundation asks all applicants to apply directly via its application platform. Universities are not required to nominate their candidates. The Foundation will review and assess all candidates who submit completed applications by the specified deadline.
- We sincerely thank participating universities for any publicity, advertising, and encouragement for student applications they provide to the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholarship.
- Award officers are invited to join webinars/Q&As to learn more about our Scholarship program.
Eligible candidates submitting a completed application by November 25, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. EST will undergo a multi-stage selection process.
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