WTS Toronto Chapter General and Focused Scholarship 2024

Transportation is a thriving and comprehensive industry. It incorporates all forms of human modality—heavy and light rail, aviation, automotive, human-powered means—and draws on the knowledge and skill sets from various fields and educational backgrounds. The evolution of innovative transportation requires minds trained in: architecture, engineering (all disciplines), mathematics, geography, political science, policy, economics, finance, planning, environmental science, communications, and more.

Despite the broad range of educational backgrounds that can lead to a career in transportation, women continue to be under-represented in transportation-related occupations as identified by various studies. The WTS Toronto Area Chapter aims to further the development of the transportation industry through gender diversification within the local workforce. In an effort to promote gender diversity and attract young talent, a scholarship has been established by the WTS Toronto Chapter.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorWTS International
• Eligible CountryCanada

Benefits

We are also offering additional scholarships:

• Two Indigenous Scholarships for post-secondary school students who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit). Indigenous Scholarships are open nationally to any full-time student registered in a Canadian post-secondary institution.
• A Focused Scholarship related to a specific industry focus area with relevance to the transportation industry.

Requirements

Scholarships are open to any students who meet the following criteria:

• Are registered full-time at a post-secondary institution in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and the Kitchener/Waterloo/Guelph area in 2024.
• Are pursuing a degree which will lead to a career focused on transportation.
• Have a demonstrable interest in promoting the advancement of gender diversity within the transportation industry.

Interview Dates and Process

Eligibility – Indigenous Scholarship

• In addition to the above requirements for regular scholarships, proof of ancestry for postsecondary school students who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit). Indigenous Scholarships are open nationally to any full-time student registered in a Canadian post-secondary institution.

Eligibility – Focused Scholarship

• In addition to the above requirements for regular scholarships, the focused scholarship will be for undergraduate students pursuing studies within emerging technologies such as electrical engineering, autonomous systems, computer science and programming, math systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cyber and analytics and fusion engineering. Applicants will need to demonstrate their connection to the specific focus area and the relevance to the transportation industry.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

To submit your application, or if you have questions or need additional information, please contact our Scholarship Committee at [email protected]

Application Forms

• General and focused scholarship appplication form
• Indigeneous scholarship application form

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