Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Excellence Scholarship

The Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Excellence Scholarship is a Canada-wide annual award of $25,000 to support women in their second or third year of undergraduate engineering studies in Canada.

Created thanks to a generous donation from the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) and in tribute to the memory of CEMF founder Claudette MacKay-Lassonde, this scholarship embodies the values of leadership, academic excellence and community engagement espoused by the CEMF for more than 30 years.

By providing financial support to exceptional female students, this initiative is helping to inspire the next generation of women engineers and encourage the aspirations of exceptional, committed young women.

The Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Excellence Scholarship will be awarded every year in August during the Folie Technique summer camp, which is designed to give young people opportunities to explore the worlds of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through creative, interactive and accessible activities.

Amount: $25,000

Deadline: Sundy, May 11,2025.

How to apply:

Candidates for the Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Excellence Scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Identify as a woman;
  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
  • Be enrolled in the second or third year of an undergraduate engineering program at a Canadian university;
  • Demonstrate leadership, academic excellence and a significant involvement in her community;
  • The scholarship winner must agree to return to her high school every year to share her story

    Women students interested in finding out more about the application process are invited to complete this form (.pdf).

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Claudette-MacKay- Lassonde Excellence Scholarship

 

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