TD Scholarships for Community Leadership

Applications for the 2021/2022 year are now closed. Applications for students starting college or university in September 2023 will open in September 2022.

Helping to open doors for a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow

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What are the TD Scholarships for Community Leadership?

Since 1995, TD has awarded millions in scholarships to recognize students who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to community leadership. TD Scholarship for Community Leadership recipients receive up to $70,000 for tuition and living expenses as well as opportunities for paid summer employment, peer networking and mentorship. Supporting young community leaders is one way TD is helping build a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow.

Up to $10,000 for tuition each year

For a maximum of 4 years

$7,500 for living expenses each year

For a maximum of 4 years

Up to $70,000 in total over 4 years

Per scholarship awarded

Up to 20

Scholarships available to be awarded annually

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Have you shown exceptional leadership in helping to make a meaningful and lasting difference in your community? We’d love to hear about your community leadership efforts and what inspired you to get involved. We’re more interested in the mark you’re making in the world than the marks you’re getting in the classroom. The program is open to students with an average of 75% and up who are supporting positive change in their communities.

TD is committed to helping to create the conditions needed to help people succeed in a changing world. Unique in Canada, the TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are awarded to students who are helping to support change, nurture progress and contribute to making the world a better place.

What is community leadership?

We’re interested in hearing from students who have demonstrated consistent and outstanding dedication to solving a community problem or making their community a better place. For example, you may be helping to clean up the environment, promote social justice, or fight child poverty. Check out what some of the past scholarship recipients have done to improve their community.

How are the recipients chosen?

Up to 80 finalists are interviewed by regional selection panels. From there, at least two scholarship recipients are chosen from each of the five regions:

Atlantic Canada
Quebec
Ontario

Prairies/Northwest Territories/Nunavut
British Columbia/Yukon

TD Scholarships Eligibility

TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are open to students across Canada who:

Have demonstrated community leadership
Are in the final year of high school (outside Quebec) or CEGEP (in Quebec)
Have a minimum overall grade average of 75% in their most recently completed school year

For details, review our Terms and Conditions

Applications for the 2021/2022 year are now closed. Applications for students starting college or university in September 2023 will open in September 2022. 1-800-308-83061-800-308-8306.

Featured alumni

TD Scholarship alumni continue to demonstrate a shared purpose with TD: to enrich communities where we live and work.

Alannis McKee – 2014

Yellowknife, NWT. For years, Alannis has helped people living with disabilities become more connected with their communities, opening doors to vibrant experiences and opportunities. As Director of Programs with the Northwest Territories Disabilities Council, she advocates for persons with disabilities, so they can enjoy self-determined, fulfilling lives, with equal access to services. She joined the Council while finishing her studies, including a psychology degree at University of Alberta and an M.A. in critical disability studies from York University. Alannis was named an Arctic Emerging Leader in Norway in 2019.

Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko – 2001

Mississauga, ON. By helping girls build an interest in science – and realize the career opportunities in STEM fields – Larissa contributes to the financial security of the next generation of women. As President of the Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS) – a group she first founded at age nine – Larissa leads a network of chapters where girls aged 7 to 16 enjoy fun, hands-on learning with inspiring experts, debunking stereotypes about female career options. Larissa earned a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster University and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

Dr. Naheed Dosani – 2004

Toronto, ON. As a palliative care physician and health and human rights activist, Naheed Dosani is dedicated to advancing equitable access to health care for people experiencing homelessness. These efforts include founding Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) and serving as medical director for the Peel Regional COVID-homeless response.

As a palliative care physician and health and human rights activist, Naheed Dosani is dedicated to advancing equitable access to health care for people experiencing homelessness. These efforts include founding Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) and serving as medical director for the Peel Regional COVID-homeless response.

Simon Jackson - 2000

Calgary, AB. Simon is creating a vibrant planet by helping young people appreciate green spaces and begin tackling today’s environmental challenges. As Co-Founder of the Ghost Bear Institute’s Nature Labs, he created a ‘virtual high school textbook,’ a storytelling-based, curriculum resource for urbanized youth to discover and champion nature. Simon’s vision dates back to age 13 when he created the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition, successfully saving the last intact habitat of BC’s white Kermode bear. Simon was named among UNESCO’s 100 Angels of the Earth and one of Time Magazine’s 60 Heroes for the Planet.