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Meet the 2025 Schulich Leaders🚀🚀

20 June, 2025

We are pleased to announce the 14th cohort of Schulich Leaders, recipients of Canada’s largest, most prestigious Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarship.

Selected from a pool of more than 350,000 candidates across Canada, over 1,400 graduating high school students were nominated, with 100 top recipients receiving our coveted award.

Recipients pursuing an engineering degree will receive $120,000, while those pursuing a science, technology or math degree will receive $100,000 to study at one of our 20 partner universities.

“Schulich Leader Scholarships enable Canada’s top universities to attract and retain our exceptional STEM talent here at home, empowering them to become the innovators and entrepreneurs our country needs. When these scholars go on to drive prosperity and strengthen our economy, Canada must ensure the right economic conditions exist so they can build their promising futures here. Supporting their entrepreneurial ambition is essential for turning Canadian ingenuity into lasting national success,” says program founder Mr. Schulich.


The 2025 Schulich Leader scholarship recipients are:

Reese Ochitwa Dalhousie University Airdrie Alberta
Matthew Oh Dalhousie University Moncton New Brunswick
Matisse D’Anjou-Madore Laval University Québec Quebec
Philippe Provencher Laval University Québec Quebec
Inbal Tzafrir McGill University Delta British Columbia
Marco Bitzas McGill University Pointe Claire Ontario
Paul Hutu McGill University Toronto Ontario
Andrew Luo McGill University Montreal Quebec
Storm Lei McGill University Westmount Quebec
Daniel Wei McGill University Westmount Quebec
Manil Ferr McMaster University North York Ontario
Lizzie Malcolm McMaster University St. Catharines Ontario
Jack Gillespie McMaster University Brantford Ontario
Diya Kalia McMaster University Oakville Ontario
Daniel Puglisi McMaster University Ancaster Ontario
Liam Henderson McMaster University Sarnia Ontario
Patrick Jeffries McMaster University Toronto Ontario
Rishi Shah McMaster University London Ontario
Michal Ilyayev McMaster University Vaughan Ontario
Rizkallah Botros McMaster University Milton Ontario
Noah Hancock Memorial University Happy Valley-Goose Bay Newfoundland
Jadon Swamidas Memorial University St. John’s Newfoundland
Tori Elkington Queen’s University Kingston Ontario
Andrew Chisholm Queen’s University Belleville Ontario
Aden Blanchette Queen’s University Timmins Ontario
Regan Lane Queen’s University Tecumseh Ontario
Yamen Abuelyazed Queen’s University Kingston Ontario
Phoenix Allen Queen’s University South Slocan British Columbia
Sophia Sangiuliano Queen’s University Collingwood Ontario
Daniel Quintero Queen’s University North York Ontario
Levi Driscoll Queen’s University Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
Callum Otten Queen’s University Jordan Station Ontario
Noah Kay Simon Fraser University New Westminster British Columbia
Bryan Ma Simon Fraser University Vancouver British Columbia
Jade O’Reilly Université de Montréal Mission British Columbia
Kevin Hou Université de Montréal Gatineau Quebec
Amanda Cepeda University of Alberta Irma Alberta
Eythan Young University of Alberta Delburne Alberta
Fatima Khalid University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta
Sophia Banfield University of Alberta Moncton New Brunswick
Jeff Khuu University of Alberta Calgary Alberta
Kaylie Murangwa University of Alberta St. Albert Alberta
Sophie Jiang University of British Columbia Richmond British Columbia
Abhinav Menon University of British Columbia Saskatoon Saskatchewan
David Yang University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia
Adam Chen University of British Columbia West Vancouver British Columbia
Meshach Emke University of British Columbia Kelowna British Columbia
Inayat Kang University of British Columbia Calgary Alberta
Isabelle Dussault University of Calgary Fredericton New Brunswick
Nabeel Malik University of Calgary Grande Prairie Alberta
Seth Carne University of Calgary Kamloops British Columbia
Dane Park University of Calgary Calgary Alberta
Harmanroop Singh University of Calgary Calgary Alberta
Colby Cadden University of Calgary Salmon Arm British Columbia
Ayla Thomas University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba
Khushman Buttar University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba
Lars Oehler University of New Brunswick Regina Saskatchewan
Gavin Huang University of New Brunswick Fredericton New Brunswick
Alexanne Lapierre University of Ottawa Hawkesbury Ontario
Nico Couton University of Ottawa Kingston Ontario
Lucas Sulewski University of Saskatchewan Balgonie Saskatchewan
Anastasiia Finovska University of Saskatchewan Regina Saskatchewan
William Xu University of Toronto Dundas Ontario
Aarav Kohli University of Toronto Hamilton Ontario
Hudson Jantzi University of Toronto Elmira Ontario
Vincent Qu University of Toronto Aurora Ontario
Vishwa Dave University of Toronto Stoufville Ontario
Ibrahim Khawar University of Toronto Hamilton Ontario
Jacob Allan University of Toronto Kingston Ontario
Chloe Quine University of Toronto Deep River Ontario
Nolan Cheung University of Toronto West Vancouver British Columbia
Keerthi Pawar Mamidi University of Toronto Whitby Ontario
Lottie Campbell University of Victoria Victoria British Columbia
Scarlett Steyn University of Victoria Penticton British Columbia
Azka Siddiqui University of Waterloo Mississauga Ontario
Sean Zhang University of Waterloo Mississauga Ontario
Cherry Wang University of Waterloo Winnipeg Manitoba
Michelle Jeon University of Waterloo North York Ontario
Kaibo Huang University of Waterloo Toronto Ontario
Richard Si University of Waterloo Kitchener Ontario
Fiona Cai University of Waterloo Richmond Hill Ontario
Matthew Petersen University of Waterloo Markham Ontario
Dorathy Shen University of Waterloo Thornhill Ontario
Hilary Pang University of Waterloo Vancouver British Columbia
Judy Gao Western University Caledonia Ontario
Ribal Zebian Western University London Ontario
Keith Rubin Western University South River Ontario
Yash Sharma Western University Brampton Ontario
Georgia Pitblado Western University Chatham Ontario
Nathan McCuaig Western University Barrie Ontario
Kate Klassen Western University Arva Ontario
Gloriana Zheng Western University Markham Ontario
Heidi Huang Western University Oakville Ontario
Faith Mastromartino Western University Keswick Ontario
Rehan Jetha York University Ottawa Ontario
Eleen Aliyeva York University Bradford Ontario
Anthony Tu York University Toronto Ontario
Wilamina Both York University Woodbridge Ontario
Edward Drobnis York University Richmond Hill Ontario
Herman Isayenka York University Newmarket Ontario

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


About Schulich Leader Scholarships Canada

Recognizing the increasing importance and impact that STEM disciplines will have on the prosperity of future generations, businessman and philanthropist Seymour Schulich established this $200+ million scholarship fund in 2012 to encourage our best and brightest students to become Schulich Leader Scholars: the next generation of entrepreneurial-minded, technology innovators.

Through The Schulich Foundation, these prestigious entrance scholarships are awarded to 100 high school graduates enrolling in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) undergraduate program at 20 partner universities in Canada. Every high school in Canada can submit one Schulich Leader Nominee per academic year based on academic excellence in STEM, entrepreneurial leadership and financial need.

About The Schulich Foundation

The philanthropy of The Schulich Foundation is focused on raising the standard of living for Canadians by supporting high-performing people with promise. The Schulich Foundation is one of Canada’s largest foundations, having committed over $500 million to philanthropic endeavours. Seymour Schulich, a self-made billionaire whose career has spanned stock brokerage, investment counselling, mining and the oil industry, established and funds The Schulich Foundation.  He holds Canada’s highest civilian award, the Order of Canada, and is among Canada’s greatest philanthropists. Having benefited greatly from a scholarship that enabled him to do his MBA, Mr. Schulich has built a well-earned reputation as a champion for education and access to education in Canada and around the world. The Schulich Foundation has endowed university schools of business, engineering, medicine, law, education, music, chemistry, nursing and dentistry; libraries, dormitories, courtyards, medical health centers, lecture and music halls. Through these benefactions and the Schulich Leaders and Schulich Builders Scholarship Programs, over 6,000 scholarships are awarded annually.