Are you a student in your final year of high school (if you live outside Quebec), or in your last year of CEGEP (if you live in Quebec)? Have you shown a commitment to making a positive difference in your community? You may be eligible for a TD Scholarship for Community Leadership valued at up to $70,000 over 4 years toward a post-secondary college or university education.
Apply online between September 4 and November 13, 2024.
Since 1995, TD has awarded millions in TD Scholarships for Community Leadership to recognize students who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to community leadership. TD Scholarships 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.
Have you shown 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. This scholarship program is open to student leaders with an average of 75% and up (outside Quebec), or a minimum R score of 26 in Quebec, who are helping to support positive change in their communities.
The TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are available to students who are helping to support change, nurture progress and contribute to making the world a better place, in their communities.
We’re interested in hearing from students who have demonstrated consistent and outstanding dedication to helping improve the world by solving a social or community problem. For example, you may be helping to clean up the environment, promote social justice, or fight child poverty in your community. Check out what some of the past scholarship recipients have done to help improve their community.
Up to 80 finalists are interviewed by five regional selection panels. From there, at least two scholarship recipients are chosen from each of the following five regions:
TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are open to students across Canada who:
For complete details and eligibility requirements, please read our Terms and Conditions
The scholarship application is open to students in their last year of high school (outside Quebec) or in their last year of CEGEP (in Quebec). Apply online between September 4 and November 13, 2024.
For more information please call:
1-800-308-8306.
September 4 to November 13, 2024
Finalists selected and notified
February / March 2025
Finalists interviewed by panel
April through June 2025
Applicants notified of their status
Scholarship Awards ceremony
We see the recipients of TD Scholarships for Community Leadership as community heroes. They’re doing good work, not for the recognition, but because they’re inspired to help create a better world.
These young Canadians from across the country have helped to make a meaningful and lasting difference in their communities. These extraordinary young people share a common belief: One person can make a difference! Scroll below to hear the recipients talk about their community work.
Find out from Chinemerem why he started a club at his high school where guys of all ages could come together and discuss their mental health issues.
Fatima explains why she thinks the TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are important. Find out about the work she's done to engage youth in her community.
Timothy thinks that "what makes a great community leader is truly caring for the people around you." Learn more about how he advocated to bring back Nuu-chah-nulth language to his community.
TD Scholarships for Community Leadership include alumni that we believe continue to demonstrate a shared purpose with TD: to help enrich the communities where we live and work. You can find some of those examples below.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Together with AFOA Canada, a not-for-profit led by Indigenous Peoples, we’ve created a scholarship customized to meet the needs of students from the Indigenous community. One that works to break down systemic barriers and open doors. There are 25 scholarships available to be awarded annually, worth up to $60K over 4 years. Learn more
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Text: The TD Scholarships for Community Leadership:
5 reasons you should apply
Text: Reason #1
You could be recognized for your community impact.
Fatima Ahmed, TD Scholarships for Community Leadership Recipient
Fatima: The TD scholarships are designed to recognize the power and the capacity that youth have to change the world.
Text: Chinemerem Chigbo, TD Scholarships for Community Leadership Recipient
Chinemerem: I started a club where guys could come talk about their mental health issues.
Fatima: I joined a lot of youth groups and created my own youth group.
Text: Timothy Masso, TD Scholarships for Community Leadership Recipient
Timothy: I started to advocate for my language as well as all Indigenous languages, alongside so many different elders and fluent speakers.
Text: Molly Tremblay Lavallée, TD Scholarships for Community Leadership Recipient
Molly: Je me suis impliqué dans une boutique qui fait la vente de produits équitables pour m'impliquer et partager les valeurs d'équité.
Volunteering in a shop that sells fair trade products was my way of getting involved to promote equity and fairness.
Text: Reason #2
You don’t need the highest marks: open to a minimum R score of 26 in Quebec or an average of at least 75% in Canada outside of Quebec.
Chinemerem: I think the fact that the TD scholarship doesn't just care about grades is incredible, because it rewards those who really care about the community, and not just because they’re good at school.
Text: Reason #3
Each recipient receives up to $70,000 toward college or university education.
Timothy: I can focus on studying and doing my best, so I can do my best for my community in the end.
Molly: Cette bourse représente pour moi la chance de m’épanouir et d'effectuer des études universitaires que je ne croyais, peut-être, même pas possible.
Translated text: This scholarship will give me the chance to reach my potential and go to university – something I didn't really think was even possible.
Text: Reason #4
Other benefits include summer employment and networking opportunities.
Fatima: Another amazing benefit has been the job that TD provided, I have been learning so much on that job.
Timothy: I was truly honoured to meet all the other recipients. And with that, there have been so many different connections that have grown with this scholarship.
Text: Reason #5
Past TD Scholars have come from rural areas, small towns and big cities. No one thinks they’ll be selected, yet up to 20 people are. You could be next.
Fatima: Just go for it and take the time to fill out the application because it really does teach you a lot about yourself, and your capabilities and your skills.
Molly: Ils ont vu quelque chose en moi que je n'avais même pas vue.
Translated text: They saw something in me that even I hadn’t seen.
Text: Scholarships that put community leadership first.
Apply online between September 4 and November 13, 2024.
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