Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program

Overview

Every day, in communities across Canada, young people are actively demonstrating their passion for the environment through the important work they accomplish. These dedicated young Canadians are emerging as tomorrow's environmental leaders and advocates.

Toyota Canada and the Toyota Canada Foundation in partnership with Earth Day Canada established the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program to help cultivate and nurture this environmental leadership. The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program encourages and rewards graduating Canadian high school students who have distinguished themselves through environmental community service, extracurricular and volunteer activities, and academic excellence. To date, Toyota Canada, the Toyota Canada Foundation and Earth Day Canada (EDC) have awarded 140 students with $700 000 in scholarships. The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship is Canada's best recognized environmental entrance scholarship.

Environmental issues are increasingly being tackled through multidisciplinary approaches. Future environmental leaders will therefore come from a broad range of academic backgrounds which is why the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship is offered to students entering their first year of post-secondary studies in the discipline of their choice, to prepare themselves for the career of their choice.

The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program grants 20 awards of

$5 000 each annually, to be applied directly towards tuition, books, room and board (where applicable) or other educational expenses for the first year of post-secondary full-time studies in Canada.

Regional panels of community, business and environmental leaders will select the winners who best meet the selection criteria. Awards will be granted in five geographic areas:

Atlantic Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Western Canada / Northwest Territories / Nunavut
British Columbia / Yukon

A national winner - selected from the 20 regional winners - will also be awarded the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship National Award and a Panasonic notebook computer at the National Award Ceremony.

The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program will consider candidates who:

Are currently in their graduating year or graduated in the last two years from a:
- Canadian high school; or
- Quebec Cegep.
Are entering, for the 2012-2013 academic year, their first year of full-time studies at:
- An accredited Canadian college or university; or
- A Quebec accredited collegial institution.
Are a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident (landed immigrant) or on Refugee Status.
Have demonstrated outstanding environmental commitment, community service and leadership during the course of their studies.
Maintain a high level of academic achievement.
Are not an employee or immediate family member of an employee of Toyota Canada Inc. and its Dealers, Toyota Canada Foundation, Earth Day Canada or Panasonic Canada Inc.
Fulfill the requirements of the application package.

Selection Criteria

Demonstrated commitment to and involvement in community environmental issues
Academic achievement
Record of participation in volunteer and extracurricular activity at school and in the community
Demonstrated capacity for leadership
Letters of recommendation
Evaluation of candidate's essay and self-assessment
Candidate's outstanding potential as an environmental leader

The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program application package may be downloaded and saved by clicking here. If you do not have access to Microsoft Word and require the scholarship application in an alternate format, please contact scholarship@earthday.cafor assistance.

The completed Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program application including all forms, letters of reference and high school academic transcripts must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2012 and delivered to:

Earth Day Canada
111 Peter Street, Suite 503
Toronto Ontario
M5V 2H1

scholarship@earthday.ca
http://www.earthday.ca/scholarship/about.php

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