Jeremy Dias Scholarship
The Jeremy Dias Scholarship is Canada’s First Diversity Scholarship for youth. The scholarship seeks to reward a youth that has taken initiative in addressing discrimination in their school or community.
Applicants must also be Canadian citizens; and must be a high school or Cegep students entering accredited post-secondary institutions, or students currently enrolled in undergraduate programs at accredited post-secondary institutions.
The ideal winner(s) of this scholarship will be student(s) who have worked to eliminate discrimination within their community, as demonstrated by their application essay and references. Those who work within their secondary school or community to address homophobia/heterosexism will be given special consideration.
The deadline for scholarship applications is May 15. The winner(s) will be selected and contacted by June 15.
Questions can be addressed to Jeremy Dias at info@jersvision.org.
To Apply, applicants must submit the following to Jer’s Vision:
- One copy of the application form (PDF);
- Two reference letters;
- Their current scholastic transcript;
- Their current resume;
- ne copy of an essay of up to 250 words describing their efforts to eliminate discrimination in their community (one printed copy, and one electronic copy on disk/CD); and
- A recent photo of themselves (for the website, should they win).
Note:
- Reference letters should not be from relatives.
- It is recommended that one reference be from a high school/Cegep teacher or administrator.
- Applications and support material will be accepted in both French and English.
- Please note that all items submitted become the property of Jer's Vision, and will not be returned