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Scholarship Program

The Scholarship Program provides up to $5,000 per year to support the post-secondary and post-graduate education for children who qualify.

In 2007, Canada Company established the Scholarship Program to recognize the sacrifice Canada’s military members make in service to our country, and to honour their legacy through the children they have left behind.

The program is funded by corporate and individual donors. It began in 2007 with $1 million in leadership funding from CIBC. At the program’s outset, Canada Company was also able to secure funding from:

  • The late Peter Munk, Founder and Chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation
  • James Balsillie, Former Co-Chief Executive Officer of Research In Motion (RIM)
  • R B & H Inc.
  • Paul Desmarais, President and Co-CEO of Power Corporation of Canada
  • W. Garfield Weston Foundation
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Scotiabank
  • Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada
  • AGF Management Limited

In 2016, Canada Company received an additional $500,000 from the Canada Company Board of Directors, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Scotiabank, Royal Bank of Canada, and the Bank of Montreal to expand the program.

To find out if you qualify for our Scholarship Program, please read the Terms of Reference document. If you have questions regarding eligibility, you can call the CAF TG hot line at 1-800-883-6094 or email 
JPSU-UISP@forces.gc.ca.

Once you’ve reviewed the eligibility requirements, you can use the form below to apply. Following submission, a member of the Canada Company Scholarship Program will review the information and contact all applicants to discuss the next steps.

You can also submit for consideration by email or mail, but you’ll need to authorize the Canadian Armed forces to confirm your eligibility with us. Please include the following wording or equivalent statement:

I, {Full Name}, authorize the Canadian Armed Forces to release information regarding my eligibility to representatives of the Canada Company Scholarship Program.

    Applicant Information

    Deceased Parent Information

    Application Letter

    For those who do not meet the eligibility requirements for the Canada Company Scholarship Program, there are a number of alternative options for post-secondary financial assistance available.

    The Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS) has compiled a detailed list of scholarships and bursaries available to serving and retired members of the CAF, as well as their families. Please visit the CFMWS scholarship webpage for further details.