Five students received $20,000 scholarships for one-year programs and five received $40,000 scholarships for two-year programs through The Schulich Foundation. Applications for a third round of scholarships will open to students in 2025.
Kaeli Caguicla, a Mechanical Technician – Elevating Devices, is among DC’s $40,000 winners. She explains that her father originally encouraged her to pursue a career in accounting, but she took an automotive class in high school and found she loved being in the shop and working with her hands and on tangible problems with solutions.
“It’s been a blast so far, I’ve never enjoyed school so much,” she said. “I truly look forward to most of my classes. I come to school early and leave late. It’s been really fun.”
Earning a Schulich Scholarship has made a big impact on her life covering not only her tuition costs, but other costs like books, food and GO Transit transportation fees for the Scarborough resident.
“I’ve known for a while I would have to pay for my own post-secondary schooling and for my whole life, for birthdays and Christmases, I never spent the money and saved it up into a bank account,” she explains. “But when I was in Grade 12, due to a family situation, all that money was gone so I was kind of stuck—I didn’t even have enough for one year—but then I found out about the Schulich Builders Scholarship and went through the process and received it and it really lifted the pressure off my shoulders, it was really great.”
She said that the scholarship also made it easier for her father and her grandparents to accept her decision to pursue a career in the skilled trades.
“They were proud of me because I won this scholarship.”
Josh Peacocke, a Power Engineering Techniques – Fourth Class student and $20,000 scholarship winner, said he always knew he was going to pursue a career in the trades but wasn’t sure which trade he wanted to pursue until attending a trades fair at the Tribute Communities Centre.
“They had a bunch of stands set up and they had a power engineering booth and I thought it was pretty neat,” he said.
Peacocke said he liked that the program was only a year and that he would receive nine-month reduction of qualifying experience time. After acquiring three months of experience and completing Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) exams, DC graduates may qualify for their Fourth-Class Operating Engineer Certificate of Qualification.
He said he heard about the scholarship through his guidance counsellor and was surprised when he found out he won.
“I just couldn’t believe it this happened to me,” he said. “I told my parents, my mom cried and she said this is life changing and my dad, he was pretty proud of me.”
Peacocke said there are several benefits to winning the scholarship.
“It’s a motivation to go to school and to finish everything and to do very well and I’m trying significantly harder because I know there’s money on the line. It was also very financially helpful paying for school, I didn’t know how much the books were. I paid a little over a $1,000 for my first semester books.”
Durham College 2024 Schulich Builders Scholarship $40,000 winners:
Devon Babich (Cobourg) – Welding Engineering Technician
Kaeli Caguicla (Scarborough) – Mechanical Technician – Elevating Devices
Blake Hutchinson (Oshawa) – Electrical Engineering Technician
Dimitre O’Reggio (Pickering) – Electrical Engineering Technician
Jarod Tieche (Pickering) – Mechanical Technician Millwright
Durham College 2024 Schulich Builders Scholarship $20,000 winners:
Tori Dimytruk (Whitby) – Trades Fundamentals
Amjad Masri (Oshawa) – Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician
Josh Peacocke (Brooklin) – Power Engineering Techniques – Fourth Class
Darcy Short (Whitby) – Trades Fundamentals
Tyler Webb (Toronto) – Trades Fundamentals
Trent University Introduces Full Tuition Scholarship for New Students with 95%+
Trent University has introduced full tuition scholarships for new domestic students entering with an average of 95 percent or higher, as well as increased renewable prestigious scholarships up to $30,000 over four years to recognize the academic and community achievements of top scholars.
“Rewarding academic excellence of our students is a top priority at Trent,” said Dr. Cathy Bruce, president and vice-chancellor. “When students work hard and demonstrate a strong commitment to their studies, we must recognize and nurture that dedication, especially in a way that has meaningful material benefit to their life on campus and their life outside of academics. By increasing renewable entrance scholarships, we hope to inspire our students toward even greater achievements here at Trent and beyond.”
Top scholars achieving a 95 percent entering grade average will now receive a full tuition scholarship for their first year. The scholarship is also renewable up to $4,000 for each year they are at Trent, with a maximum scholarship potential over $18,000. Trent also increased guaranteed and automatic entrance scholarships for students entering with 80 percent or above with renewable scholarships that can total between $6,000 to $12,000 over four years.
In support of students with exemplary community leadership and academic achievement, the University has also boosted its prestigious scholarships: 15 annual awards with potential funding up to $30,000 over four years. With just one application, students can be considered for all major awards, including the Champlain Scholarship, Board of Governors Scholarship, Special Admissions Scholarships, Canada Wide Science Fair Scholarship and the Michael Treadwell Scholarship.
The increases to Trent’s entrance scholarships place the University among the highest in Ontario for available support for domestic students. These enhanced guaranteed and renewable entrance scholarships build on Trent’s reputation as a leader in scholarships and bursaries among undergraduate universities in the country.
Renewable Entrance Scholarships for International Students
Trent University has also increased scholarship support for international students, introducing renewable entrance scholarships for top international scholars. International students also have access to International Prestigious Scholarships, nine different awards recognizing students for academic excellence, community service, leadership, and many other qualities, and some valued up to $136,000 over four years.
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