As you know, the Foundation was formed in 1990 in commemoration of the women who lost their lives at Ecole Polytechnique on December 6, 1989. The Foundation’s mandate was to provide opportunities for women to become engineers.   

A scholarship program was launched, and over the past two decades, it has grown from providing six scholarships to 16 with support from major industries, smaller businesses and individual donors. Our mandate has also been expanded to include the promotion of engineering generally in Canada and as a career choice for women. 

Today, we are proud to say that over 100 women studying engineering at accredited Canadian universities have received a Foundation scholarship at all levels of study – undergraduate, master’s and PhD.  

And it seemed fitting that the best way to celebrate 20 years of supporting women in engineering was to help even more. 

A new 20th Anniversary $10,000 Scholarship is being offered to women entering engineering at the undergraduate level, based on leadership, extracurricular activities and ability to act as a role model for the profession.

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