Claudette-MacKay-Lassonde Excellence Scholarship
Award value
$25,000
Number of awards
1
Application to apply for
Donor
Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation
The Claudette-MacKay-Lassonde Excellence Scholarship, part of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship program, is a Canada-wide $25,000 scholarship awarded annually. It supports female undergraduate students in engineering whose engagement paves the way for the next generation.
Created thanks to a generous donation from the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF), this scholarship is named in memory of CEMF founder Claudette MacKay-Lassonde and embodies the values of leadership, academic excellence and community engagement championed by the CEMF for more than 30 years.
Its purpose is to help young women in engineering achieve their ambitions and to make a difference by providing financial support for outstanding students who are engaged in the community.
The Claudette-MacKay-Lassonde Excellence Scholarship is awarded every year in August during the Folie Technique summer camp, which introduces children to science and engineering.
* Priority will be given to students who have not received substantial financial support before or during their higher education.
Award description
- Applicants for the Claudette-MacKay-Lassonde Excellence Scholarship must meet the following criteria:
- Identify as a woman
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Excluding Winter 2026, have completed a minimum of three and a maximum of five full-time sessions in an engineering program at a Canadian university
- Demonstrate leadership in community involvement (that is, contribute meaningfully to advancing a project, a team, or one’s environment by taking initiative and mobilizing the people involved around a common goal. This may mean launching a program, a project, or an organization, supporting an important change, or helping others grow and get involved—it means taking action to have a concrete and recognized positive impact.)
- The recipient must agree to return to her high school—or another if hers is too far away—to share her story
Required criteria
Student type: Undergraduate
Faculty: Engineering
Year entering: 2nd, 3rd
Citizenship/residency: Domestic
Award information
Type of award: Scholarship
Internal/external/government: External