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Project Hero Scholarship
Project Hero Scholarship
Project Hero Scholarship
Project Hero
The University of Western Ontario is proud to participate in Project Hero, an initiative co-founded by Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Kevin Reed and Retired General Rick Hillier to provide support to the sons and daughters of Canadian military killed while serving in an active mission.
The Project Hero Scholarship is awarded annually to undergraduate full-time students in a first-entry degree program who are the sons and daughters of Canadian military killed while serving in an active mission. Applications must be submitted by May 30 preceding the fall/winter academic year.
The Project Hero Scholarship is awarded annually to undergraduate full-time students in a first-entry degree program who are the sons and daughters of Canadian military killed while serving in an active mission. Applications must be submitted by May 30 preceding the fall/winter academic year.
Recipients in the following programs will have tuition covered, including ancillary and other compulsory fees as well as up to $10,000 towards their first year residence and meal plan costs.
- Applicant must be a dependant of a member of the Canadian military who died while serving in an active mission
- Eligibility to the scholarship program of Canadian Forces personnel deceased while serving in an active mission will be determined by Canadian Forces criteria
- Definition of dependants’ status will be determined as per Revenue Canada criteria
- Applicant must be under the age of twenty six
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Applicant must meet admission requirements as per their program of study
- Must be applying as a full-time student at main campus in a first entry undergraduate degree program
- Must be in satisfactory academic standing
To renew your scholarship, a student must:
- Continue to be registered as a full-time student at main campus in a first entry undergraduate degree program
- Tenable for up to four years
- Must maintain a satisfactory academic standing
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