OpenCircle Scholarship Program

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We’re building the next generation.

OpenCircle’s Scholarship program supports the next generation by offering financial assistance to eligible children of Member employees who are pursuing post-secondary education or apprenticeship training.

The scholarship application period for the 2024-2025 academic calendar closes on February 28, 2025. Please complete the application form and submit prior to the deadline.

For more information on the Scholarship Program, including eligibility, please email our team at scholarship@opencircle.ca.

Frequently Asked Questions

No – the OpenCircle Scholarship is only available to dependent children of OpenCircle Member employees under age 25.

To be eligible for an OpenCircle Scholarship, you must be actively attending post-secondary studies during the current scholastic window, so you would not qualify this year. However, we encourage you to apply once you start your studies.

Proof of enrollment is a document from your post-secondary institution that confirms that you are actively enrolled in studies for the current period and shows the school’s information identifying you as the student. Examples include a confirmation of enrollment letter, a copy of your class schedule (with your information clearly visible on the class schedule), or unofficial transcripts. We do not accept: Invoices, acceptance letters, admission offers, email confirmations from the institution, or trades cards as proof of enrollment.

If you are awarded a scholarship, OpenCircle must report it to the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) and issue you a T4a for the Award. To do this, your SIN is required, so we cannot issue you a scholarship without your SIN. If you are uncomfortable with providing your SIN on the application form, then our team can take it verbally over the phone with you. Just include a request for our team to call you to collect your SIN when you submit your application.

The application cannot be accepted without verification of enrollment from your educational institution. Most schools will provide a letter showing proof of enrollment, and most students have access to their class schedules online.

Application intake begins November 1, 2024. Application submission deadline is February 28, 2025. 

You apply by completing the application form found on this page. Once completed, please email the required documents to scholarship@opencircle.ca.

The scholarship is only available to dependent children of OpenCircle Member employees.

My post-secondary institution is not in Canada, but I live in Canada. Can I still apply for the scholarship?

No. The scholarships are only available to students attending a post-secondary institution in Canada.

Please refer to the Government of Canada’s list of designated schools through Employment and Social Development Canada.

Yes. Students enrolled in a trades program are eligible to apply for a scholarship if the applicant and school meet the eligibility criteria.

No. If you have already received an OpenCircle scholarship in the past, you cannot receive another.

Successful applicants will be sent a letter and cheque in late April 2025. If you would like to check on the status of your application, please email our team at scholarship@opencircle.ca.

Tell us about your career goal and ambitions as well as what it would mean to you to receive this award.

Please email us at scholarship@opencircle.ca with any questions you have.