Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 8
Award Deadline:
Jul 23, 2025
All connected with the Workers Health & Safety Centre are committed to education in the workplace and beyond. To this end the WHSC has long offered student scholarships for post-secondary education.
Funds for these scholarships are raised from The Clifford Pilkey Memorial Golf Fundraiser in honour of our late founder and first WHSC President.
This annual scholarship contest aims to raise health and safety awareness among graduating Ontario high school students who are headed for post-secondary education—a segment of the workforce who face excessive and significant occupational hazards leading to work-related injuries and deaths.
Student applicants are asked to produce a video, design a poster or write an essay exploring an occupational health and safety topic, submit a profile outlining their volunteer activities aimed at improving the lived experiences of fellow students and/or members of their community both in their own words and in a letter of recommendation from a teacher, other educator or representative of a community organization. Students who best demonstrate an understanding of the occupational health and safety topic chosen for this year’s contest through their submissions, along with consideration of school and community volunteerism, will be awarded much-needed funds for post-secondary education.
The top applicant (regardless of medium) will be awarded the Clifford Pilkey, WHSC Founder Memorial Scholarship and receive $6,000. The second-place applicant (regardless of medium) will be awarded the Fred Upshaw, Champion for Social Justice Memorial Scholarship and receive $4,000. Up to two additional successful applicants in each medium category will receive $2,000 each.
Submission Requirements
Forward the following documents/information in one email to Sandy Warden swarden@whsc.on.ca
- Application form in PDF format.
- Description of your volunteer activities showing how you are helping to improve the lived experiences of your fellow students and/or community members in PDF or Word format (max. 400 words)
- Letter of recommendation in PDF or Word format.
- Depending on your submission:
- video submission uploaded to WeTransfer (https://wetransfer.com) email to swarden@whsc.on.ca.
- attach your essay to the email, or
- if you are submitting a poster, you can attach it to the email or mail a hard copy of your poster and tell us in the email that you have posted it.
Please mail to: Workers Health & Safety Centre, Attn: Sandy Warden
675 Cochrane Drive, Suite 710, East Tower
Markham, ON L3R 0B8
Must be post-marked by Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
Please add WHSC Student Scholarship Competition to the subject line of the email.
How to Apply:
The $2,000 No Essay Scholarship by Sallie is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:A parent who currently has a child enrolled in...
ScholarshipOwl is your source of relief from the dreaded application process. We put students on the fast-track to success by providing direct access to the scholarships they need the most. Take the hassle out of financial aid and maximize your chance at a free ride in college. No matter how much funding you need for school, we have the opportunities...
Niche can help with every step of the college search including paying for it. We're giving one student $10,000 to help cover tuition, housing, books and other college expenses — no essay required!High school seniors who apply can also be eligible to receive acceptance (and scholarship!) offers from our Niche Direct Admissions partner colleges.Apply for our $25,000 No Essay Scholarship...
The "Be Bold" Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile. It takes less than 2 minutes to apply.To us, boldest does not mean "best", or "most accomplished". Being bold means being:EarnestDeterminedMovingThe scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.Furthermore, the scholarship will be...
The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education. Whether you are a high school student who hopes to go to college, a graduate student who’s in a master’s program, or an adult learner who wants to return to school, you are eligible for our no essay scholarship.This scholarship...
The Scholarship is open to all residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, age 17 or older at the time of entry. Employees and contractors of LeverEdge Association are ineligible to participate in the Scholarship Program. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.SelectionOne (1) entry will be selected at random at the end of the...
The Lenny Scholarship offers $1,001 US to support young individuals aged 16 and above, enrolled in college and residing in the US or India. Automatic disqualification may occur for multiple applications.EligibilityYou must be a resident of the US or IndiaYou must be 16 years of age or olderYou must be enrolled in a college
The Appily scholarship application is fast and easy.Scholarship Eligibility: This scholarship is open to high school sophomores, juniors, and first semester senior students for all majors and schools. We will judge this scholarship based on other criteria such as volunteer work, extracurricular activities, special circumstances, etc.About the sponsors of the scholarship (EAB and Appily):EAB is the market leader in helping colleges...
Scholarship Eligibility:A) Anyone who is between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2026.B) This scholarship is provided by StudentScholarships.org. In order to apply for our scholarship follow these instructions:1. Go to www.facebook.com/myscholarships and place a comment on any post you see answering the question:In 10 words or less, tell us why you deserve...
Our programs for artists with disabilities shape the future of the arts. The Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program, a Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program, amplifies the voices of emerging visual artists through career development and professional empowerment.This national juried exhibition seeks artwork that demonstrates the excellence and important perspectives of artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, residing in the...
Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 8
Award Deadline: Jul 23, 2025