External awards

Amount: $1,000

Application status: Open

Young people like you, with bright minds and enthusiasm, are the future of the automotive aftermarket. To help launch your career, several automotive aftermarket associations established the University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UofAF) program in 1996. 

Entry Requirements:

• Scholarship application along with your essay (at least 250 words in length, no longer than one page, double-spaced), indicating why you believe you deserve to be chosen to receive a scholarship.
• If you are still attending high school or have graduated but not yet entered your post-secondary program, you must submit a high school transcript. NOTE: Transcripts without an official raised school seal will not be accepted.
• If you are attending a post-secondary program, a copy of your current school transcript with official school seal. NOTE: Transcripts without an official raised school seal will not be accepted.
• Letter of recommendation (from a non family member, preferably an employer, teacher or someone other than a family friend).

Award Eligibility:

• Qualified applicants must either be a graduating high school senior or have graduated from high school within the past two years.
• Applicants must be enrolled in a college-level program, university or an accredited automotive program. Students must be enrolled full-time for the year of the scholarship.  You must be enrolled for September of the year you are applying until April of the following year.
• Priority will be given to those pursuing a career in the automotive aftermarket.
• Participants must be attending a full-time program in Canada. Graduate programs and undergraduate part-time programs do not qualify.

For complete information and to submit your application, please visit the award page.

Amount: $28,000 over four years
Application status: Open
Application due date: December 1

Entry Requirements:

• Complete the online application form. 
• Applicants must provide three (3) referees and upload online an (un)official transcript detailing the applicant’s last two years of schooling (official transcripts, sealed by the issuing institution will be requested from applicants who are selected for an interview). Referees will be emailed a link requesting they complete an online Referee Form on behalf of the applicant.

Award Eligibility:

• In good academic standing.
• Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
• Students graduating from secondary (high) school or students completing their first year of CÉGEP or students who have completed secondary (high) school
• Involved in voluntary humanitarian activities (for which they have not been compensated).
• Planning to or are already studying towards their first university degree or diploma at a Canadian post-secondary institution, or entering their 2nd year of CÉGEP in the upcoming academic year.

For complete information and to submit your application, please visit the award page.

Amount: $2,000 
Application status: Open
Application due date: January 31, 2025

Entry Requirements:

Application Procedure

 Award Eligibility:

• Be a current full time student at a Canadian postsecondary institution, including cégeps, colleges, polytechnics, and universities, excluding post-graduate students (e.g., masters, continuing professional educator, or doctoral)
• Have completed at least one full semester of study at the time of nomination
• Have not previously received a 3M student fellowship
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• Nominees need not be members of STLHE.

  A nominator must be at a Canadian post-secondary institution.

For complete information and to submit your application, please visit the award page.

Amount: Three awards of $2,500 
Application status: Open
Application due date: February 18, 2025

Entry Requirements:

• Complete application form
• Letter of Reference which attests to your activities
• Physician Certification Letter

Award Eligibility:

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents
• Currently enrolled part time or full time in a Canadian university/trade school/college.
• STEM Without Limits: Any STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or Graduate STEM degree (MD/DMD/DDS only).
• Learn Without Limits: Any program excluding STEM. 
• Officially diagnosed with a rheumatic disease 
• Display Academic Excellence 
• Making a difference in the community
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For complete information and to submit your application, please visit the award page.

Amount: $1,000 
Application status: Open
Application due date: June 1, 2025

Entry Requirements:

• Participants are required to submit an essay, video, or infographic on one of the following topics:
  • The Importance of Water Damage Restoration
  • Fire Damage Restoration and Safety Measures
  • Understanding Insurance Restoration Services
• Essay: 800-1,200 words, double-spaced, in a PDF or Word format
• Video: 3-5 minutes long, uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo with the link submitted in the application form.
• Infographic: One-page design in PDF or high-resolution image format (JPEG/PNG)

Award Eligibility:

• Open to all high school seniors, undergraduates, and graduate students in the USA and Canada.
• All applicants must strictly enrol in a college or university for the upcoming academic year.

For complete information and to submit your application, please visit the award page.

Amount: $1,000 
Application status: Open
Application due date: June 15, 2025

Entry Requirements:

• Participants are required to write an essay on the following topic:

  The Future of Office Furniture: Innovations and Trends in Office Cubicles and Workspaces.

Award Eligibility:

• Students currently enrolled in a high school, college, university, or trade school in the USA or Canada.

For complete information and to submit your application, please visit the award page.

Amount: $1,000 
Application status: Open
Application due date: August 31, 2025

Entry Requirements:

• Writing Project: We would like you to write a 500-1000 word essay that expresses your top 5 ideas about how “How professional private investigators assist various types of legal professionals with their cases”

Award Eligibility:

• A Canadian citizen, permanent resident or other legal standing that allows them to study in Canada.
• Accepted or enrolled in a Canadian college or university for the 2025/2026 school year.

For complete information and to submit your application, please visit the award page.