Ten students have been named McGill University recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships, Canada’s premier science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) scholarships.
Created by McGill alumnus Seymour Schulich (BSc’61, MBA’65, DLitt’04), the Schulich Leader Scholarships are entrepreneurially-minded scholars who have demonstrated academic excellence and demonstrated leadership, charisma and creativity. awarded to students.
1,400 students were nominated from among 350,000 nominees across Canada. For the third consecutive year, an additional 50 scholarships were awarded, bringing the total to 100. Her 10 recipients to begin research at McGill are the largest cohort of Schulich his leader McGill has ever welcomed.
Five of McGill’s 2022 Schulich leaders entered engineering school and each received a $100,000 scholarship. Aerin Brown, Nicolas Dolgopolyy, Sophia Li, Alexander Lyakishev and Kristina Kerkelova. The Faculty of Science welcomes five Schulich leaders: Tabio Ficaccio, Maya Foster Thompson, Josh Gertswolf, Eya Ibrahim, and Alison Zipin.
brown, He graduated from Southridge School in Surrey, British Columbia, studying Software Engineering. In addition to her academic excellence, Brown has collaborated with her team of entrepreneurial STEM students from across Canada on award-winning projects to reduce water waste.
After graduating from Collège André-Grasset in Montreal, Dolgopolyy enrolled in a software engineering program. In addition to his academic success, Dolgopolyy is working with a Montreal startup to develop an autonomous underwater robot for pipeline inspection to prevent spills.
A graduate of the Prince of Wales in Vancouver, Li plans to study software engineering. In addition to her outstanding academic success, Li co-hosted a hackathon that attracted over 150 participants (beginners and experienced coders) from her nine countries.
After graduating from school at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Lyakishev is about to enroll in a mechanical engineering program. In addition to his academic excellence, Lyakishev competed for Team His Canada at his 2019 International Junior Science His Olympiad, winning a bronze medal.
A graduate of Winnipeg’s Vincent Massey College, Kerkelova plans to study bioengineering at McGill. In addition to her academic excellence, Kerkelova has used her 3D printing, coding, and woodworking to create robots from scratch with her peers, hoping to one day develop robotic prosthetic legs.
A graduate of Calgary’s Renert School, Ficaccio plans to study computer science. In addition to his academic excellence, Ficaccio founded a student-run video game design studio for which he serves as manager and lead game designer.
A graduate of Dartmouth High School in Dartmouth, NS, Foster Thompson enrolls in a computer science program. In addition to her excellent academic performance, Foster her Thompson has held leadership roles both in and out of school, including her local boating club.
A graduate of Sir Robert Boden High School in Ottawa, Gertsvolf is enrolled in McGill’s Bachelor of Science program. In addition to her stellar academic achievements, Gertsvolf is an active student leader and plans to combine her passion for STEM and aptitude for entrepreneurship in her future career.
After graduating from Glenrion Norfolk School in Victoria, British Columbia, Ibrahim enrolled in a Bachelor of Science degree program. In addition to her academic achievements, Ibrahim has received awards at her fair of science, including the Canadian Women’s Association Award in Science and Technology.
Tsypin is a graduate of Marianopolis College, Westmount, QC, in the Honors Mathematics program. In addition to her outstanding academic achievements, Tsypin has won many math competitions and chess championships, and hopes to combine mathematical concepts with the power of her AI to open new avenues of applied scientific research. is.
Since the Schurich Foundation launched the scholarship fund in 2012, McGill has now welcomed 40 Schurich leaders to the university.
“We are proud to celebrate over 10 years of the Schulich Lieder Scholarships, the premier STEM scholarship program in Canada and the world. Representing the brightest students in the University who will make a significant contribution to society on a national and global scale.University fees are covered so you can focus your time on your studies, research projects, extracurricular activities and entrepreneurial ventures. They are the next generation of entrepreneurial tech innovators,” said Seymour Schulich, founder of the program.
About Schulich Lieder Scholarships Canada
Recognizing the growing importance and impact of STEM fields on the prosperity of future generations, businessman and philanthropist Seymour Schurich founded this $100 million+ scholarship fund in 2012, We encouraged the best and brightest students to become Schulich Lieder Scholars (Next Generation Entrepreneurship). Aspiring innovator.
Through the Schurich Foundation, these prestigious admissions scholarships are awarded to 100 high school graduates entering undergraduate programs in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) at 20 partner universities in Canada. All Canadian high schools are eligible to submit one Her Schulich Leader Nominee per academic year based on STEM excellence, entrepreneurial leadership, and financial need.
About McGill University
Founded in 1821 in Montreal, Quebec, McGill University is Canada’s top medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top national and international universities. A world-renowned higher education institution with research activities across 3 campuses, 11 faculties, 13 colleges of study, 300 study programs, and over 39,000 students, including over 10,400 graduate students . McGill has students from over 150 countries around the world, with 12,000 international students making up 30% of his total student body. More than half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, and approximately 20% of students speak French as their first language.
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