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Nicole LeClair Welding Bursary
CWB Welding Foundation
- Amount
- $2,000Four bursaries of $2,000, paid directly to the school to offset tuition and fees.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was June 30, 2026. Check the official page for this year's date. Last cycle's applications opened March 2.
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About this award
Four $2,000 bursaries each year for Ontario residents studying welding or a welding-related trade at a public college or other publicly funded school in Ontario. The money goes straight to the school to reduce tuition and fees. It is funded by Nicole LeClair, a Red Seal welder and welding educator, along with other donations.
Who can apply
- Ontario resident
- Pursuing welding or a welding-related skilled trade at a publicly funded post-secondary school in Ontario
What to submit
- Online application form
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Money for school that you usually do not pay back, given mainly because of financial need.
- Category
- Trades
- Program
- College
- Field of study
- Trades
- When to apply
- After starting post-secondary
- Where it applies
- Ontario
- Other requirements
- Studying welding or a welding-related skilled trade at a publicly funded Ontario school
- The gap between what school costs and what your family is expected to pay. Bursaries and grants often use it.
- No
- Paid again in later years of your program, as long as you keep meeting its rules, such as a minimum average.
- No, one-time
- Application cycle
- 2025-26
Sources
Last checked against the official site on Oct 2, 2026.
What the official pages say
"Number of Winners: 4 Award Amount: $2,000"
https://www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/programs/nicole-leclair-welding-bursary-award/(opens in a new tab)"Applicants must be residents of Ontario to be eligible to apply."
https://www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/programs/nicole-leclair-welding-bursary-award/(opens in a new tab)"pursuing welding or a welding-related skilled trade at the post-secondary education level at a publicly-funded post-secondary school within Ontario"
https://www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/programs/nicole-leclair-welding-bursary-award/(opens in a new tab)"Applications Close: June 30, 2026"
https://www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/programs/nicole-leclair-welding-bursary-award/(opens in a new tab)"Subscribe to our mailing list and be the first to know when they reopen."
https://www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/programs/nicole-leclair-welding-bursary-award/(opens in a new tab)"2025 Nicole LeClair Welding Bursary recipients"
https://www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/programs/nicole-leclair-welding-bursary-award/(opens in a new tab)
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