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FIRST Canada Canadian Women in STEM Scholarship
FIRST Robotics Canada
- Amount
- $10,000One $10,000 scholarship awarded each year.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was January 31, 2026. Check the official page for this year's date. Last cycle closed at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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About this award
FIRST Robotics Canada awards one $10,000 scholarship a year to a young woman who has been on a FIRST Robotics Competition or FIRST Tech Challenge team in Canada. She must plan to study engineering, computer science, math or another STEM field. Applicants send a transcript, a teacher reference and a short essay about their robotics experience.
Who can apply
- Identifies as a young woman
- Current or past student at a Canadian high school
- Was on a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) or FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team in Canada (2024 or 2025 seasons for the 2026 award)
- Plans to study a STEM field after high school
- Shows leadership and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM
What to submit
- Online application form
- Letter of recommendation from a high school teacher
- Official high school transcript
- Essay (500 words max) on FIRST participation
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Scholarship
- Category
- Identity-based and Field of study
- Program
- University and College
- Field of study
- STEM
- When to apply
- Grade 12
- Where it applies
- National, Canada
- For
- Women
- Other requirements
- Was on a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) or FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team in Canada
- 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 1, 2026.
What the official pages say
"The annual $10,000 FIRST Canada Canadian Women in STEM Scholarship Award"
https://firstroboticscanada.org/cwis/(opens in a new tab)"Complete and submit the application form no later than January 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)."
https://firstroboticscanada.org/cwis/(opens in a new tab)"participated on a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) or FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team in Canada"
https://firstroboticscanada.org/cwis/(opens in a new tab)"Be planning to attend a post secondary programme in a STEM related field"
https://firstroboticscanada.org/cwis/(opens in a new tab)"One scholarship awarded annually"
https://firstroboticscanada.org/cwis/(opens in a new tab)
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