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Skills Ontario Gail Smyth Scholarship
Skills Ontario
- Amount
- $1,000$1,000 scholarship.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was August 4, 2026 (postmark). Check the official page for this year's date. Applicants must medal at the provincial Skills Ontario Competition in their graduating year. Students from Near North DSB, Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic DSB, CSC Franco-Nord and CSP du Nord-Est de l'Ontario who enter the four qualifying contests (carpentry, culinary arts, TV and video, welding) compete first at Canadore College; the 2027 qualifying date is April 3, 2027.
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About this award
A $1,000 scholarship from Skills Ontario for graduating high school students who win a medal at the provincial Skills Ontario Competition and continue into a skilled trade or technology program in Ontario. Students enter the competition through their school board, and some contests have qualifying rounds at Canadore College. Applications need two teacher references and proof of volunteer work.
Who can apply
- Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or Ontario resident
- Earned high school credits in the current school year and graduating that year
- Won a bronze, silver or gold medal at that year's provincial Skills Ontario Competition
- Going on to post-secondary education as an apprentice or at a post-secondary institution in Ontario
What to submit
- Application form
- 2 reference letters from high school teachers
- Proof of volunteer or community service
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Scholarship
- Category
- Merit, Trades and Community service
- Program
- Apprenticeship, College and University
- Field of study
- Trades and STEM
- When to apply
- Grade 12
- Where it applies
- Ontario
- Other requirements
- Won a medal at the provincial Skills Ontario Competition in their graduating year
- 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
"receive a $1,000 scholarship from Skills Ontario"
https://skillsontario.com/involvement/scholarships-and-awards/(opens in a new tab)"You received a bronze, silver, or gold medal at the provincial competition (2026 Skills Ontario Competition.)"
https://skillsontario.com/involvement/scholarships-and-awards/(opens in a new tab)"You are pursuing a post-secondary education as an apprentice or through a post-secondary institution within the Province of Ontario."
https://skillsontario.com/involvement/scholarships-and-awards/(opens in a new tab)"postmarked no later than August 4, 2026"
https://skillsontario.com/involvement/scholarships-and-awards/(opens in a new tab)"2027 Skills Ontario Qualifying Competitions: April 3rd, 2027"
https://skillsontario.com/competitions/qualifying-competitions/(opens in a new tab)"Each year, this scholarship is awarded to students on their way to post-secondary education"
https://skillsontario.com/involvement/scholarships-and-awards/(opens in a new tab)
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