Don Bossi Innovation and Leadership Scholarship

Past Scholarship Recipients

2023 DON BOSSI LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION CANADIAN SCHOLARSHIP

FIRST Canada is proud to recognize Don Bossi for his excellence and outstanding leadership and to celebrate his legacy with the “Don Bossi Leadership & Innovation” scholarship of $5,000 to encourage and support high school students who wish to pursue post-secondary education and a career in a leadership and business role. The ideal candidate would be someone who has demonstrated strong leadership traits, innovative thinking and wants to motivate positive change in the community and in business.

The FIRST Canada Scholarship Committee is accepting applications for the Don Bossi Leadership & Innovation Canadian Scholarship. Canadian students who are FIRST team participants in the 2022-23 FIRST Tech Challenge or FIRST Robotics Competition program in Canada are encouraged to apply.

The FIRST Canada Scholarship Committee will select the scholarship recipients. A total of one scholarship will be awarded per school calendar year. One winner will be announced in 2023.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for the scholarship, candidates must:

Complete and submit the application form by February 20, 2023 date; at 11:59 pm
Be currently enrolled or have been enrolled in a Canadian high school.
Participate on a FIRST Robotics Competition or a FIRST Tech Challenge team in Canada;
Be eligible to enroll, and agree to enroll as a full-time student in an accredited college or university starting no later than the fall semester of 2023; and
Use the scholarship to pursue a major or degree program at the college or university in the fields of entrepreneurship or innovation leadership.
Be a student who is a dedicated role model in FIRST

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

To apply for the Scholarship, you must submit each of the following documents, through the online application no later than January 31, 2023:

Your completed application form (indicate on the form which event you/your team are attending)
A letter of recommendation from a high school instructor from whom you have taken one or more classes
A brief essay (no more than 500 words) in which you discuss your desire to be a role model, your leadership (entrepreneurial, innovative or community), your participation in the FIRST Tech Challenge or FIRST Robotics competition, and the impact of the program on your life. What sets you apart from others? How are you making a difference and what is your plan to do so moving forward?
Your official high school transcript

If you are a home-schooled student, please contact the FIRST Scholarship Committee for instructions on what materials you should provide in lieu of a letter of recommendation and transcript.

If you are unable to submit the documents via the online form please contact Joanna Whitney, joanna.whitney@firstroboticscanada.org at least a week prior to the application deadline to discuss alternative ways of submitting

FIRST Canada will announce the recipient of the Scholarship in 2023.

To receive your initial disbursement of Scholarship funds, you must send FIRST Canada, no later than the end of the second week of classes, a letter requesting the funds and confirming the college or university to which the funds should be sent.

For complete details about the scholarship download the 2023 Don Bossi Leadership & Innovation Canadian Scholarship Program Materials below: