CSLA Student Leadership Awards

CSLA is pleased to offer up to eleven $500.00 annual student awards to exemplary student leaders from across Canada. The aim of these awards is to recognize outstanding achievement and contribution to student leadership in secondary schools and communities across Canada. These awards are the highest recognition CSLA gives to student leaders in Canada.

There will be a Canadian Student Leader Award offered to one deserving student from each province, the territories, and one discretionary award. In the event that there is no eligible applicant from a province or the territories, the CSLA Board of Directors will, at their discretion, award additional discretionary awards as is deemed merited.

Your school must be a CSLA member for this school year for you to apply for these awards.

The CSLA Board of Directors will approve award winners. Applicants will be evaluated on whether or not they meet the meet the award criteria. Applications will open in February 2022 and are due April 15th, 2022.

To be eligible for the award, the individual must:
• Be a graduating student in a secondary school in Canada;
• Be in good academic standing (70%+ average over last two years of study);
• Attend a current CSLA member school;
• Have demonstrated a capacity for student leadership by making significant contributions to his/her school and/or community;
• Have provided service throughout his or her secondary school experience;
• Be planning on post-secondary education (see award requirements).

Award winners will be determined based on an evaluation of the following criteria:

•  Leadership Development
•  Leadership and service in school
•  Leadership and service in the community
•  Responses to Application Questions
•  Academic standing

Download the 2022 application form here

Congratulations to our 2021 scholarship recipients! 

2020-2021 Award Winners

2019-2020 Award Winners

Applications for the upcoming school year’s bursary are now available  and due April 15th, 2021.

2018 – 2019 Award Winners