Concordia University College of Alberta
President's Leadership Scholarship
The President's Leadership Scholarship is Concordia's most prestigious award, recognizing and supporting individuals who demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence, who have made a positive and significant contribution to their communities, and who display a capacity for leadership. Up to five awards are available each academic year. The award covers the recipient's total educational fees and provides a $1,250 cash award for a maximum of four years or completion of the first baccalaureate degree (an approximate value of $30,000).
The selection of applicants for this award is based on academic achievement; extra-curricular activities; intellectual, creative or leadership distinctions; letters of reference; and original essays.
To become eligible for the President's Leadership Scholarship, applicants must:
1. be entering their first-year of post-secondary study directly from high school. Concordia will also consider applicants who:
a. have taken time off between their high school and post-secondary studies if the break in studies is less than three years.
b. completed university-level credits while in high school
c. attended a non-accredited program of study at a post-secondary institution and earned 9 or less transfer credits.
Students who enrolled in a post-secondary institution after the completion of high school are not eligible.
2. be enrolled in a degree program in Arts, Management or Science.
3. present a final admission average of at least 85%, calculated using the five subjects required for admission to the applicant's program of choice.
4. have made a positive and significant contribution to their communities through voluntary service (e.g., projects with community organizations, environmental protection and conservation efforts, or work with religious organizations).
5. have demonstrated the capacity to lead and motivate others.
6. be registered in a minimum of 80% of a full-course load (12 credits) in each semester. Recipients whose registration drops below the required 80% minimum will immediately forfeit their scholarship. Recipients may not concurrently hold both the President's Leadership Scholarship and a University Entrance Scholarship.
President's Leadership Scholarship Application 
Applications and supporting documents must be submitted to the Admissions and Financial Aid Office by April 1st.
To renew the scholarship in subsequent years, recipients must:
1. be registered in a minimum 80% of a full-course load (12 credits) in each subsequent semester.
2. maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 for the academic year. Courses completed in the Spring and Summer Sessions are not included in the GPA calculation.
3. maintain an appropriate level of campus/community service.
Students who lose their scholarship entitlement due to reduced course load or low GPA may have their scholarship reinstated following an academic year of study that satisfies the registration and GPA requirements. However, their eligibility period will not be extended.