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  1. Contest period
  2. Eligibility
  3. How to enter
  4. The prizes
  5. Winners merit list and scholarship attribution
  6. Selection of prize winners
  7. Scholarship eligibility criteria: University of Ottawa
  8. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Glendon Campus of York University
  9. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Université Sainte-Anne
  10. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Université de Montréal
  11. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Université de Moncton
  12. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Université de l’Ontario français
  13. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Université de Saint-Boniface
  14. Scholarship eligibility criteria: University of British Columbia
  15. Scholarship eligibility criteria: University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean
  16. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Université de Hearst
  17. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Simon Fraser University
  18. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Collège Boréal
  19. Scholarship eligibility criteria: University of Lethbridge, French Language Centre
  20. Scholarship eligibility criteria: University of Regina, La Cité Universitaire Francophone
  21. Scholarship eligibility criteria: Collège de l’Île
  22. General conditions
  1. CONTEST PERIOD

The Contest begins on October 10th, 2023 at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time and ends on December 15th, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time (the “Contest Period”).

  1. ELIGIBILITY

This Contest is open to all legal residents of Canada (Canadian citizens, permanent residents or a person who has been granted refugee status) who at the time of entry are enrolled in a Canadian high school in Grade 10, 11 or 12 (Secondary IV, Secondary V, or in CEGEP in the province of Quebec). Students who took a gap year after their high school graduation and were never registered in a post-secondary institution may be eligible to participate in the Contest. Please contact French for the Future if you are in that situation. Employees (and those with whom such employees are domiciled) or agents of Le français pour l’avenir / French for the Future Inc. (the “Sponsor”), their advertising and promotion agencies, and the Contest judges (the “Judges”) are not eligible to enter the Contest.

The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate, and in no way misleading. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate, or misleading personal details and/or information.

  1. HOW TO ENTER

No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. To enter the Contest, go to www.french-future.org, click on the Contest link on the home page, then on the entry form link on the Contest page. An entry form will appear.  Complete the entry form in full (which requires your name, address, telephone number and email address as well as the grade you are in, the name of your high school and the name of your school board, and your French program of study). You will then be required to upload a 750-word original essay on the following theme: “Convince the 2024 Olympic Committee that your “incredible talent” should be selected as a new Olympic discipline!”

Essays must be written in French. Limit one entry per person permitted during the Contest Period. If it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than once, all your entries will be void. Entries will be rejected if the entry form is not fully completed and submitted during the Contest Period.

When registering, each entrant must indicate on their entry form which of the two categories below they fall into. The entrant’s essay will be judged against essays of other entrants in the same category, as detailed in the sections below.

Category 1: French Second Language (“FSL”): students whose first language is not French or students who are currently enrolled in Core French, Extended Core French, Basic French, French Immersion, or any other version or type of FSL program, available in their province or territory of residence, and who do not match any of the French First Language criteria.

Category 2: French First Language (“FFL”): students who satisfy one or more of the following criteria:

– whose first language is French;
– who speak, write and comprehend French with native fluency;
– who regularly speak French at home with one or both parents;
– who attend or have attended a French First Language school for more than 3 years within the past 6 years.

The Sponsor reserves the right to verify that entrants have registered in the correct category. All selected entrants who have registered in the FSL Category (Category 1) but who in fact best fit into FFL Category (Category 2) will be disqualified.

In addition, each entrant must rank their top 3 choices of post-secondary institutions for which they would like to win a scholarship, with the entrant’s most preferred institution ranked as No. 1.

Entrants will receive electronic confirmation of receipt of their essay from the Sponsor. A message indicating that the form has been successfully submitted will appear on the screen once the applicant has successfully sent the form.

Essay Requirements: The submitted essay must never have been previously published, exhibited publicly or selected as a winner in any other contest and only amateur authors are eligible (this is defined as a person who has never earned more than $1,000 in any year as a result of having written essays, stories or articles). Essays submitted become the property of the Sponsor.

By entering this Contest, the entrant confirms that their essay is original and that the entrant has all necessary rights in and to the essay, allowing them to enter the essay in this Contest. Entrants agree that the essay becomes the sole property of the Sponsor, who shall have the right to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit or otherwise use the essay in whole or in part for advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason. Entries not complying with these Contest rules will be disqualified.

  1. THE PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES

There are a total of 98 prizes to be awarded, each consisting of a scholarship to one of the following post-secondary institutions: University of Ottawa, Glendon Campus of York University, l’Université Sainte-Anne, l’Université de Montréal, l’Université de Moncton, l’Université de l’Ontario français, l’Université de Saint-Boniface, the University of British Colombia, Campus Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta, l’Unversité de Hearst, Simon Fraser University, le Collège Boréal, the French Language Centre of the University of Lethbridge, La Cité universitaire francophone of the University of Regina, le Collège de l’Île. Of the 98 available prizes, 49 will be awarded to entrants in Category 1, and 49 will be awarded to entrants in Category 2.

The number and approximate retail value of each prize is set out in the table below. Each prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable nor convertible to cash. No substitutions except at the Sponsor’s option. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize or a prize component with one of equal or greater value.

Scholarship

Post-secondary institutions

Number of Scholarships Offered: French Second Language Category (FSL)

(Category 1)

Number of Scholarships Offered: French First Language Category (FFL)

(Category 2)

$20,000

Glendon Campus of York U.

1

1

$12,000

University of Ottawa

1

1

$12,000

Glendon Campus of York U.

1

2

$12,000

Université de Montréal

1

1

$12,000

Université de l’Ontario français

1

1

$10,000

Université Sainte-Anne (N.S.)

2

2

$10,000

Université de Moncton

1

1

$8,000

University of Ottawa

1

1

$8,000

Université  de Montréal

1

1

$5,000

Université Sainte-Anne (N.S.)

1

1

$5,000

Université de Moncton

1

1

$4,000

Glendon Campus of York U.

1

1

$4,000

University of Ottawa

1

1

$4,000

Université de Montréal

1

1

$4,000Université de Hearst
11

$3,000

Université de Saint-Boniface

2

2

$2,500

Simon Fraser University

1

1

$2,500Collège Boréal
11

$2,000

Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta

2

2

$2,000

University of Lethbridge

1

1

$2,000

La Cité universitaire francophone de l’Université de Regina

1

1

$2,000

Collège de l’Île

1

1

$2,000

University of British Colombia

3

3

$1,500

Université de Saint-Boniface

1

1

$1,000

University of Ottawa

20

20

TOTAL: 49

TOTAL: 49

  1. WINNERS MERIT LIST AND SCHOLARSHIP ATTRIBUTION

a. Winners Merit List – global ranking

The 5 highest ranked essays in each category will receive an honorable mention on French for the Future’s website.

b. Scholarship Attribution

Scholarships will be awarded based on the participants’ first choice of postsecondary institution, and then based on score.

The participant’s first choice of postsecondary institution will take priority over score. Therefore, a student with a higher global ranking than another student would not automatically receive a scholarship, in the event that their chosen first choice of post-secondary institution’s scholarships have already been awarded to participants with better scores than theirs.

In cases where some scholarships could not be awarded to participants who ranked a post-secondary institutions as their first choice, the Sponsor will then award these scholarships to participants who ranked them as their second choices, and then as their third choices.

A participant can only win one scholarship per National Essay Contest.
See sections 7 to 22 below for scholarship requirements.

  1. SELECTION OF PRIZE WINNERS

Each essay will be judged by a panel of 4 judges who will be appointed by the Sponsor. All essays submitted will be graded on a total of 35 points. Each judge grades every essay they have been assigned. The final grade for an essay is the average grade given by all four (4) members of the panel. The evaluation grid the Judges will use to grade each essay they are assigned is available here.

In each Category, essays will be ranked by choice of post-secondary institution and by score.

Odds of an essay being selected depend on the number and caliber of essays received in the Category in which it is entered. In the event of a tie between essays in the same category, the essay that received the highest combined score on clarity and coherence from the four Judges will receive the higher ranking. In the event of a further tie, the essays will be re-reviewed by a panel of 4 different judges and ranked again. Essays that are not an original creation of the person submitting them, or which are illegal, defamatory or in any way obscene, all as determined solely by the Sponsor, will be disqualified. The sponsor reserves the right to use any and all tools at its disposal to certify that the essay is original work done solely by the participant. If it has been found out that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has written part of, or the whole essay, they will be disqualified from the Contest.

Judging will be completed by February 2nd, 2024. The Sponsor will contact selected entrants by February 8th, 2024 at the email address or the telephone number provided by the entrant at the time of Contest registration. Before being declared a winner, each selected entrant must sign, or have their parent or legal guardian sign – if the selected entrant is under the age of majority in their province or territory of residence – a standard declaration and release form, confirming, among other, that (i) they assign all intellectual property including the copyright in the Essay to the Sponsor and waive their moral rights in the essay, (ii) they agree to the Contest rules, that they are in conformance with the Contest rules and that they agree, amongst other things, to the use without compensation of their own photographed image, their name and city of residence in all publicity campaigns related to the Contest, (iii) they will accept the prize as awarded, (iv) they release the Sponsor, the University of Ottawa, York University, l’Université Sainte-Anne, l’Université de Montréal, l’Université de Moncton, l’Université de l’Ontario français, l’Université de Saint-Boniface, the University of British Colombia, the University of Alberta, l’Uniersité de Hearst, Simon Fraser University, le Collège Boréal, the University of Lethbridge, La Cité universitaire francophone of the University of Regina, le Collège de l’Île, their advertising and promotion agencies, the Contest Judges and their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with this Contest, the Entrant’s participation therein and/or the awarding and use of the prize or any portion thereof. The release form must be received by the Sponsor by February 16th, 2023 by email, the failing of which the Entrant will be deemed to have forfeited their prize with no liability to the Sponsor. Once the release form has been received by the Sponsor, the winner will receive a letter from the Sponsor detailing the prize. The winner will be able to redeem their prize when they demonstrate to the satisfaction of the participating University offering the applicable scholarship at issue that (i) they meet the Scholarship Eligibility Criteria applicable to the scholarship which they have won, and (ii) that they will comply with all the terms and conditions applicable to the scholarship being awarded as the prize.

Accepting a prize consisting of a scholarship of any amount at any participating institution within the National Essay Contest does not oblige the Contest winner to use the scholarship money or attend its corresponding university.

In the event a prize cannot be awarded for any reason, or is forfeited by a potential winner, the Sponsor shall not be under any obligation to award the prize to an alternate entrant.

If you have not been contacted by February 8th, 2024, you may assume that your essay has not been selected for a prize.

Official winners of the Contest will be announced on the French for the Future website March 11th, 2024.

  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

a. $12,000 scholarships ($3,000 per year over four (4) years) – University of Ottawa

Number: 2 (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $12,000 scholarship from the University of Ottawa, the student must:

  • Finish in the top 23 winners and finalists in their chosen category, as chosen by the jury.
  • Register for full-time studies in a program, for the first time, and take at least two courses per semester taught in French and/or in French as a Second Language.
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria and those of the chosen program of study.
  • Have Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or protected person status.
  • Register for at least 2 classes (6 credits) given in French per semester.

Renewal criteria:

The scholarship can be renewed for the following three (3) years of study if you fufil the renewal criteria:

  • Re-enroll as a full-time student in the faculty or at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law section.
  • Enroll in at least two (2) classes (6 credits) given in French per term.
  • Maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 5.5.

Notes:

  • This prize for the National Essay Contest may be combined with the University’s Renewable Admission Scholarship worth between $1,000 and $4,000 annually, depending on your admission average, and also with the renewable French Studies Bursary worth $1,000 annually. The potential total of these combined prizes and bursaries is $32,000.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve for up to five years.
  • A prize winner who participates in the National Essay Contest in a subsequent year and wins again may replace a lower amount, but the prizes cannot be combined.
  • This is an admission scholarship. The winner’s first year of university studies must be undertaken at the University of Ottawa to receive the first instalment of the scholarship.
  • The temporary interruption of your studies, or studying part-time or as a special student will definitively cancel the scholarship.
  • Certain exceptions can be made for students that participate in a study abroad program or that might be unable to follow the required number of classes due to the structure of their program or classes offered.
  • Only classes with a 2, 6, 7, or 8 as second number in the class code (ex. ADM1700, POL1502) are eligible and counted in the number of classes given in French.

b. $8,000 scholarships ($2,000 per year for four years) – University of Ottawa

Number: 2 (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $8,000 scholarship from the University of Ottawa, the student must:

  • Finish in the top 23 winners and finalists in their chosen category, as chosen by the jury.
  • Register for full-time studies in a program, for the first time, and take at least two courses per semester taught in French and/or in French as a Second Language.
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria and those of the chosen program of study.
  • Have Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or protected person status.
  • Register for at least 2 classes (6 credits) given in French per semester.

Renewal criteria:

The scholarship can be renewed for the following three (3) years of study if you fufil the renewal criteria:

  • Re-enroll as a full-time student in the faculty or at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law section.
  • Enroll in at least two (2) classes (6 credits) given in French per term.
  • Maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 5.5.

Notes:

  • This prize for the National Essay Contest may be combined with the University’s Renewable Admission Scholarship worth between $1,000 and $4,000 annually, depending on your admission average, and also with the renewable French Studies Bursary worth $1,000 annually. The potential total of these combined prizes and bursaries is $32,000.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve for up to five years.
  • A prize winner who participates in the National Essay Contest in a subsequent year and wins again may replace a lower amount, but the prizes cannot be combined.
  • This is an admission scholarship. The winner’s first year of university studies must be undertaken at the University of Ottawa to receive the first instalment of the scholarship.
  • The temporary interruption of your studies, or studying part-time or as a special student will definitively cancel the scholarship.
  • Certain exceptions can be made for students that participate in a study abroad program or that might be unable to follow the required number of classes due to the structure of their program or classes offered.
  • Only classes with a 2, 6, 7, or 8 as second number in the class code (ex. ADM1700, POL1502) are eligible and counted in the number of classes given in French.

c. $4,000 scholarships ($1,000 per year for four years) – University of Ottawa

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $4,000 scholarship from the University of Ottawa, the student must:

  • Finish in the top 23 winners and finalists in their chosen category, as chosen by the jury.
  • Register for full-time studies in a program, for the first time, and take at least two courses per semester taught in French and/or in French as a Second Language.
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria and those of the chosen program of study.
  • Have Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or protected person status.
  • Register for at least 2 classes (6 credits) given in French per semester.

Renewal criteria:

The scholarship can be renewed for the following three (3) years of study if you fufil the renewal criteria:

  • Re-enroll as a full-time student in the faculty or at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law section.
  • Enroll in at least two (2) classes (6 credits) given in French per term.
  • Maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 5.5.

Notes:

  • This prize for the National Essay Contest may be combined with the University’s Renewable Admission Scholarship worth between $1,000 and $4,000 annually, depending on your admission average, and also with the renewable French Studies Bursary worth $1,000 annually. The potential total of these combined prizes and bursaries is $32,000.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve for up to five years.
  • A prize winner who participates in the National Essay Contest in a subsequent year and wins again may replace a lower amount, but the prizes cannot be combined.
  • This is an admission scholarship. The winner’s first year of university studies must be undertaken at the University of Ottawa to receive the first instalment of the scholarship.
  • The temporary interruption of your studies, or studying part-time or as a special student will definitively cancel the scholarship.
  • Certain exceptions can be made for students that participate in a study abroad program or that might be unable to follow the required number of classes due to the structure of their program or classes offered.
  • Only classes with a 2, 6, 7, or 8 as second number in the class code (ex. ADM1700, POL1502) are eligible and counted in the number of classes given in French.

d. $1,000 scholarships – University of Ottawa

Number: 40 (Twenty scholarships for the French as a first language group and twenty scholarships for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $1,000 scholarship from the University of Ottawa, the student must:

  • Finish in the top 23 winners and finalists in their chosen category, as chosen by the jury.
  • Register for full-time studies in a program, for the first time, and take at least two courses per semester taught in French and/or in French as a Second Language.
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria and those of the chosen program of study.
  • Have Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or protected person status.
  • Register for at least 2 classes (6 credits) given in French per semester.

Notes:

  • This prize for the National Essay Contest may be combined with the University’s Renewable Admission Scholarship worth between $1,000 and $4,000 annually, depending on your admission average, and also with the renewable French Studies Bursary worth $1,000 annually. The potential total of these combined prizes and bursaries is $32,000.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve for up to five years.
  • A prize winner who participates in the National Essay Contest in a subsequent year and wins again may replace a lower amount, but the prizes cannot be combined.
  • This is an admission scholarship. The winner’s first year of university studies must be undertaken at the University of Ottawa to receive the first instalment of the scholarship.
  • The temporary interruption of your studies, or studying part-time or as a special student will definitively cancel the scholarship.
  • Certain exceptions can be made for students that participate in a study abroad program or that might be unable to follow the required number of classes due to the structure of their program or classes offered.
  • Only classes with a 2, 6, 7, or 8 as second number in the class code (ex. ADM1700, POL1502) are eligible and counted in the number of classes given in French.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: GLENDON CAMPUS OF YORK UNIVERSITY

a. $20,000 scholarship ($5,000 per year over four years) – Glendon Campus

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $20,000 scholarship from Glendon Campus, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Glendon Campus of York University as an option. Finalists for each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take a minimum of 9 credits in French.

Renewal criteria:

  • Beneficiaries must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 7.0 over a minimum of 18 credits taken during a school year (including the preceding summer semester, fall and winter semesters).

Notes:

  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve.
  • The scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship.

b. $12,000 scholarships ($3,000 a year over 4 years) – Glendon Campus

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $12,000 scholarship from Glendon Campus, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Glendon Campus of York University as an option. Finalists for each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take a minimum of 9 credits in French.

Renewal criteria:

  • Beneficiaries must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 7.0 over a minimum of 18 credits taken during a school year (including the preceding summer semester, fall and winter semesters).

Notes:

  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve.
  • The scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship.

c. $4,000 scholarships ($1,000 per year over 4 years) – Glendon Campus

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $4,000 scholarship from Glendon Campus, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Glendon Campus of York University as an option. Finalists for each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take a minimum of 9 credits in French.

Renewal criteria:

  • Beneficiaries must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 7.0 over a minimum of 18 credits taken during a school year (including the preceding summer semester, fall and winter semesters).

Notes:

  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve.
  • The scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITÉ SAINTE-ANNE (Pointe-de-l’Église, Nova Scotia)

a. $10,000 Scholarships ($2,000 per year for the duration of the program, for possible total of $10,000) – l’Université Sainte-Anne (Pointe-de-l’Église, Nova Scotia)

Number: Four (two scholarship for the French as a first language group and two scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a scholarship of up to $10,000 from l’Université Sainte-Anne, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Université Sainte-Anne scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least nine (9) credits per semester of classes taught in French and/or offered in the French Immersion program.

Renewal criteria:

  • These scholarships may be awarded for a maximum of five (5) years provided that the recipient obtains and maintains a cumulative grade point average of 3.6 or higher, and is enrolled at the university on a full-time basis (30 credits) during the fall and winter terms of the academic year.

Notes:

  • This is an admission scholarship. The first instalment of the scholarship must be used during the recipient’s first year of university.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve.
  • This scholarship can be combined with other academic scholarships. 
  • This scholarship cannot be exchanged, redeemed or deferred.
  • This scholarship can only be received once; it cannot be added to other scholarships obtained for the same contest.

b. $5,000 Scholarships ($1,000 per year for the duration of the program, for a possible total of $5,000) – l’Université Sainte-Anne (Pointe-de-l’Église, Nova Scotia)

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a scholarship of up to $5,000 from l’Université Sainte-Anne, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Université Sainte-Anne scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least nine (9) credits per semester of classes taught in French and/or offered in the French Immersion program.

Renewal criteria:

  • These scholarships may be awarded for up to five (5) years provided that the recipient obtains and maintains a cumulative grade point average of 3.6 or higher, is enrolled at the university on a full-time basis (30 credits) during the fall and winter terms of the academic year.

Notes:

  • This is an admission scholarship. The first instalment of the scholarship must be used during the recipient’s first year of university.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve.
  • This scholarship can be combined with other academic scholarships.
  • This scholarship cannot be exchanged, redeemed or deferred.
  • This scholarship can only be received once; it cannot be added to other scholarships obtained for the same contest.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL

a. $12,000 Scholarships – Université de Montréal (in three installments – $4,000 during each of the first three trimesters of study)

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $12,000 scholarship from l’Université Montréal, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose, at the moment of registration the Université de Montréal as the preferred post-secondary institution to pursue your studies. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the Université de Montréal’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies, or being deemed registered full-time after the cancelation deadline, in accordance with procedures in use at the Université de Montréal, in a degree program in French, or in a qualifying program required before admission to a degree program for Canadian students.

Notes:

  • This is an admission scholarship.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve.
  • For the recipients, this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship. However, if the winners are eligible for a scholarship of lower value than the Essay Contest scholarship, they could obtain the differential value.

b. $8,000 Scholarships – Université de Montréal (in two installments – $4,000 during the first two trimesters of study)

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $8,000 scholarship from l’Université Montréal, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose, at the moment of registration the Université de Montréal as the preferred post-secondary institution to pursue your studies. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the Université de Montréal’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies, or being deemed registered full-time after the cancelation deadline, in accordance with procedures in use at the Université de Montréal, in a degree program in French, or in a qualifying program required before admission to a degree program for Canadian students.

Notes:

  • This is an admission scholarship.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve.
  • For the recipients, this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship. However, if the winners are eligible for a scholarship of lower value that the Essay Contest scholarship, they could obtain the differential value.

c. $4,000 Scholarships – Université de Montréal

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $4,000 scholarship from l’Université Montréal, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose, at the moment of registration the Université de Montréal as the preferred post-secondary institution to pursue your studies. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the Université de Montréal’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies, or being deemed registered full-time after the cancelation deadline, in accordance with procedures in use at the Université de Montréal, in a degree program in French, or in a qualifying program required before admission to a degree program for Canadian students.

Notes:

  • This is an admission scholarship.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve.
  • For the recipients, this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship. However, if the winners are eligible for a scholarship of lower value than the Essay Contest scholarship, they could obtain the differential value.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON

a. $10,000 Scholarships ($2,500 per year for four years) – l’Université de Moncton

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $10,000 scholarship from l’Université de Moncton, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Université de Moncton scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least twelve (12) credits per semester of classes taught in French at l’Université de Moncton.

Renewal criteria:

  • In order to have this scholarship renewed, the award holder must obtain and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.8 or higher during each year of study, and takes at least twelve credits per semester taught in French at l’Université de Moncton.

Notes:

  • This scholarship will be awarded toward tuition fees at the beginning of each semester (September and January).
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up until the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  • For the recipients, this scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship from l’Université de Moncton.

b. $5,000 Scholarships ($1,250 per year for four years) – l’Université de Moncton

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $5,000 scholarship from l’Université de Moncton, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Université de Moncton scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least twelve credits per semester of classes taught in French at l’Université de Moncton.

Renewal criteria:

  • In order to have this scholarship renewed, the award holder must obtain and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.8 or higher during each year of study, and takes at least twelve credits per semester taught in French at l’Université de Moncton.

Notes:

  • This scholarship will be awarded toward tuition fees at the beginning of each semester (September and January).
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up until the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  • For the recipients, this scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship from l’Université de Moncton.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITÉ DE L’ONTARIO FRANÇAIS

a. $12,000 scholarship ($3,000 per year over four (4) years) – Université de l’Ontario français

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria: 

To receive a $12,000 scholarship from l’Université de l’Ontario français, the student must:

  • Participate in French for the Future’s National Essay Contest and chose the Université de l’Ontario français (UOF) at the time of registration in one of the two categories (FSL or FFL);
  • Meet general eligibility criteria of UOF and the chosen program;
  • Register to a full-time program with a minimum of 9 credits per session taught in French.

Renewal criteria:

  • To benefit from this scholarship for more than one year, the student must obtain and maintain a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 3.50 or higher at the end of each year, and must register for full-time studies for the full four (4) years, with a minimum of nine (9) credits per session taught in French.

Notes:

  • This scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship. However, if the student is eligible for an academic scholarship of a higher value than the Essay Contest scholarship, he or she could obtain the differential value. For instance, if a student has a 90% average or higher in 12th grade, they could qualify for a scholarship of $3,500 per year. In this case, UOF will grant the National Essay Contest scholarship ($3,000) in addition to $500 (academic scholarship).
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up to the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  • The winners are responsible for contacting UOF at carrefour@uontario.ca if they chose to to use their scholarship.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITÉ DE SAINT-BONIFACE

a. $3,000 Scholarships ($1,500 for the first academic year followed by $1,500 for the second year) – l’Université de Saint-Boniface

Number: Four (two scholarships in each category)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $3,000 scholarship from l’Université de Saint Boniface, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Université de Saint-Boniface scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least nine credits per semester of classes taught in French at l’Université de Saint-Boniface.

Renewal criteria:

  • In order to have this scholarship renewed for the second year, the award holder must obtain and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher at the end of the first year of study, register for full-time studies for the second year, and take at least nine credits per semester (60% of the course load) taught in French at l’Université de Saint-Boniface

Notes:

  • This is an admission scholarship. The first instalment of the scholarship must be used during the recipient’s first year of university.
  • This scholarship will be awarded in two instalments. The first instalment of $1,500 for the first year of the program of study and the second instalment of $1,500 will be awarded for the second year of the program of study according to the renewal criteria.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up to one year after their high school graduation.
  • For the recipients, this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship from l’Université de Saint-Boniface. However, if the student is eligible for an academic scholarship of a higher value than the Essay Contest scholarship, he or she could obtain the differential value.

b. $1,500 scholarships ($1,500 for the first academic year) – l’Université de Saint-Boniface

Number: Two (one scholarship in each category)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $1,500 scholarship from l’Université de Saint Boniface, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Université de Saint-Boniface scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least nine credits per semester of classes taught in French at l’Université de Saint-Boniface.

Renewal criteria:

  • In order to have this scholarship renewed for the second year, the award holder must obtain and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher at the end of the first year of study, register for full-time studies for the second year, and take at least nine credits per semester (60% of the course load) taught in French at l’Université de Saint-Boniface

Notes:

  • This is an admission scholarship. This scholarship cannot be combined with any other admission scholarship.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up to one year after their high school graduation.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

a. $2,000 scholarships (for the first academic year) – University of British Columbia

Number: Six (three scholarships in each category)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $2,000 scholarship from the University of British Columbia, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the University of British Columbia scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University of British Columbia’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least three courses per semester of classes taught in French.

Notes:

  • This is an admission scholarship.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up to the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  • This scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: SAINT-JEAN CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

a.$2,000 Scholarships ($1,000 per year for two years) – Saint-Jean Campus of the University of Alberta

Number: Four (two scholarships for the French as a first language group and two scholarships for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $2,000 scholarship from The University of Alberta, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Campus Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges.
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria.
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program at the undergraduate level and take at least nine credits per semester of classes taught in French at the Saint-Jean Campus. The scholarship can only be awarded to secondary students (from immersion schools or French schools) who start their first year of studies in a program offered at Campus Saint-Jean.
  • Confirm by email to awards@ualberta.ca that you are one of the contest winners and indicate the category: French as a second language or French as a first language. Don’t forget to indicate your first and last name and the student ID number given to you by the University of Alberta
  • Students in BScN-Bilingual Program and BScEng (Saint-Jean cohort) are not eligible for that scholarship.
  • https://www.ualberta.ca/campus-saint-jean/programs/bourses/index.html

Renewal criteria:

  • The second instalment of the scholarship will be awarded the second year provided that the award holder obtains and maintains a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher, is registered full-time for the second year, and takes at least nine credits per semester taught in French at the Campus Saint-Jean.

Notes:

  • This scholarship will be awarded in two instalments. The first instalment of $1,000 will be awarded for the first year of the program of study and the second instalment of $1,000 will be awarded for the second year of the program of study according to the renewal criteria.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up until the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  • For the recipients, this scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship from the Saint-Jean Campus and/or the University of Alberta.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITÉ DE HEARST

a. $4,000 scholarship ($1,000 per year for four years) Université de Hearst

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $4,000 scholarship from l’Université de Hearst, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Université de Hearst scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least nine credits per semester of classes taught in French at l’Université de Hearst.

Renewal criteria:

  • In order to benefit from this scholarship for more than one year, the student must obtain and maintain a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 6.0 or higher at the end of each year, and must register for full-time studies for the full four (4) years, with a minimum of nine (9) credits per session taught in French

Notes:

  • For the recipients, this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship. However, if the student is eligible for an academic scholarship of a higher value than the Essay Contest scholarship, he or she could obtain the differential value. For instance, if a student has a 80% average or higher in 6 courses of 12th grade, they could qualify for a scholarship of $2,000 per year. In this case, l’Université de Hearst will grant the National Essay Contest scholarship ($1,000) in addition to $2,000 (academic scholarship).
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up to the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

a. $2,500 scholarships ($1,250 for the first semester following by $1,250 for the second semester during the first year of study) – Simon Fraser University

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive $2,500 scholarship from Simon Fraser University (SFU), the student must:

  • Participate in the National Essay Writing Contest from French for the Future and choose Simon Fraser University scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the general admission conditions of the university;
  • Finalists and winners in each category will be determined by the jury.
  • Register and be admitted as a full-time student in a regular undergraduate program at Simon Fraser University and take at least 6 credits (2 courses) per session taught in French at SFU of which 3 credits (1 course) per session will have to be taken in the Department of French.
  • Students who receive a scholarship but who are not eligible to attend the university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up until the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  • In the year of your admission, you must contact SFU’s Bureau des affaires francophones et francophiles by e-mail to claim the scholarship no later than September 30th of your admission year: fcpmgr@sfu.ca

Notes:

  • The scholarship will be awarded in two instalments during the first year (a first payment during the first session and a second payment during the second session)
  • To be eligible for the second payment during the second session, you must be enrolled full-time and take at least 6 credits (2 courses) taught in French at SFU during this second session.
  • This scholarship can be combined with any other scholarship from Simon Fraser University.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: COLLÈGE BORÉAL

a. $2,500 scholarships ($2,500 for the first academic year) – Collège Boréal

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Collège Boréal, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Collège Boréal scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the Collège Boréal’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least nine credits per semester of classes taught in French.

Notes:

  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up until the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  • For the recipients, this scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship. However, if the student is eligible for an academic scholarship of a higher value than the Essay Contest scholarship, he or she could obtain the differential value.
  • This scholarship is not transferable to other students and will be applied directly to the recipient’s tuition fees once registered with the Collège Boréal.
  • Scholarships are valid on any Collège Boréal campus that offers post-secondary education: Sudbury, Timmins, Hearst, Nipissing, Kapuskasing, Temiskaming, Toronto, Hamilton, Welland, Windsor.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: FRENCH LANGUAGE CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

a. $2,000 scholarships ($2,000 for the first academic year) – French Language Centre of the University of Lethbridge

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $2,000 scholarship from the French Language Centre of the University of Lethbridge, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the French Language Centre of the University of Lethbridge scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least nine (9) credits of French classes (during the year) from the Modern Languages Department, for French First Language category. Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least six (6) credits of French classes (during the year) from the Modern Languages Department, for French Second Language category.

Notes:

  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up to one year after their high school graduation.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: UNIVERSITY OF REGINA – LA CITÉ UNIVERSITAIRE FRANCOPHONE

a. $2,000 Scholarships ($2,000 for the first academic year) – University of Regina – La Cité universitaire francophone

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $2,000 scholarship from La Cité universitaire francophone of University of Regina, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the University of Regina – La Cité universitaire francophone scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the University’s general eligibility criteria and have a high school average above 80%;
  • Register for full-time studies in the Études francophones et interculturelles program, in the Bachelor in French Education, or in the bilingual option of the Science in Nursing program. Other programs taught in French may be considered.

Notes :

  • This is an admission scholarship.
  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up to the first admission period following their high school graduation.
  1. SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: COLLÈGE DE L’ÎLE

a. $2,000 scholarships (for the first academic year)  – Collège de l’Île

Number: Two (a scholarship for the French as a first language group and a scholarship for the French as a second language group)

Eligibility criteria:

To receive a $2,000 scholarship from Collège de l’Île, the student must:

  • Participate in the French for the Future National Essay Contest and choose the Collège de l’Île scholarship option. Winners and finalists in each category will be selected by a panel of judges;
  • Meet the Collège de l’Île’s general eligibility criteria;
  • Register for full-time studies in a regular program and take at least nine credits per semester of classes.

Renewal criteria:

  • To benefit from this scholarship for more than one year, the student must obtain and maintain a cumulative GPA (grade point average) of 80% or more at the end of each year and register for full-time studies at the Collège de l’Île.

Notes:

  • Students who win scholarships but are not eligible to attend university in the upcoming academic year will have their scholarship held in reserve up to the first admission period following their high school graduation.
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