Shad 2026: Application deadline: Dec 1, 2025  –  APPLY NOW!

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Shad 2026: Application deadline: Dec 1, 2025  –  APPLY NOW!

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Design-challenge

Sustainability

Shad participants developed innovative projects to empower Canadian youth in adopting affordable, reliable green energy solutions.

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19

Leadership

Nine Shad alumni are named 2024 Schulich Leaders, celebrating their outstanding achievements in STEM and leadership.

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Surgeon-general

Leadership

Brigadier-General Scott Malcolm shares leadership lessons, resilience, and the power of mentorship from Shad to Surgeon General.

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First-Robotics

Teamwork

Shads learn from The Hammerheads, a FIRST Robotics team, how universal design and teamwork drive impactful, accessible solutions.

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20

Sustainability

Shads embrace the 2024 Design Project, crafting bold solutions to bring affordable green energy into Canadian youth lives.

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21

Community

Shad celebrates Black student leaders who are shaping the future with passion, innovation, and community-driven excellence.

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22

Community

Shad honours Indigenous changemakers using STEAM to empower communities and create lasting, meaningful impact across Canada.

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23

Innovation

Empowering Métis youth to lead in STEAM, Shad’s scholarship celebrates changemakers shaping their communities.​

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Elliot-Black

Belonging

Elliot Black shares how his Shad experience supported his identity as a trans man and the power of inclusive spaces.

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Kalashree-Vyas

Diversity

Shad alumna Kalashree Vyas founded the Asian Student Alliance to celebrate diverse cultural arts, fostering inclusivity in her school. ​

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Nima-Abbaszadeh

Inclusivity

Shad alum Nima Abbaszadeh organized a 12-hour wheelchair fencing marathon, raising over $4,000 for the Paralympics and promoting inclusivity in sports.

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24

Integrity

Four Shad alumni earn the 2024 Loran Award, exemplifying leadership, service, and integrity across Canada.​

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