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USW Post-Secondary Scholarships
United Steelworkers (USW) Canada
- Amount
- $1,50022 scholarships of $1,500 each across Canada, 6 of them for District 6 (Ontario).
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was June 30, 2026. Check the official page for this year's date.
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About this award
The United Steelworkers awards 22 scholarships of $1,500 each across Canada, with 6 set aside for Ontario. Members and children of members in good standing who are 25 or younger and enrolled in post-secondary education can apply, in any year of study. Applicants submit a short video or a 250-word written statement on a union-related topic.
Who can apply
- USW member, or child of a USW member in good standing
- 25 years of age or younger
- Enrolled in post-secondary education in the award year; any year of study
- Cannot be awarded to the same person more than twice
What to submit
- Application form
- Original 3-minute video or 250-word written statement on a set union topic (English or French); plagiarism or AI-generated content disqualifies the application
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Scholarship
- Category
- Employer or union
- Program
- University and College
- When to apply
- Grade 12 and After starting post-secondary
- Where it applies
- National, Canada
- Other requirements
- Child (including by birth, adoption or other equivalent relationship) of a United Steelworkers member in good standing
- The gap between what school costs and what your family is expected to pay. Bursaries and grants often use it.
- No
- Paid again in later years of your program, as long as you keep meeting its rules, such as a minimum average.
- No, one-time
- Application cycle
- 2025-26
Sources
Last checked against the official site on Oct 2, 2026.
What the official pages say
"the United Steelworkers union awards 22 scholarships of $1,500 each to qualified students across Canada"
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"District 6: 6 scholarships (Ontario)"
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"be a member of the United Steelworkers, or the child* of a member in good standing"
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"be 25 years of age or younger"
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"Applicants may be entering any year of study and may be returning to their studies after a break."
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"USW Post-Secondary Scholarships cannot be awarded to the same applicant more than twice."
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"must be received by end of day June 30, 2026"
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"Every year, the United Steelworkers union awards 22 scholarships of $1,500 each"
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"biological or birth children, children by adoption and children by other, equivalent relationship"
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)"Your application will be disqualified if you plagiarize or use AI-generated content."
https://usw.ca/pages/post-secondary/(opens in a new tab)
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