Scholarships

We want to help you reach your goals. That’s why we offer scholarships to our members and their family.

The $1,500 scholarships can be used toward the cost of study at any accredited postsecondary institution in Canada.

CLAC members, their spouse, children, and grandchildren.
Applicants must be attending/accepted at an accredited postsecondary institution in Canada or registered/accepted in an apprenticeship program accredited in Canada.
Applicants may be enrolled in either full-time or part-time studies.

If you have previously won a CLAC scholarship, you are not eligible to apply again.

Applications are due June 15, by midnight ET.
Applicants must submit a 750-word essay. The question for 2023 is:

How can unions remain relevant for a new generation of Canadian workers?
Applicants must submit a completed application form.
Members who are involved in the union (i.e., steward, bargaining committee member, on a local board, etc.) will receive extra points. Union involvement will be verified by the CLAC Scholarship team.
Applicants must provide proof of enrolment in a postsecondary institution or a copy of their acceptance letter with their application (see FAQs for more information).

Incomplete applications will not be considered submitted until all documents have been received.

Applications can be submitted by any one of the following four processes:

Hand-delivered to any CLAC member centre before the deadline and stamped with the date of receipt.
Emailed as an attachment to scholarship@clac.ca before midnight ET on June 15.
Mailed to:

45 Commerce Court
Cambridge, ON
N3C 4P7

Your application must be received on or before the deadline date (not postmarked on that date).

Winners will be contacted by phone by September 1, 2023.

Scholarship FAQs



Can members, their spouses, children, or grandchildren apply if they will be attending school in September for the first time, or do they need to have already been in school for a year? Some prospective students accepted into university or college cannot get proof of enrolment before the June 15 deadline. What could be submitted instead? Would a faxed or scanned and emailed copy of the application without the original be good enough? Will late applications be accepted? Can I drop off my application and supporting documents at my nearest member centre? How will I know if my application has been received? How will I know if I have been selected for a scholarship?