Bill 7 Award

A Post Secondary Scholarship for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Two-Spirited and Queer Students in Ontario.

2023 Presentation Event

Dec. 6, 2023

Bill 7 Award held another lively scholarship presentation event on November 6, 2023. We were delighted to have over 150 supporters, students and guests attend an in-person celebration of our 24 very deserving scholarship recipients.

We heard many inspiring stories of what it means to be a queer and trans student in today’s post-secondary education environment. With their touching speeches, students showed their appreciation for the support they received in pursuing their studies. Thanks to our generous donors, Bill 7 Award was able to present a fifth continuing scholarship to James Svoboda – continuing scholarship students are entitled to receive their scholarship each year for up to 4 years as they complete their degree.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank our event sponsors - EY, IBM, IGM Financial, Manulife and McMillan LLP. It is through their generous support that we're able to hold this event and recognize our scholarship recipients. We also want to thank our supporters – over 40 individual and corporate donors, including corporate donors Left Field Brewery and RBC – whose donations make the scholarships possible.

The online application for the 2024 scholarships will open in May 2024! Stay tuned to the Apply page for more information.


2022 Presentation Event

March 30, 2023


2021 Presentation Event

March 23, 2022

Bill 7 Award held another tremendous scholarship presentation event on November 1, 2021. After having a virtual event in 2020 and with everyone subject to pandemic restrictions for most of 2021, we were delighted to have over 100 supporters, students and guests attend an in-person celebration of our 21 very deserving scholarship recipients. 

As in prior years, we heard many inspiring stories as the students showed their appreciation for the support they received from us in pursuing their studies. Thanks to our generous donors, Bill 7 Award was able to present a third continuing scholarship to a student who will be entitled to receive their scholarship each year for up to 4 years as they complete their degree.  

Perhaps the most exciting news of the evening was a large donation of over $18,000 received from Left Field Brewery as a result of them designating Bill 7 Award to benefit from their hugely successful Beer for Everyone campaign during Pride Month. As a result of the donation from Left Field, we announced that for 2021 the amount of each scholarship would be increased from $3,500 to $4,000. We love Left Field!

We would also like to take the opportunity to thank our event sponsors – IBM Canada, Manulife and EY. It is through their generous support that we’re able to hold this special in person event and recognize our scholarship recipients.
 
The online application for the 2022 scholarships will open in May 2022…stay tuned to the Apply page for more information.


Other LGBTQ Scholarships

March 29, 2021

For information concerning other scholarships available to LGBTQ students in Canada and elsewhere in the world, you can check out this website: https://ca.edubirdie.com/blog/lgbt-scholarships-equal-possibilities-for-high-quality-education.


2020 Presentation Event

Dec. 1, 2020

Bill 7 Award held another successful, albeit different, scholarship presentation event on November 2, 2020. Over 200 people attended an exciting virtual event for our 20 very deserving scholarship recipients. 

We heard many inspiring stories as they showed their appreciation for the support they received from us in pursuing their studies. Thanks to our generous donors, Bill 7 Award was able to present a second continuing scholarship to a student who will be entitled to receive their scholarship each year for up to 4 years as they complete their degree.  Even better, we announced that we are increasing the amount of each scholarship presented to $3,500! 
 
We also had a record-breaking silent auction, and pledges to win the raffle for an Apple Watch, that raised a total of over $7,000! Thank you to everyone who participated in the silent auction and pledged to win the Apple Watch and thanks to all of our wonderful donors and supporters.
 
We would also like to take the opportunity to thank our event sponsors – IBM Canada, Manulife and EY. It is through their generous support that we’re able to hold this special event and recognize our scholarship recipients.
 
The online application for the 2021 scholarships will open in April 2021…stay tuned for more information. We expect to award at least 18 scholarships of $3,500 each this year!