Volunteer Scholarships

At Islamic Relief Canada, volunteers are the backbone of the work we do. We realize what an endeavour it is to juggle volunteering with school work. Therefore, to reward our volunteers for all the hard work they do, we are launching our Islamic Relief Canada Student Scholarships.

The objective of the Islamic Relief Canada Student Scholarships are to acknowledge and reward post secondary students that are dedicated volunteers of IRC and that have made exceptional contributions to their institution and/or community, as well as achieving academic excellence.

The scholarship is open to active members that have volunteered with us for a minimum of 10 hours in 2021 and will be enrolled in a full-time post-secondary program in the academic year of 2022-2023. Volunteers can apply to any of the seven scholarships:

• All-star: Awarded to an individual that has demonstrated exceptional volunteerism at Islamic Relief Canada, while upholding outstanding academic standing (GPA of at least 3.7) and greater community involvement and impact. 1 available award of $2000.
• Academic: Awarded to an individual that has demonstrated exceptional volunteerism at Islamic Relief Canada, while upholding outstanding academic standing (GPA of at least 3.7). 2 available awards of $1500.
• Community Service: Awarded to an individual that has demonstrated exceptional volunteerism at Islamic Relief Canada and greatly benefited their greater communities as well. 2 available awards of $1500.
• Women in the Community: Awarded to a woman that has demonstrated exceptional volunteerism at Islamic Relief Canada and had a meaningful impact on her greater communities as well. 2 available awards of $1500.
• Black Excellence: Awarded to a Black individual who has demonstrated exceptional volunteerism at Islamic Relief Canada, while upholding outstanding academic standing (GPA of at least 3.7) and greater community involvement and impact. 2 available awards of $1500.
• Mental/physical disability: Awarded to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional volunteerism at Islamic Relief Canada, and demonstrated resilience in the face of a mental or physical disability. 2 available awards of $1500.
• New member: Awarded to an individual who has been with Islamic Relief Canada for under a year and demonstrated  exceptional volunteerism with our organization. 2 available awards of $500.

Our applications are open from May 16th to June 30th. Successful candidates will be contacted by the end of August.