The Queen II Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee - Scholarship

This project commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth and seeks to maximize the potential of young people to address the challenges of the 21st century by developing a graduate-level scholarship program for Canadian students and for students from Commonwealth developing countries. The project aims to help young people build and share skills knowledge and experience giving them the opportunity to shape their own futures and that of their communities and the Commonwealth. The project helps young people build international linkages and networks and establish enduring economic social cultural and political ties to help them succeed in the knowledge-based global economy. The scholarship program supports: (1) students from developing Commonwealth countries to study at the master’s level or receive specialized training in Canada; (2) Canadian graduate-level students to do internships in developing Commonwealth countries; and (3) Canadian graduate-level students to undertake innovative graduate-level research in Canada. The project is funded through donations from the provinces territories and the private sector collected over a five-year period as well as through a $10 million contribution from the Government of Canada. Universities also provide support in cash and in-kind contributions including the administration of scholarships and resources to ensure the program’s sustainability.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) an enduring tribute to Queen Elizabeth II through investments in young men and women across the Commonwealth; enhanced personal academic and professional knowledge and skills for young men and women across the Commonwealth (through opportunities for research internships and networking); and (2) partnerships established among Commonwealth stakeholders that contribute to sustained investments in young men and women.