City : Ottawa

Category : Other

Industry : Banking/Financial

Employer : Bank of Canada

Scholarship Award for Post-Secondary Students

Take a central role

The Bank of Canada has a vision to be a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada. No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in an organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in our environment. 

Building on the principles that have always guided us – excellence, integrity and respect – we strive to be forward-looking and innovative, to welcome people with diverse perspectives and talents, and to earn trust by living up to our commitments and by clearly explaining the intent of our policies and actions.  

With our defined-benefit pension plan, benefits, and high flexibility for work life balance - find out more about why we are annually ranked as one of Canada's top employers:  Working Here - Bank of Canada

About the Scholarship

The Bank of Canada is offering $8,000 scholarships to assist students with disabilities, Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+, Francophone and those who identify as a member of a visible minority group or racialized group to help remove barriers to education and support greater diversity in our workforce.

In addition to financial support, selected recipients may be offered a work placement at the Bank, along with mentorship from a Bank employee—an opportunity to gain meaningful, real-world experience early in your career.  

Eligibility

To be considered, you must:

• be pursuing post-secondary studies at the University level (undergraduate) or College in a field related to the Bank’s work, including:
  • Economics and Finance: economics, mathematics or statistics, commerce or business administration with a finance major
  • Administration and Operations: financial services, administration and business, project management, human resources, accounting, communications and web development, internal audit, currency production, knowledge and information management, security
  • Information Technology and Cyber Security: software development, computer science, network engineering, solution architecture, project management, business analysis, cyber security

• be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
• be enrolled in a post-secondary institution for fall 2026
• have a minimum overall average of 70%

How to submit your application

Instead of a traditional cover letter, we ask you to share your story by answering the following questions:

1. Tell us about yourself, your family, and/or your community
2. Why have you decided to pursue a Post-Secondary education in your field of study?
3. What are some of your past challenges and successes that you will be building from in the future?
4. What are your plans for when you graduate and how could a work placement help you on your way?

Please upload all required documents at the time of application:

• Your current resume
• Your academic transcript (official or unofficial)
• Your responses to the four questions above

Additional information

• English or French essential
• Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Reliability 

*If the above documents are not submitted, your applications will not be considered.