2023 Scholarship Winners

Celebrating 25 Years of HOPE

25th Anniversary Scholarship Ceremony

Thank you to each and every one of you who helped celebrate Diabetes Hope Foundation’s 25th Anniversary, honouring this year’s 48 stellar scholarship recipients and cheering on our alumni with the Celebration of Hope event. We are grateful to our Board of Directors, Scholarship Committee, colleagues, donors, partners, alumni, families, volunteers and healthcare practitioners for your dedication and commitment to supporting today’s transitioning youth with diabetes.

Jana Abi Karam

Windsor, ON
Abbott Laboratories Co. Scholarship

Shams Al-Zubaidy

Mississauga, ON
Insulet (Omnipod) Canada Scholarship

Katie Asselstine

Oshawa, ON
Diabetes Canada Scholarship

Dylan Bauknecht

Winnipeg, MB
Embecta
Scholarship

Mackenzie Beecher

Calgary, AB
The Diabetes Leadership Foundation Scholarship

Ethan Bencich

Oakville, ON
Dexcom Canada Athletic Scholarship

Aidan Boylan

Toronto, ON
DHF Board of Directors Scholarship

Vivian Bruce

Lake Country, BC
Jeremy & Judith Freedman Family Foundation Scholarship

Julia Caccamo

Toronto, ON
Pasternak Family Fund Scholarship

Sarah Callaghan

Courtice, ON
BMO Bank of Montreal Scholarship
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Aaliya Cook

Beaver Bank, NS
Novo Nordisk Canada Scholarship

Wayde Culley

Georgetown, ON
Medtronic of Canada Scholarship

Grace Dalton

Oakville, ON
Jeremy & Judith Freedman Family Foundation Scholarship

Ugnius Dauksas

Calgary, AB
Medtronic of Canada Scholarship

Leah Ducharme

Belle River, ON
Canavan Family Fund Scholarship

Alyssa Fabiano

Thunder Bay, ON
Insulet (Omnipod) Canada Scholarship

Mikayla French

Alliston, ON
Novo Nordisk Canada Scholarship

Karli Garcia

Scarborough, ON
Medtronic of Canada Scholarship

Eyasu Girma

Vancouver, BC
Gluskin Sheff
Scholarship

Kaison Holmes

Saint John, NB
BMO Bank of Montreal Scholarship

Emma Jane Jones

St. John's, NL
Novo Nordisk Canada Scholarship

Sumona Kapur

Mississauga, ON
Aaxel Insurance Brokers Ltd. Scholarship

Carson Kwiatkowski

Barrie, ON
Embecta
Scholarship

Clara Layfield

Clara Layfield
Fluidhose & Coupling Inc. Scholarship

Jasmine Lo

Richmond Hill, ON
Greson & Hubley Family Fund Scholarship

Oskar Lucas

Vancouver, BC
BMO Bank of Montreal Scholarship

Marin MacPherson

Quispamsis, NB
Senator Norman K. Atkins Memorial Scholarship

Ella Madsen

Port Coquitlam, BC
Fluidhose & Coupling Inc. Scholarship

Fadima Mahmood

Nepean, ON
Ascencia Diabetes Care Scholarship

Raine Maidment

Lombardy, ON
DHF Alumni Legacy Scholarship

Grace Marciski

Red Rock, ON
Novo Nordisk Canada Scholarship

Jake Maslak

Nelson, BC
Aubrey & Marla Dan Foundation Scholarship

Abby Mercer

Wolfville, NS
Sigulim Family Fund Scholarship

Jonathan Nussbaum

Burlington, ON
Tandem Diabetes Care Scholarship

Gavin O'Sullivan

Victoria, BC
Dexcom Canada Scholarship

David Pavlove Cunsolo

Guelph, ON
Bulldogs Family & Friends Scholarship

Anne Pettigrew

Etobicoke, ON
JDRF Canada Scholarship

Kiran Ratzeel

Whitby, ON
The Diabetes Leadership Foundation Scholarship

Selena Ryan

St. John's, NL
Ascencia Diabetes Care Scholarship

Kurtis Samagalski

Sherwood Park, AB
BMO Bank of Montreal Scholarship

Arabella Serafini

Thunder Bay, ON
BMO Bank of Montreal Scholarship

Musheer Siddiqui

Toronto, ON
Aubrey & Marla Dan Foundation Scholarship

Jake Steele

Ottawa, ON
Aubrey & Marla Dan Foundation Scholarship

Caleb Stewart

Stevensville, ON
Dexcom Canada Scholarship

Anna Towle

Jackson's Point, ON
Laura Eileen Higginson Memorial Scholarship

Elizabeth Urbani

North Vancouver, BC
Insulet (Omnipod) Canada
Scholarship

Angelina Vestidas

Brampton, ON
Marlene Perkins Memorial
Scholarship

Mario Zdravevski

Whitby, ON
BMO Bank of Montreal
Scholarship

Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarship Recipients!