Scholarship Program
Diabetes Hope Scholarship
ABOUT
Diabetes Hope Scholarship Program is a combined merit and needs based scholarship that celebrates the resiliency of youth with type 1 diabetes. The Scholarship is awarded to students who exhibit excellence in balancing the many responsibilities associated with diabetes management while also overcoming personal challenges, maintaining strong academic standing, enriching their lives through community involvement and extra-curricular activities, and maintaining their health.
Over the last 26 years, Diabetes Hope Foundation has been successful in engaging more youth from across the country through the expansion and growth of the Scholarship Program across Canada. The 2024 Scholarship Program marks a record year for DHF, with 180 completed applications from across Canada. With the generous support of our donors and community partners, 43 scholarships were awarded to exemplary students nation-wide. To date, 943 scholarships have been awarded to support students with diabetes from across Canada.
In order to provide additional supports through the transition years, all scholarship winners are guaranteed a peer mentor through our HOPE Connects Peer Support Program and each year, many pay it forward by volunteering as peer mentors, committee members and speakers at DHF events.
Diabetes Hope Scholarship Information Session: Learn more about the Diabetes HOPE Scholarship program and what goes into crafting a strong application.
Scholarship Application Process
LAUNCHING JANUARY 2025
Eligibility Requirements:
☑ Are in their final year at a Canadian secondary school/CEGEP program and will be entering an accredited post-secondary institution in the fall of 2024.
☑ Live in Canada as a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
☑ Hold a valid SIN number (for scholarship distribution purposes).
☑ Have received care for type 1 diabetes by a Canadian pediatric health care team or physician for a minimum of 1 year preceding this application.
* Submission of an application does not guarantee the receipt of a scholarship, and all decisions regarding the awarding of scholarships are final.
You may be eligible to receive the ‘Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities’. View more information here >
For more information about our Scholarship Program, please email heather@diabeteshopefoundation.com.
Facts About Our Alumni
%
Completed post-graduate degrees after they completed their undergraduate studies.
The number of global post-secondary institutions DHF alumni have attended.
The number of post-secondary institutions DHF alumni have attended globally.
The number of cities our Alumni currently live in, across 14 different countries.
The number of cities in Canada where our Alumni live, including 10 provinces and 1 Territory.
Vounteer hours our Alumni 'Pay it Forward' each year to support DHF programs & services.
Scholarship recipients from 1999 onward share their personal diabetes stories & tips. Where are they now? Find out in our Alumni Anniversary Book! Free download >