Scholarship Recipients

2026 Diabetes Hope Scholarship Recipients

CELEBRATION OF HOPE: ONE COMMUNITY, 1,000+ STORIES

This year, we celebrate an extraordinary milestone: 1,000+ Diabetes Hope Scholarships—a powerful reflection of community, resilience, and possibility in action. What began in 1999 as a vision to support young people living with type 1 diabetes has grown into something far greater than we could have imagined. Today, it’s a thriving network of scholars, leaders, and changemakers—each with a story, each contributing to a legacy of hope.

June marks more than the presentation of our 1,000th scholarship. It’s a celebration of every journey, every challenge overcome, and every dream pursued along the way.

It’s about honouring where we’ve come from, while looking ahead to the future we’re building—together.

Congratulations to our incredible Diabetes Hope Scholarship Recipients on your well-earned achievement! Managing diabetes demands diligence and resilience. Prioritizing your health while excelling academically and engaging in community service is commendable. Well done on your inspiring success—continue to shine brightly in all your endeavours! DHF is deeply grateful to our Board of Directors, Scholarship Advisory Committee, colleagues, donors, partners, alumni, families, volunteers and healthcare practitioners for their generous support and commitment to empowering the next generation of leaders and innovators.

Tap to view our Diabetes Hope Scholarship Recipients from 1999 to present.

Meet the Recipients

RECOGNIZING & REWARDING THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS

Scholarship Recipients

Jensen Adler

Alberta
Abbott Laboratories Ltd

Scholarship Recipients

Courtney Leach

British Columbia
Abbott Laboratories

Scholarship Recipients

Ella Gervais

Ontario
Anna Ruth Atkins Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Recipients

Jaskiran Kaile

British Columbia
Anna Ruth Atkins Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Recipients

Melody Reid

Ontario
Ascensia Diabetes Care

Scholarship Recipients

Emma Chionglo

Ontario
Eve Ayling Fund

Scholarship Recipients

Jake Stamper

Ontario
Bulldogs Family & Friends

Scholarship Recipients

Mackenzie Nunn

Ontario
Breakthrough T1D

Scholarship Recipients

Karyn Demi Laure

Ontario
Canavan Family Fund

Scholarship Recipients

Lauren Dowson

Ontario
Aubrey & Marla Dan Foundation

Scholarship Recipients

Parker McPherson

British Columbia
Dexcom Canada

Scholarship Recipients

Maeve Belomon

British Columbia
DHF Alumni Legacy

Scholarship Recipients

Lola Mahon

Ontario
Diabetes Canada

Scholarship Recipients

Nora Hegedus

Alberta
Embecta

Scholarship Recipients

Kate Tokarz

Saskatchewan
Embecta

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Janika Van Alstine

Ontario
Embecta

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Joshua Mathieson

British Columbia
Fluidhose & Coupling Inc.

Scholarship Recipients

Iain Sheffer

British Columbia
Fluidhose & Coupling Inc.

Scholarship Recipients

Jameson Pichonsky

Ontario
Harold (Hushy) Lusthouse Memorial

Scholarship Recipients

Isabel Reece

Ontario
The Jeremy & Judith Freedman Family Foundation

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Andrew Droppert

Ontario
Malcolm Perkins Memorial

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Lilah Smith

Ontario
Marlene Perkins Memorial

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Maya Barreiras

Ontario
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Graham Dixon

Ontario
minimed

Scholarship Recipients

Jeremiah Purness

Ontario
minimed

Scholarship Recipients

Sophie Poulin

Ontario
Novo Nordisk Canada

Scholarship Recipients

Jenna Rossiter

New Brunswick
Novo Nordisk Canada

Scholarship Recipients

Halle Storey

Ontario
Novo Nordisk Canada

Scholarship Recipients

Julia Szasz

Alberta
Novo Nordisk Canada

Scholarship Recipients

Evan Elberg

Ontario
Omnipod Canada

Scholarship Recipients

Janice Huang

Quebec
Omnipod Canada

Scholarship Recipients

Emily Cameron

Ontario
Pasternak Family Fund

Scholarship Recipients

Bettina Zeng

Ontario
Pasternak Family Fund

Scholarship Recipients

Chloe Ellis

Ontario
Senator Norman K. Atkins Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Recipients

Claire Conway

Ontario
Sigulim Family Fund

Scholarship Recipients

Chase McDermott

Nova Scotia
Sigulim Family Fund

Scholarship Recipients

Pearl Minhas

Ontario
Sigulim Family Fund

Scholarship Recipients

Ava-Lyn Harasen

Ontario
Simone Family Fund

Scholarship Recipients

Coal Humphries

Alberta
Walker Wood Foundation

Scholarship Recipients

Khai Morgante

Ontario
Walker Wood Foundation

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Cole Price

British Columbia
Walker Wood Foundation

Scholarship Recipients

Bayden Smith

British Columbia
Walker Wood Foundation

2026 Scholarship Donors

Diabetes Hope Foundation is thankful for the support and commitment of our generous corporate, community and family donors who continue to make a a profound impact on the lives of Canadian youth living with type 1 diabetes as they transition to university or college and beyond.

Corporate Donors

Diabetes Hope Scholarship Recipients, Scholarship donors, Sponsor logos 2026

Community & Family Donors

  • Anna Ruth Atkins Memorial Fund
  • Senator Norman K. Atkins Memorial Fund
  • Bulldogs Family & Friends Fund
  • Canavan Family Fund
  • DHF Alumni Legacy Fund
  • Eve Ayling Fund
  • Harold (Hushy) Lusthouse Memorial Fund
  • Pasternak Family Fund
  • Malcolm Perkins Memorial Fund
  • Marlene Perkins Memorial Fund
  • Sigulim Family Fund
  • Simone Family Fund