Scholarships
Scholarship Program
Please review our scholarship types below. Please note that the qualifications for the General Scholarship, the B. Hanson Leadership Award, and the Corporate Partnered Scholarships are open to all International & Canadian Students enrolled at a Canadian educational institution, and can all be applied for through the General Application Form. The Benediktson Scholarship is open to Canadian Citizens & Permanent Residents of Canada enrolled at a Canadian or U.S. educational institution, and has a separate Benediktson Application Form.
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All applicants must be SPE Student Members in order to be eligible for any of the scholarships (student membership is free, get your membership here!).
General Scholarship
The scholarships, valued at $2,500 CAD each, are open to students studying at all institutions in Canada. All applicants must be SPE Members (free for students, courtesy of Chevron!). All scholarship applicants must be enrolled full-time in any diploma or degree program with an interest in the energy industry to be eligible. The scholarship is open to global citizens, applicants are NOT required to be Canadian citizens nor permanent residents to apply.
B. Hanson Leadership Award
The top selected applicant will receive the Barry Hanson Leadership Award of $3,000 CAD. This award was created to honour the involvement of one of our founding members of SPECEF. Mr. Hanson's involvement in the society spans 35 years as of 2020, and his commitment to the society was one of passion and dedication. This award will be given to an engineering student enrolled in a Canadian University who has shown outstanding commitment to providing revolutionary leadership in their community and/or school.
Corporate Partnered Scholarship
We partnered with Canadian energy companies, and the winners of these $5,000 CAD scholarships are guaranteed an interview for an internship with the respective company. Students in their 2nd or 3rd years of study in the energy industry who are eligible to work in Canada, and are local or willing to relocate for the potential internship term will be considered.
Benediktson Scholarship
The top selected applicant will receive the Stephan V. Benediktson Scholarship of $3,000 CAD and a SPECEF Award Scholarship of $2,500 CAD, totaling the scholarship award amount of $5,500 CAD. Mr. Benediktson is a lifetime SPE Member who wants to make a difference for the next generation of Canadian students in the Energy Industry. The criteria for this award requires the successful candidate to be a Canadian citizen, in their second year pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Engineering at a Canadian or US University. Preference will be given to students enrolled in petroleum engineering programs.
Information Session
On September 23, 2024, SPECEF hosted an Information Session with our Corporate Partners to share the 2025 Scholarship and internship opportunities! We outlined the various scholarships available to students, explained the application process, and shared what makes a successful candidate.
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We recorded this session to make available to all our prospective scholarship applicants. In addition, we've included the PDF of the PowerPoint to reference.
Watch our Recording
Information Session
Thank You to our
2024-25 Corporate Donors!
2024-25 Scholarship Winners
We are proud that in our 2024-25 scholarship season, the SPE Canadian Educational Foundation was able to award
$48,500 to 11 students over 8 different educational institutions across 6 provinces.
Join us in congratulating the 2024-25 Scholarship Winners!
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