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RBC Green Skills Scholarship

Looking to start your career in the environmental sector?

The RBC Green Skills Scholarship could help you make an impact on environmental challenges. This scholarship awards up to 40 scholarships annually up to $5,000 to students, aged 25+, entering or returning to school and committed to environment focused education within buildings and construction, agriculture and food production, transportation, waste management and recycling, or renewable energy.

About the Scholarship

The RBC Green Skills Scholarship is for students (aged 25+) in, or returning to, school with a focus on environmental solutions.

Application Requirements

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada; or have proof of status as a Protected Person or Convention Refugee from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (claimants are not eligible).
  • Be an adult learner aged 25 or older who is starting or returning to post-secondary studies to develop innovative solutions to pressing environmental challenges.
  • Be active in the workforce or seeking employment (not retired).
  • Be entering or enrolled in part-time or full-time studies at the Bachelor’s, Master’s (course-based or research-based), Advanced Diploma, Post-Graduate Diploma, Technical Diploma, or Post-Graduate Certificate level in an eligible field of study.
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    Applicants pursuing a Bachelor’s degree must not have graduated from high school within the past seven years.
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    Applicants pursuing a Master’s degree must not have completed or graduated from a post-secondary program (i.e., Bachelor’s degree, Post-Graduate Diploma) within the past two years.
  • All applicants must have at least one year (or two terms) of studies remaining at the time of applying for the scholarship.
  • Please note: In 2025, the program will be open to the first 200 submitted applications only.

Study Requirements

Areas of study must be related to one of the following greening sectors:

  • Buildings and construction
  • Agriculture and food production
  • Transportation
  • Waste management and recycling
  • Renewable energy

Award Allocation

Awards are evenly split between recipients and their institutions. The recipients' portion may be used to support students housing, transportation, textbooks or equipment or childcare.

RBC Foundation Scholarship Recipients

  • Ali Hyder

    Clean Energy Engineering, The University of British Columbia

  • Alli Di Giovanni

    Resource and Environmental Management - Planning Simon Fraser University

  • Anusha Pokharel

    Food Safety and Quality Assurance Management, Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology

  • Audrey Tam

    Civil Engineering, York University

  • Béatrice Dion-Morin

    Maîtrise en administration des affaires - responsabilité sociale et environnementale des organisations, Université Laval

  • Beniz D'Souza

    Occupational Health & Safety Management, Western University

  • Bolaji Oyetunji

    Master of Business Administration - Change Management, Carleton University

  • Damilare Olaoye

    Engineering Management - Lean Waste Management Concentration, University of Ottawa

  • David Mejia Monico

    Environmental Studies, York University

  • Deep Jigneshkumar Parekh

    Master of Science in Sustainability Management, University of Toronto

  • Emma Fox

    Environment and Business, University of Waterloo

  • Faith Elijah

    Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Systems, University of Fredericton

  • Fei Tang

    Social Responsibility and Sustainability, University of Toronto

  • Gaeet Al Falah

    Building Energy Modelling and Simulation, British Columbia Institute of Technology

  • Gita Niroula

    Project Management - Environmental, Seneca College

  • Hoang Quan Le

    Geographic Information System, British Columbia Institute of Technology

  • Hyun Seung Cho

    Environmental Sustainability, University of Western

  • Jake Sajko

    Sustainability Management, University of Toronto

  • Jana Lowe

    The Master of Design, University of British Columbia

  • Jean-Baptiste Tourneyrie

    Environnement, Université de Sherbrooke

  • Johnson Audu

    Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting, Mount Royal University

  • Jonathan Kettle

    Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia

  • Jordan Carrier

    Community Energy Planning and Finance, University of Saskatchewan

  • Joy Opaluwa

    Master of Future Cities, University of Waterloo

  • Julie Takanashi

    Climate Change, University of Waterloo

  • Julieta Hernandez

    Alternative Energy Technology Program, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

  • Kelly-Dawn Clarahan

    Sustainable Finance, McGill University

  • Lindy Johnston

    Master of Business Administration, Diploma of Business and the Environment, York University

  • Michael Vegh

    Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Innovation, University Of Victoria

  • Mikaila Boyd

    Environment and Business, University of Waterloo

  • Rachael Wootton

    Resource and Environmental Management (Planning), Simon Fraser University

  • Romuald Junior Tchapda Noundou

    Génie électrique, Université du Québec en Outaouais

  • Ryan D'Souza

    Sustainability and Climate Change, University of Waterloo

  • Sydney Stoltz

    Public Administration, University of Victoria

Please note: there are 40 recipients in the 2024 cohort. This digital list reflects scholars who wished for anonymity.

  • Alexandra Moss

    Environmental Studies, York University

  • Amanda Albers

    Master’s of Science in Environmental Practice, Royal Roads University

  • Ashoke Mohanraj

    Marine and Environmental Law, Dalhousie University

  • Ezikeno Maseli

    Social Impact and Sustainability, University of Toronto

  • Jalal Mashadikarim

    Civil Engineering, Seneca College

  • Janelle Vandenbrink

    Environmental Assessment, Concordia University

  • Jillian Curley

    Master’s of Science, Environment and Management, Royal Roads University

  • Joanna Silva

    Master’s in Environmental Studies & Urban Planning Certificate, York University

  • Laxmi KC

    Project Management Environmental, Seneca College

  • Lindsay Douglas

    Climate Change, University of Waterloo

  • Mckenzie Margarethe Hoover

    Fisheries and Aquaculture, Vancouver Island University

  • Sahar Murad

    Masters of Environment and Sustainability, Western University

  • Sasha Burkitt

    Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Prince Edward Island

  • Snigdha Petlavalli

    Project Management – Environmental, Seneca College

Please note: there are 17 recipients in the 2023 cohort. This digital list reflects scholars who wished for anonymity.

Please note, in 2023 and 2024 the RBC Green Skills Scholarship was funded through the RBC Foundation.

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