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.
oApplicants pursuing a Bachelor’s degree must not have graduated from high school within the past seven years.oApplicants 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
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Abdallah Hejazin
Santé et sécurité générale sur les chantiers de construction
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Alana Tollenaar
Environmental Education and Communication, Royal Roads University
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Amanda Rajala
Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Anju Joseph
Master of Arts in Environmental Practice, Royal Roads University
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Ayesha Sultana
Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba
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Benjamin Pries
Architecture, Université de Montréal
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Blessing Owamah
Social Responsibility and Sustainability, University of Toronto
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Bolakunmi Banjo
Agriculture – Agroecology, University of Alberta
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Brendon Demerais
Masters in Business Administration, University of Saskatchewan
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Christopher Cail
Environmental Science, Royal Roads University
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Danica Thomlinson Doyle
Environmental Science, Mount Royal University
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Evan Notley
Civil Engineering - Transportation Engineering & Planning, University of Toronto
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Isabella Griffin
Forestry, The University of British Columbia
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Jeanine Sinclair
Sustainable Business Leadership, British Columbia Institute Of Technology
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Jodee-Ann Hancock
Engineering
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Jodie Hon
Master of Engineering in Sustainability in Engineering and Design, McGill University
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Josepha Moyou
Environmental and Global Health, Université de Montréal
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Joy Opaluwa
Master of Future Cities, University of Waterloo
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Joy Ralamboarisoa
Social Responsibility and Sustainability, University of Toronto
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Kammy Vicaire
Executive MBA in Indigenous Business Leadership, Simon Fraser University
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Kira Peters
Entomology, University of Manitoba
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Lisa Tssessaze
Environmental Law, University of Alberta
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Mariam Lawani
Social Responsibility and Sustainability, University of Toronto
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Mikayla Boule
Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Natalie Weder
Agriculture, Dalhousie University
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Paige Wise
Sustainability Management, University of Toronto
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Pamela Doerksen
Environment Management, Royal Roads University
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Rachel Spouge
Master of Science in Sustainability Management, University of Toronto
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Rija Tayyab
Sustainability Management, University of Toronto
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Sarah Vallee
Resource Management, Simon Fraser University
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Sophia Gregory
Resource Management (Planning), Simon Fraser University
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Tahara Afrin Liza
Environmental Engineering, University of Manitoba
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Tatum Askew
Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Tristan Atherton
Forestry, Lakehead University
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Yoojin Choi
Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta
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Ali Hyder
Clean Energy Engineering, The University of British Columbia
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Alli Di Giovanni
Resource and Environmental Management - Planning Simon Fraser University
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Anusha Pokharel
Food Safety and Quality Assurance Management, Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology
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Audrey Tam
Civil Engineering, York University
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Béatrice Dion-Morin
Maîtrise en administration des affaires - responsabilité sociale et environnementale des organisations, Université Laval
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Beniz D'Souza
Occupational Health & Safety Management, Western University
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Bolaji Oyetunji
Master of Business Administration - Change Management, Carleton University
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Damilare Olaoye
Engineering Management - Lean Waste Management Concentration, University of Ottawa
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David Mejia Monico
Environmental Studies, York University
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Deep Jigneshkumar Parekh
Master of Science in Sustainability Management, University of Toronto
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Emma Fox
Environment and Business, University of Waterloo
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Faith Elijah
Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Systems, University of Fredericton
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Fei Tang
Social Responsibility and Sustainability, University of Toronto
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Gaeet Al Falah
Building Energy Modelling and Simulation, British Columbia Institute of Technology
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Gita Niroula
Project Management - Environmental, Seneca College
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Hoang Quan Le
Geographic Information System, British Columbia Institute of Technology
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Hyun Seung Cho
Environmental Sustainability, University of Western
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Jake Sajko
Sustainability Management, University of Toronto
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Jana Lowe
The Master of Design, University of British Columbia
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Jean-Baptiste Tourneyrie
Environnement, Université de Sherbrooke
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Johnson Audu
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting, Mount Royal University
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Jonathan Kettle
Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia
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Jordan Carrier
Community Energy Planning and Finance, University of Saskatchewan
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Joy Opaluwa
Master of Future Cities, University of Waterloo
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Julie Takanashi
Climate Change, University of Waterloo
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Julieta Hernandez
Alternative Energy Technology Program, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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Kelly-Dawn Clarahan
Sustainable Finance, McGill University
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Lindy Johnston
Master of Business Administration, Diploma of Business and the Environment, York University
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Michael Vegh
Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Innovation, University Of Victoria
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Mikaila Boyd
Environment and Business, University of Waterloo
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Rachael Wootton
Resource and Environmental Management (Planning), Simon Fraser University
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Romuald Junior Tchapda Noundou
Génie électrique, Université du Québec en Outaouais
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Ryan D'Souza
Sustainability and Climate Change, University of Waterloo
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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.
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Alexandra Moss
Environmental Studies, York University
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Amanda Albers
Master’s of Science in Environmental Practice, Royal Roads University
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Ashoke Mohanraj
Marine and Environmental Law, Dalhousie University
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Ezikeno Maseli
Social Impact and Sustainability, University of Toronto
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Jalal Mashadikarim
Civil Engineering, Seneca College
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Janelle Vandenbrink
Environmental Assessment, Concordia University
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Jillian Curley
Master’s of Science, Environment and Management, Royal Roads University
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Joanna Silva
Master’s in Environmental Studies & Urban Planning Certificate, York University
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Laxmi KC
Project Management Environmental, Seneca College
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Lindsay Douglas
Climate Change, University of Waterloo
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Mckenzie Margarethe Hoover
Fisheries and Aquaculture, Vancouver Island University
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Sahar Murad
Masters of Environment and Sustainability, Western University
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Sasha Burkitt
Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
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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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RBC Green Skills Scholarship
Applications are now closed. Check back Winter 2026 for more updates.