Scholarships

RTOERO believes in the power of our community to secure a better future, and we are committed to helping secure better futures for students, for each other, and for seniors in Canada. One of the ways we work towards achieving this goal is through our post-secondary scholarship program, established with reference to our strategic goal: To improve the lives of members and seniors.

This year, RTOERO is awarding 30 scholarships valued at $3000 each to post-secondary (college or university) students enrolled in programs that lead to a career that will improve the lives of seniors and align with the RTOERO Strategic Plan.

RTOERO members are encouraged to recommend students in their lives, including family members, who meet the criteria.

Over the past 19 years, RTOERO has awarded scholarships totaling over $650,000.

Eligibility

• This program is only open to friends and family of RTOERO members
• Applicants must be recommended by a current RTOERO member
• Students who are not associated with an RTOERO member may not solicit members for sponsorship
• The applicant must be studying in a college or university program that leads to a career that will improve the lives of seniors and align with the RTOERO Strategic Plan
  • This includes fields such as: Health sciences; medicine; nursing; personal care; geriatric health care; research into healthy active living for seniors; architects, designers of age-friendly spaces, and education
• Students must be enrolled in their programs at the time of the application deadline
  • i.e. students must be taking part in their program at the time of the application deadline, Jan 10, 2025
  • Students still in high-school at the time of the application deadline are ineligible
• In addition to the completed application, the applicant must provide official Confirmation of Enrollment from their post-secondary institution, in PDF format
  • This must be an official document issued by the college or university’s registrar which demonstrates that the student is enrolled in their program at the time of submitting their application
  • PLEASE NOTE: Letters of acceptance to a program or unofficial documents such as a copy of a timetable, student account or transcript will not suffice
• Successful applicants may be awarded the RTOERO scholarship only once
• RTOERO members are not themselves eligible to be awarded the scholarship
• Students are to fill out the application themselves, not the RTOERO member

How to apply

The 2025 application deadline has now passed. All applicants will be notified of decisions by the end of April 2025.

Instructions

Applications for 2026 scholarships will be available in the fall of 2025 and will have a deadline of January 9, 2026.

For more information contact scholarship@rtoero.ca.

Application