Do you know any Ontario high school students who have recently graduated, or are about to graduate? Are they using creativity and entrepreneurship to solve or address a vital problem in their community? If so, please spread the word that we are now accepting applications for Meridian's Commitment to Communities Sean Jackson Scholarship!

The scholarship is an annual $10,000 award designed to recognize an Ontario high school graduate who has demonstrated both academic excellence and an outstanding commitment to communities of their own, including community initiative, innovation and impact among Ontario youth.

Each year, we award one scholarship to a high school graduate. Criteria are as follows:

The student must be an Ontario resident that has recently graduated from high school and is entering their first year of study at a recognized, publicly funded Canadian college or university
The student must have achieved an academic average of 80 per cent or higher
The student must have demonstrated a strong commitment to their community through community initiative, innovation and impact

All applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2017, so please spread the news to our Members, friends and family.

About the scholarship
Created in 2014 in partnership with Niagara Community Foundation, the scholarship is in tribute to Meridian's first CEO, Sean Jackson. Sean served as Meridian's CEO from 2005-2012 and led our organization towards tremendous growth. He was equally strong in supporting his community having volunteered countless hours to a variety of causes and being influential in the creation of the Niagara Community Foundation in his role as a founding director. Meridian has created this scholarship to honour Sean's excellence in his role as CEO and as a community leader.