I Chose Mining

In celebration of MiHR’s 30th anniversary, their annual scholarship program is being extended to 2030. Six $2,500 scholarships are being awarded in 2026!

Objectives
In conjunction with the Mining Needs You career awareness campaign, the intention of MiHR’s scholarship program is to:
-Provide an opportunity for post-secondary students interested in mining-related careers to receive funding for their education.
-Showcase the important contributions youth can make to the minerals and metals sector.

Eligibility Criteria
The scholarship opportunity is available to any student in a mining-related post secondary program that meets the following criteria:
-Be registered in a full-time or part-time mining, mineral, metallurgy or geoscience program at a Canadian post-secondary institution.
-Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person with refugee protection given under the law.
-Demonstrate an interest in entering a career in Canada’s minerals and metals sector.
-Successfully submit a completed Application Form, accompanied by the noted video and other submission requirements, as outlined in the Application Process section, by no later than September 30th of each year.

Selection Process
MiHR is committed to ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion are prioritized in Canada’s mining sector. Therefore, a minimum of two of the six scholarships awarded each year will be provided to youth from groups underrepresented in mining, including women, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, newcomers, persons with disabilities and members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

Each year, MiHR’s Careers Committee will select the successful recipients. The Committee is comprised of representatives from industry, labour, education and associations.

MiHR staff members will do a preliminary assessment of the completed applications package and select the top 12-14 shortlisted applications that will be forwarded to the Committee. The Committee will assess all short-listed submissions under the terms of the approved evaluation criteria. Applicants will be considered based on their submission demonstrating their commitment to a career in Canada’s mining industry.

Complete application details are available at MiningNeedsYou.ca.

For questions regarding MiHR’s I Chose Mining. Mining Chose Me. scholarship program, please contact William Meyer, Director, Communications and Career Development at 613.270.9696 × 58 or wmeyer@mihr.ca.

*Confederation College receives notices from external organizations who wish to advertise their scholarships on our site. These organizations are not affiliated with Confederation College. We do not endorse any of these awards and recommend that you thoroughly research the third-party groups before applying or giving personal information.