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Bank of Canada Scholarship Program for Post-Secondary Students With Disabilities - Apply by August 1

Take a central role

As Canada’s central bank with significant influence and impact, we attract top talent from across Canada and around the world. Yes, we’re already diverse, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do even more to make sure we reflect the Canadians we serve. We want you to take a central role to continue to build on and create new and meaningful inclusion practices within the culture of the Bank. The Bank of Canada has a vision to be “a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada.”
 
What’s new at the Bank?

Diversity and inclusion are important goals, and part of the Bank’s Medium Term Plan priorities. To make sure that they are front and centre in our business decisions and thinking, a group of senior leaders at the Bank have stepped forward to be our diversity and inclusion executive champions.

About the Program

Successful candidates will receive a scholarship award of $4,000 to cover tuition costs (renewable up to four years). In addition, each recipient is considered for a paid summer or part-time (throughout the year) work placement at the Bank of Canada.

For additional information and guidance on the Program, please consult the Bank of Canada website and check out and apply online. Closing date for applications is August 1, 2019 11:59 EST.
https://careers.bankofcanada.ca/job/Ottawa-%28Downtown%29-Scholarship-Program-for-students-with-disabilities-ON/534287517/


Scholarship Eligibility

    A Canadian citizen or permanent resident
    A student who self-identifies as a person with a disability (Note, all applicants are asked to complete the employment equity section self-identification questions in their application.)
    You are a full-time or part-time post secondary (university or college) or post graduate (i.e., Master’s or PhD) student currently enrolled in a Canadian post secondary institution.
    Overall average mark of a minimum 70 per cent
     You are pursuing studies in a field that is related to the work of the Bank of Canada. These include (but are not limited to):economics and finance: economics, computer science, mathematics or statistics, commerce/business administration with a finance major
      administration and operations: financial services, administration and business, project management, human resources, communications and web communications, internal audit, currency production, knowledge and information management, security
      information technology and cyber security: software development, network engineering, solution architecture, project management, business analysis, cyber security

Possibility of Work Placement:

In addition, each recipient is considered for a paid summer or part-time (throughout the year) work placement at the Bank of Canada.

Work placement opportunities are not guaranteed and will be determined based on the recipient’s field of study and the Bank’s departmental business requirements. The majority of student work placements are at the Bank’s Head Office in Ottawa; however, scholarship recipients may be offered the option of working at one of the Bank’s regional offices: Halifax, Montréal, Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver.

For your application to be considered you must upload:

    a current curriculum vitae
    a cover letter (up to 500) about yourself, your decision to pursue your field of study and your career interests
    official or unofficial transcripts of their undergraduate academic record. Relevant courses you have attended must be clearly identified by their course titles.

Additional information

    English or French essential
    Security level required: Reliability

If  you are selected as one of the top five candidates, you will be invited to an interview (either in person, by phone or virtually).