Scholarship Value $5,000

Number of Scholarships 8

All connected with the Workers Health & Safety Centre are committed to education – education in the workplace and beyond. To this end the WHSC has long offered student scholarships for post-secondary education.

Funds for these scholarships are raised from The Clifford Pilkey Memorial Golf Fundraiser in honour of our late founder and first WHSC President.

This annual scholarship contest aims to raise health and safety awareness among graduating Ontario high school students who are headed for post-secondary education—a segment of the workforce who face excessive and significant occupational hazards leading to work-related injuries and deaths.

Details for the 2026 WHSC Student Scholarship Competition will be posted here in spring 2026 and shared widely on WHSC social media.

Funding Sources

No portion of government grants from employer WSIB assessments or WHSC revenue generation support these important occupational health and safety awareness initiative. Student scholarships are financed solely through funds raised at our golf tournament and the generous support of member organizations and community partners.

Submission Requirements

• Forward the following documents/information in one email to Sandy Warden swarden@whsc.on.ca
• Application form in PDF format.
• Description of your volunteer activities showing how you are helping to improve the lived experiences of your fellow students and/or community members in PDF or Word format (max. 400 words)
• Letter of recommendation in PDF or Word format.
• Depending on your submission:video submission uploaded to WeTransfer (https://wetransfer.com)  email to swarden@whsc.on.ca.
• attach your essay to the email, or
• if you are submitting a poster, you can attach it to the email or mail a hard copy of your poster and tell us in the email that you have posted it.
• Please mail to: Workers Health & Safety Centre, Attn: Sandy Warden, 675 Cochrane Drive, Suite 710, East Tower, Markham, ON L3R 0B8

Must be post-marked by Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

Please add WHSC Student Scholarship Competition to the subject line of the email.