CIBC YouthVisionTM Scholarship Program
CIBC, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and the YMCA, created the CIBC Youthvision™ Scholarship Program to address the academic and financial needs of students, and to encourage them to pursue post-secondary education. This scholarship has been in place for ten years now.
Realizing that confidence, pride and opportunity can overcome even the most formidable barrier, this unique program includes a post-secondary scholarship valued at up to $36,000, as well as summer internships starting in grade 10 until the completion of university or college.
CIBC Youthvision recipients are also paired with trusted, understanding mentors throughout the entire program, who provide support and guidance as they strive to reach their full potential. Recipients surveyed tell us that being awarded the scholarship opened up opportunities that otherwise would not have been available.
To date, we have committed $10 million in the dreams of 330 CIBC Youthvision Scholarship recipients and helped shape their futures in ways that they could have only imagined.
To be eligible, a Grade 10 student must be enrolled in a mentor program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada or YMCA Canada, have a minimum academic standing of 60 per cent in the year of application, and be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Recipients must also maintain their eligibility by successfully completing high school, keeping a good disciplinary standing, and remaining in a mentorship program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada or YMCA Canada.