Our Inclusion Scholarship & Internship program intends to support Black and Indigenous youth in Canada, providing both financial assistance and practical work experience as they start their careers. This Scholarship and Internship aims to help students get financial support, an exciting internship in a global financial institution, mentorship and professional coaching from our management team, and the possibility of a full-time employment opportunity with Sun Life following graduation.
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Sun Life Dean Connor Sun Life Inclusion Scholarship & Internship for Black and Indigenous Students
- Category
Undergraduate
- SponsorSun Life
- City to study
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- School to study
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- Course to study
Not specified
- Application Deadline
January 1, 1970
Aim and Benefits of Sun Life Dean Connor Sun Life Inclusion Scholarship & Internship for Black and Indigenous Students
A total of up to twenty (20) possible combined Scholarships and Internships will be made available for eligible participants to apply for, with each student limited to one (1) such Scholarship and Internship, although fewer than twenty (20) may be awarded depending upon the number of successful applicants.
The scholarships are $5,000 CAD per year, available for one (1) academic year per applicant, and include a four (4) month paid summer internship with Sun Life from May 2025 to August 2025. In addition, the successful recipient will also receive career and professional mentorship from Sun Life during the internship. This comes with support for the successful recipient to identify any future opportunities within Sun Life which may be of interest and to apply for and potentially transition to a full-time role with Sun Life following the internship.
Requirements for Sun Life Dean Connor Sun Life Inclusion Scholarship & Internship for Black and Indigenous Students Qualification
- Be a member of the Black and/or Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples) communities.
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- Be entering the second, third or fourth year of their program in an eligible institution (as defined below);
- Have a minimum cumulative average of 70% (2.70 GPA or B-average) over the last three terms of available marks in their program at an eligible institution.
- Be legally entitled to work and complete a full-time summer internship in either of our offices in Toronto, Waterloo, or Montreal. As a hybrid organization, employees may at times be permitted to work remotely outside of a Sun Life office and, depending upon the role, this may be available to a full-time summer internship position as well if deem appropriate by Sun Life.
- If selected, applicants must also pass all required background checks and other prerequisites which may be necessary to work a full-time summer internship with Sun Life. Failure to meet these requirements, in Sun Life’s sole and absolute discretion, may deem an applicant ineligible and/or result in the withdrawal of the Scholarship and Internship.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Sun Life Dean Connor Sun Life Inclusion Scholarship & Internship for Black and Indigenous Students
There are no restrictions on the program of study or discipline within an eligible institution. A competitive application is often one in which the applicant expresses an interest in employment with Sun Life upon graduation. Some of the possible areas of opportunities within Sun Life for successful applicants to apply to following their internship include Actuarial, Business, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, Human Resources, Marketing, Communications, Risk and Sales.University preparatory programs in any jurisdiction are not eligible (e.g. CEGEP, pre-university diploma).
Application Deadline
January 1, 1970
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Sun Life on portal.scholarshippartners.ca to apply
The applicant submits an online application via the portal and including:
- (a) A 500-word personal essay, or a 3-5 minute video essay in support of their candidacy about the following topic: Tell us about yourself and what winning this scholarship and the internship position would mean to you.
- A current, one page resume, including non-curricular activities that could be relevant or important to the applicant for the purpose of this Scholarship and Internship.
- Unofficial transcripts of academic records from the applicant’s current program.
- The application, including all supporting documentation, must be submitted to SPC no later than 1:00 pm EST, November 22nd, 2024.
- Documents will be reviewed by SPC staff to ensure all requirements have been met.
- Receipt of applications will be acknowledged by email following processing by SPC.
- It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure all supporting documents have been received by visiting the Scholarship Partners portal to review their application status. If any supporting documentation is not submitted within the specified timeframe, the application may be subject to disqualification.
- Account maintenance will be conducted online.
- The application will then be reviewed and assessed and applicants will be notified if they were successful or not. The Application Evaluation Process is as follows:
- SPC will review all completed applications and provide Sun Life with shortlisted eligible applicants.
- Shortlisted applicants will be evaluated by Human Resources at Sun Life and those selected will be invited to interview with managers within their area of interest. Interviews may be in-person, by telephone, or video conference, at Sun Life’s discretion taking into consideration the location and accommodation needs of the applicant.
- Following these interviews, up to the twenty (20) Scholarship and Internship recipients will be determined.
- Applications may be submitted in English or French, but not both.
- The student will need to add [email protected] to their safe senders in their junk email options so they can continue to receive important messages from SPC.
For more details, visit Sun Life Dean Connor Sun Life Inclusion Scholarship & Internship for Black and Indigenous Students webpa
