20 Surrey students shortlisted for 2025 Schulich Leader STEM scholarships
The nominees are in, and 20 secondary students from across Surrey and White Rock are in the running for this year’s Schulich Leader Scholarships, worth an astounding $100,000 to $120,000 each.
One Grade 12 student from almost every secondary school in the district is among this year’s 1,500 nominees, shortlisted from more than 300,000 applicants. The six-figure scholarship is for students who demonstrate a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
This year’s Surrey Schools nominees are:
- Aiden Jeon, Fraser Heights Secondary
- Alyshaan Muhammad, École Panorama Ridge Secondary
- Amishka Pashan, Sullivan Heights Secondary
- Angadjit Sidhu, Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary
- Ariv Chaudhry, Semiahmoo Secondary
- Armstrong Waweru, Fleetwood Park Secondary
- Danial Hassan, Grandview Heights Secondary
- Eugene Bahia, Guildford Park Secondary
- Karl Keshavarzi, Earl Marriott Secondary
- Logan Singh, École Salish Secondary
- Matthew He, Johnston Heights
- Medha Narumanchi, North Surrey Secondary
- Mohamad Obeid, Queen Elizabeth Secondary
- Nushawn Birdi, L.A. Matheson Secondary
- Sara Maliakkal, Enver Creek Secondary
- Sarah Yu, Elgin Park Secondary
- Tegvir Toor, Tamanawis Secondary
- Tim Qian, Clayton Heights Secondary
- Yahia Chelli, Princess Margaret Secondary
- Zidane Nguyen, Kwantlen Park Secondary
Since 2017, 11 Surrey Schools students have received Schulich Leader scholarships:
- 2017: Ali Janjiana, Frank Hurt Secondary; and Jasmine Rai, Princess Margaret Secondary
- 2018: Rebecca Lim, Frank Hurt Secondary
- 2020: Elizabeth Olsson, Sullivan Heights Secondary; and T.J. Poddar, Enver Creek Secondary
- 2021: Sierra Carmichael, Clayton Heights Secondary; and Robin Yadav, Queen Elizabeth Secondary
- 2022: Maya Rink, Panorama Ridge Secondary; Ami Rai, SAIL; and Sarthak Tyagi, Queen Elizabeth Secondary
- 2023: Mohammad Awwad, North Surrey Secondary
Later this school year, the Schulich Leaders will select just 100 scholars. Half of the scholarships are valued at $120,000 for engineering, the other half are valued at $100,000 for science and math.
Congratulations to all of our district’s nominees and best of luck in this year’s scholarship selection!
