MDEC Scholarship Fund

The MDEC Scholarship Fund was established in 2010 to support education for post-secondary students. The Scholarship Fund was founded with the goal of providing assistance to students, regardless of their field of study, who have demonstrated their commitment to academic success, community service, and who have or plan to have an affiliation with the mining industry.

• 2024 Scholarship Package
• 2024 Scholarship Application Form

MDEC Scholarship Winners: Congratulations!

2023 Scholarship Winner

Camden Wilks Laurentian University As a mechanical engineering student with a mechatronics specialization I intend to pursue the development of alternative power sources and remote operation systems in large underground machinery. The implementation of remote operation capabilities in machinery could reduce the amount of required on site personnel in a dangerous environment. The addition of alternative power sources such as battery electric vehicles could completely eliminate diesel emissions in underground work environments. These technologies have the potential to not only mitigate but eliminate some of the hazards present in an underground work site, making the mining industry a safer and more sustainable line of work.

MDEC Scholarship Winners since 2010

• 2010: Jamie Strom, University of Saskatchewan, Engineering, $1500
• 2011: Samantha Daigle, University of Western Ontario, Nursing, $1500
• 2012: Christopher Norris, Laurentian University, Engineering, $1500
• 2013: Fadiya Rotimi Adegbuyi, McMaster University, Engineering, $1500
• 2014: None
• 2015: Mathieu Demore, Laurentian University, Engineering and Eleanor McAuley, Queens University, Engineering, $2,000 (2)
• 2016: Megan Nivon, University of Saskatchewan, Engineering and Zachary Novack, Carleton University, Engineering, $2,000 (2)
• 2017: Jed Gonzales, McMaster University, Engineering, $2,000
• 2018: Adam Debly, University of Toronto, Engineering, $2,000
• 2019: Sean Nickson, Laurentian University, Engineering, $2,000
• 2020: Julianna Weldon, University of British Columbia, Mining Engineering, $2,000
• 2021: None
• 2022: Dane Campbell, University of British Columbia, Mining Engineering, $2,000
• 2023: Megan Wickie, Laurentian University, Interdisciplinary Health, $2,000
• 2024: Camden Wilks, Laurentian University, $2,000

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