A student from nearly ever high school in Surrey has been shortlisted for a $100,000 scholarship prize.
The Schulich Leader Scholarships are awarded to students who show a passion for STEM or science, technology, engineering and math. From Surrey's public schools, 20 students have been shortlisted for the prize worth between $100,000 to $120,000.
This year's Surrey nominees selected from among more than 300,000 applicants into a list of 1,500 nation-wide 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
This would not be the first year that Surrey students would be chosen for the six-figure scholarship, as 11 have been won the Schulich prize since 2017.
From the 1,500 shortlisted nominess, 100 students will be chosen later this school year, with half to receive $120,000 for engineering and $100,000 for the other half for science and math.
