SWAAC Student Leadership Award

The Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Student Leadership Award is awarded annually to the women students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the college or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records. Additional information about this award can be found on the SWAAC Student Leadership Award Webpage.

Eligibility Criteria

Women who are registered at any Member Institution of CIC (Colleges and Institutes Canada) within a designated region are eligible to be nominated. Regions are defined as follows, and eligibility shall rotate among them:

​Western Provinces (2028)
Quebec (2025)
Atlantic Provinces (2026)
Ontario (2027)

Criteria

  • Women who are registered at any Member Institution * *A woman currently registered as a student at Langara College.
  • Outstanding academic performance.
  • Evidence of leadership, including but not limited to such things as:
    • Executive positions in student organizations.
    • Participation on committees (student committees and college committees).
    • Organization of special events, conferences, etc.
    • Involvement in advocacy groups.
    • Involvement in volunteer organizations, within the campus setting, and/or in the general community.
    • Innovative/creative problem-solving or overcoming personal challenges.

Financial Aid at Langara College is responsible for submitting all eligible nominees to SWAAC. For any questions relating to this award, please email %20finaid [at] langara.ca (finaid[at]langara[dot]ca).