Congratulations to the 2025 Merit Award Recipients!

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2025 Merit Bowl

Thank you for helping us raise $116,500
for 100 bursaries

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Brilliance is evenly distributed, opportunity is not.

ABOUT MERIT

The
Merit
Impact

Bursaries

97% of students

who receive a Merit Award proceed to post-secondary school.

APPLY TODAY

3,955

BURSARIES GRANTED

98%

GRADUATION RATE

$3.1M

DOLLARS DISTRIBUTED

3

SCHOOL BOARDS

95

HIGH SCHOOLS

Interested in applying?

Start here!

Do you attend one of our participating schools?

Are you in grade

11 or 12?

If you answered yes to both questions,

learn more about

the application

process.

Students in Ontario from low income families are 3 times more likely to drop out of high school. We're here for those determined to beat the odds.

Merit has ambitious goals to expand and deepen the Merit impact.

Partnerships help make the transformational vision a reality.

Partnerships

BECOME A PARTNER

Volunteering

As a volunteer-run organization, we're always looking for great people and organizations to mentor, fundraise and amplify our mission.

GET INVOLVED

Alumni Programs

Receiving a Merit Award is just the beginning! We have an ongoing commitment to cultivating the talent and potential of our recipients.

JOIN ALUMNI

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"Merit is a community that drives you to succeed - supporting not just a student but the potential opportunities that education affords".

Erica Winterhelt

Merit Award Recipient