Stantec's Future Leaders Scholarship now accepting applications

Program has supported over 200 students pursuing STEAM education, providing experience and exposure to their field

EDMONTON, AB and NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, today launched its sixth annual Stantec Future Leaders Scholarship. This scholarship will support future industry leaders and innovators pursuing science, technology, engineering, arts/architecture, and math (STEAM) fields. Since the scholarship's creation, Stantec has awarded 206 scholarships, 32 internships, and C$1 million in financial support.

"At Stantec, we believe that investing in students today is an investment in the future of our communities," said Gord Johnston, Stantec president and chief executive officer. "Through the Stantec Future Leaders Scholarship, we're proud to continue supporting students in STEAM fields—empowering the next generation of innovators to lead us toward a brighter tomorrow."

Stantec will award $200,000 in global scholarships for the upcoming annual academic year (2026–27) as well as opportunities for paid internships in 2026. In 2025, Stantec awarded 46 scholarships in locations across the world, including Canada, the US, New Zealand, Australia, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. The company also awarded two internships to students through this program.

To be eligible for this award, applicants must be enrolled in a college, university, or post-secondary institution in the 2026–27 academic year and pursuing a degree in a STEAM field. An independent selection committee will evaluate applications and select recipients considering educational goals, community service and leadership through extracurricular activities, and overall career ambitions. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2025. Scholarship winners will be selected and internship applicants will be interviewed in December 2025.

To learn more about the scholarship and begin the application process, visit Stantec Future Leaders Scholarship.

About Stantec

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world's greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before.

We are a global leader in sustainable architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more.

Today's communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what's previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what's possible.

Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN. Visit us at stantec.com or find us on social media.

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