Nicole Shum, who will begin nanotechnology engineering this fall at Waterloo, has been honoured with a $60,000 Canadian Schulich Leader Scholarship. The new award recognizes students across Canada who demonstrate excellence in academics and/or community leadership and who plan to study one of the STEM subjects — Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics — during their undergraduate years.
Shum, from Burnaby North Secondary in Burnaby, B.C., was one of 40 students across the country to receive the scholarship and one of two incoming University of Waterloo students. Shum was selected for her outstanding academic average and demonstrated leadership in extra-curricular academic efforts, charitable fundraising drives, health advocacy and volunteering.