The new Amazon Future Engineer Canada program was created to help graduating high school students in underserved and underrepresented communities cover their university tuition. In addition to $7,500 a year for up to four years, recipients selected on the basis of financial need, academic performance, and leadership in school, work and community activities are eligible for a paid summer internship at one of the company’s Canadian Tech Hubs.
The scholarships were open to students across the country planning to pursue studies in computer science or a related field at a Canadian university. In addition to providing scholarships and internships, Amazon Future Engineer gives elementary, middle and high school students from diverse communities around the world access to project-based computer science education, using code to make music, program robots and solve problems. More infromation on Waterloo News