The VOLT (Victoria’s Opportunity for Leaders of Tomorrow) Scholars Program is a cohort-based co-curricular initiative open to current Faculty of Arts and Science students with Victoria College membership who identify as Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit), and underrepresented students, including those in financial need. The program runs from second to fourth year, providing the Scholars with additional financial support of up to $3,000 toward tuition, faculty and peer mentorship, as well as support in gaining experiential learning and research opportunities in their field of study.
Focus
- Access & Transition: promote successful academic and social transitions to post-secondary education
- Retention & Persistence: help participants complete and graduate from postsecondary programs
Features
- Academic success
- Alumni engagement
- Career exploration
- Community engagement
- Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
- Participant incentive(s) (e.g., expense reimbursement, bursaries, scholarships)
- Tutoring & mentorship
- Wrap-around services (e.g. provision of food, skills development workshops, writing centre and library access, etc.)
Timeframe
- Fall Term
- Summer
- Winter Term
Participants
Ages
- Undergraduate students
Groups
- Black-identifying students
- First-generation students
- Indigenous students
- Low-income students
- Newcomers to Canada
- Racialized students
- Students requiring outreach/transition support