Valour Canada

Valour Canada History & Heritage Scholarship

The Valour Canada History and Heritage Scholarship (VCHHS) aims to support Canadian students in their educational pursuits in an engaging, thought-provoking, and memorable manner. Students must create and submit a one or two paragraph introductory document and a YouTube-compatible video between four and six minutes long that educates viewers about a local Canadian war memorial, monument, or important place in military history. The video should describe the memorial, compare and contrast its historical context with its current meaning, and include commentary about the role of Canadian war memorials in the 21st century. Students must reference at least two of Valour Canada's six pillars of character (communication, cooperation, courage, responsibility, resilience, thoughtfulness). The contest is evaluated solely on the video submission based on a detailed rubric. The first place winner receives a $2,000 scholarship and the runner-up receives a $500 scholarship toward post-secondary education. The best 6 submissions will have their videos published on Valour Canada's YouTube page for public viewing.