Many individuals in the Enactus network work tirelessly to create a meaningful difference in their communities. To recognize these efforts, Enactus Canada has established a number of awards and bursaries for individual students, faculty, teams, and Alumni.
Bursary and Award information for 2025/2026 will be shared later in the year.
The Champion of Enactus represents a partner or business leader that plays an instrumental role in supporting and spreading the word about the organization.
The Founder’s Bursary, presented by the John Dobson Foundation, awards 21 student leaders with $2,500 in recognition of their community impact.
The Whitney Barham Social Justice Bursary of $2,500 is awarded to one student that has demonstrated an active role in promoting social justice.
Individual students can be recognized for leadership skills that have made significant impact for their teams, they include:
PROUDLY PRESENTED BY JOHN DOBSON FOUNDATION
PURPOSE
The Student Leader of the Year Award celebrates the Student Leader (President or Co-President) that has made the most outstanding contribution to their Enactus team.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for this award, nominees must be the Student Leader (Team President or Co-President) of their Enactus team for the current academic year and participate in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition with a competing team. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
HOW TO APPLY
Nominations will be accepted from any student, faculty or academic leader including the nominee themselves. To nominate a student for this award, please submit a nomination form listing the reasons why you believe this individual has made an outstanding contribution to their Enactus team, supporting and advancing the team’s success.
NOTE: If the nomination does not come from the faculty advisor, your Program Manager may seek approval by the nominee’s faculty advisor via email.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Applicants will be evaluated on the following:
RECOGNITION
One (1) nominee will be recognized as the Student Leader of the Year at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition and will receive a $5,000 stipend.
PURPOSE
To recognize the student Project Manager (or Co-Project Manager) that has made the most outstanding contribution to their Enactus team.
ELIGIBILITY
Must be a Project Manager (or Co-Project Manager) on an active Enactus team for this current academic year and participate in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition with a competing team. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
NOTE: Student Leaders (Team Presidents/Co-Presidents) are not eligible for this award.
HOW TO APPLY
Nominations will be accepted from any student, faculty or academic leader, including the nominee themselves. To nominate a student for this award, please submit a nomination form listing the reasons they believe the nominee has made an outstanding contribution to the project they ran, achieving positive and sustainable impact in their community.
NOTE: If the nomination doesn’t come from the faculty advisor, your Program Manager may seek approval by the nominee’s faculty advisor via email.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Nominees will be evaluated on the following:
RECOGNITION
The recipient of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
PURPOSE
To recognize an Enactus student that embodies the Enactus spirit and has done an outstanding job in advocating for social change and their team’s project(s).
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for this award, nominees must be an Enactus student for the current academic year. This award is NOT open to the Student Leader(s) (President or Co-President) or any Project Managers of the team. They must be registered on the R&R platform. The student must attend the 2025 Enactus Canada Regional and National Expositions.
HOW TO APPLY
Nominations will be accepted from any student, faculty or academic leader, including the nominee themselves. To nominate a student for this award, please submit a nomination form listing the reasons why you believe this individual displays the Enactus spirit and mission.
SELECTION CRITERIA Applicants will be evaluated on the following:
RECOGNITION
One (1) nominee will be formally recognized as the Spirit of Enactus at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
PURPOSE
To recognize one (1) Enactus student that has gone above and beyond in providing tech support to their team throughout the year, as well as driving the creation of their Enactus Canada Regional Exposition and/or National presentation.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for this award, a team must compete in the 2025 Enactus Canada Regional and National Exposition. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
HOW TO APPLY
Any student, faculty advisor, or academic leader may nominate an Enactus team by filling out a nomination form outlining how the individual did an outstanding job in creating the presentation.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The nomination will be evaluated on the following contributions for the 2024-2025 academic year:
NOTE: This award does not focus on visual appeal, but rather on the effort of leading the creation of the Regional and/or National presentation.
RECOGNITION
The recipient of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
PURPOSE
The Enactus Woman Leader of the Year Award is designed to inspire and recognize excellence in entrepreneurial student leaders within the Enactus Canada network and support young emerging leaders across Canada.
ELIGIBILITY
Nominee must be an active student that self-identifies as female, enrolled in the Enactus program during the current academic year, and is participating in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
HOW TO APPLY
Nominations will be accepted from any Enactus student or faculty advisor, including the nominee themselves. To nominate a student for this award, please submit a nomination form outlining the qualifications of your nominee as an Enactus Woman Leader of the Year. Your nomination should include specific details of the nominee’s achievements and the qualities they possess that have inspired your nomination. Multiple nominations from each Enactus team and self-nominations are encouraged.
NOTE: If the nomination doesn’t come from the faculty advisor, your Enactus Program Manager will seek approval by the nominee’s faculty advisor via email.
SELECTION CRITERIA Applicants will be evaluated on their vision and leadership abilities, use of business concepts to improve the quality of life and standard of living of others, their ability to serve as a role model and inspire others and demonstration of their efforts to empower aspiring and/or existing entrepreneurs. We encourage nominators to provide specific examples of the candidate’s work and contributions that have inspired your nomination
RECOGNITION
PURPOSE
The Enactus Canada Community Service Leadership Recognition Program sets out to recognize hard-working students for their time and efforts invested in Enactus activities.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for this award, applicants must fulfil the following criteria during the current academic year:
HOW TO APPLY
Students do not need to apply for this recognition program. Contact and volunteer hour data will be pulled from the R&R platform submitted by the Final Reporting Deadline, confirming volunteer hours for each student member. Hours must be properly inputted to team.enactus.ca by Friday, April 11, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
RECOGNITION
Students who qualify for the Enactus Canada Community Service Leadership Recognition Program will receive the following:
Team awards cover all aspects of the Enactus experience from collaboration to community engagement.
PURPOSE
To recognize one (1) Enactus team that has done an outstanding job increasing its profile nationally through innovative marketing and media executions.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for this award, a team must attend the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
HOW TO APPLY
Any student, faculty advisor or academic leader may nominate the team by submitting a nomination form outlining how the team has done an outstanding job increasing its profile nationally through innovative marketing and media executions.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The Brand Champion Award will be awarded to one (1) Enactus team that does an outstanding job increasing the profile of its team, its members, and projects, by leveraging:
RECOGNITION
The recipient of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
PURPOSE
To recognize Enactus teams that have demonstrated an outstanding job collaborating with other Enactus Canada teams.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for this award, two or more teams must submit a collaborative nomination explaining how they worked together to foster collaboration. All nominated teams must participate in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
HOW TO APPLY
Teams must submit one joint nomination form.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The Collaboration Award will be awarded at the Enactus Canada National Exposition to the teams that:
RECOGNITION
The recipients of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
NOTE: For this award, collaboration can include, but is not limited to, team operations, community projects, strategic projects, fundraising events, hosting events, or showcase.
PURPOSE
To recognize the Enactus team that did the most outstanding job of engaging community participants with their project(s). Community participants can include anybody on your campus or in your community that is not a member of your Enactus team.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for this award, a team must participate in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
HOW TO APPLY
Any student, faculty advisor, or supporter may nominate the Enactus team by filling out a nomination form outlining how the team did an outstanding job of engaging their community with their project(s).
SELECTION CRITERIA Teams will be evaluated on the following but not limited to:
RECOGNITION
The recipient of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
PURPOSE
To recognize one (1) Enactus team that has done an outstanding job creating the best student experience for their team.
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify for this award, a team must compete in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
HOW TO APPLY
Any student, faculty advisor, or academic leader may nominate the Enactus team by filling out a nomination form outlining how the team provided the best student experience at their school.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Teams will be evaluated on the contributions for the 2024-2025 academic year:
RECOGNITION
The recipient of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
Campus administration and Faculty Advisors contributions to Enactus Teams are generously recognized with support from The John Dobson Foundation.
PURPOSE
To recognize a John Dobson Enactus Fellow that has made an outstanding contribution in the past academic year, advancing entrepreneurial learning at their school in addition to mentoring and coaching students involved in the Enactus team.
ELIGIBILITY
The award is available for an existing John Dobson Enactus Fellow that has mentored an Enactus team that is competing in the Enactus National Competition, in the current academic year. They must participate in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
HOW TO APPLY
Any student, faculty advisor, or academic leader may nominate the individual by submitting a nomination form outlining how the nominee has advanced entrepreneurial learning through the mentorship and coaching of students on their Enactus team.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Applicants will be evaluated on the contributions made to their Enactus team and their ability to advance entrepreneurial learning and mentorship at their academic institution.
RECOGNITION
The recipient of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
PURPOSE
To recognize a new faculty advisor that has made an outstanding contribution in the past academic year, advancing entrepreneurial learning at their school in addition to mentoring and coaching students involved in the Enactus team.
ELIGIBILITY
The faculty advisor must have mentored an Enactus team that is competing in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition and must attend the event. This must be the faculty advisor’s first National Exposition appearance with a competing Enactus team. They must be registered on the R&R platform. The Faculty Advisor must not have previously been inducted as a John Dobson Enactus Fellow
HOW TO APPLY
Any student, faculty advisor, or academic leader may nominate the individual by submitting a nomination form outlining how the nominee has advanced entrepreneurial learning through the mentorship and coaching of students.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The Collaboration Applicants will be evaluated on the contributions made to their Enactus team and their ability to advance entrepreneurial learning and mentorship at their academic institution in the past year.
RECOGNITION
The recipients of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
PURPOSE
To recognize the university or college administration which did the most outstanding job of supporting their Enactus team on their campus.
ELIGIBILITY
Must represent an active Enactus Canada team that is participating in the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition. They must be registered on the R&R platform.
HOW TO APPLY
Any student, faculty advisor, or academic leader must complete a nomination form identifying the key campus administrators that are involved with your team and how they did an outstanding job of supporting the team.
NOTE: If the nomination doesn’t come from the faculty advisor, your Program Manager may seek approval by the nominee’s faculty advisor via email.
SELECTION CRITERIA Nominees will be evaluated on the following contributions made to the Enactus Team, including, but not limited to:
RECOGNITION
The recipient of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
PURPOSE
To recognize the contribution made by faculty advisors as they mentor, coach and teach the students of the team on their campus
ELIGIBILITY
To qualify as a John Dobson Enactus Fellow in 2025, an individual must:
HOW TO APPLY
Faculty advisors do not need to apply for this recognition program.
RECOGNITION
When first inducted to the fellowship, John Dobson Enactus Fellows are recognized with a plaque at the National Exposition. Additionally, as outlined in the Team Affiliation Agreement, one (1) John Dobson Enactus Fellow per Enactus team will also receive a $1,000 stipend to help cover costs of travelling to attend the National Exposition with their competing team.
Individual Alumni and their volunteer contributions to the teams, engagement, and beyond.
PURPOSE
To recognize outstanding alumni that have gone above and beyond to support Enactus Canada’s mission beyond graduation and continue to embody the values and teachings of Enactus in their chosen profession.
ELIGIBILITY
The nominee must be an alumnus of an Enactus program (Enactus or Student Entrepreneur) and must no longer be an undergraduate student at a Canadian college or university.
HOW TO APPLY
Any alumni, student or academic leader must submit a nomination form outlining the reasons they believe the nominee fulfils the above criteria and why they deserve the award.
SELECTION CRITERIA
The recipient of the Alumni of the Year Award will be selected based on how well the nominee has achieved the following:
RECOGNITION
The recipient of this award will be formally recognized at the 2025 Enactus Canada National Exposition.
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