About The ICD Diversity Scholarship

The Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) believes that all qualified individuals should have access to director education and aims to foster diversity in its classrooms across the country. Through the ICD Diversity Scholarship Program, up to 11 qualified candidates from diverse backgrounds with a financial need will be able to participate in the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program (DEP).

One scholarship will be awarded per city per session with each scholarship valued at $16,000. This represents a significant investment that the ICD views as vital to ensuring that diverse and qualified candidates have the means to further develop their skills as effective directors.

Please click here for Diversity Scholarship application form.

Eligibility Criteria For The ICD Diversity Scholarship

Applicants to the ICD Diversity Scholarships must:

  1. Attest to being from an under-represented group, defined as women, visible minorities*, Aboriginal and Indigenous Peoples;
  2. Attest to having a financial need. Applicants must demonstrate that they have already sought funding for the DEP through their employer and/or their board without success and explain why funding cannot be provided through their personal resources; and
  3. Meet the admission requirements of the DEP. Preference will be given to those with the most experience in relation to the DEP admission guidelines as stated in the Application Requirements section.

Scholarship applicants must select one city for which they are applying to and are encouraged to review all DEP dates for that particular city. The ICD reserves the right to place scholarship recipients into any available program for their city of choice. Application details for the 2012 ICD Diversity scholarship will be announced once available.

For more information, please contact Maureen Finlan at 1-877-593-7741 Ext. 248 or via e-mail at mfinlan@icd.ca.

*Persons other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white colour as defined by the Employment Equity Act.