Six students have been named UBC’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.

Ethan Chan, Lyra Fletcher, Sarthak Tyagi, Raphael Kelly, Manorama Joshi and Edward Li have been named the University of British Columbia’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.

Out of a pool of 350,000 potential candidates across Canada, 1,400 students were nominated. For the third year in a row, an additional 50 scholarships are being awarded, for a total of 100.

Ethan Chan, 17, is a recipient of the $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of St. John’s School in Vancouver, Chan will be entering the Faculty of Applied Science this fall at UBC. Chan was selected for his outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements, such as being recognized nationally at the 2021 Canada Wide Science Fair for developing a cerebrospinal fluid detection device and receiving a Gold Medal and the Youth Can Innovate Award.

Lyra Fletcher, 17, is a recipient of the $80,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of North Island Secondary School in Port McNeill, BC, Fletcher will be entering the Faculty of Science at UBC this fall. Fletcher was selected for her outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements, such as being among the top five entrants in the Youth Innovation Showcase 2020, where she was invited to demonstrate her automated naloxone injector—designed for individuals suffering from overdoses alone.

Sarthak Tyagi, 18, is a recipient of the $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of Queen Elizabeth Secondary in Surrey, BC, Tyagi will be entering the Faculty of Applied Science at UBC this fall. Tyagi was selected for his outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements, such as developing Smart Navigation Cane tech to aid blind and visually-impaired individuals. Tyagi has also earned STEM excellence and service awards four years running—facilitating his winning the University of Toronto National Book Award.

Raphael Kelly, 18, is a recipient of the $80,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of Archbishop MacDonald High School in Edmonton, AB, Kelly will be entering the Faculty of Science at UBC this fall. Kelly was selected for his outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements, such as completing two research projects, and winning numerous science fair awards—including the grand award locally, gold nationally and bronze internationally.

Manorama Joshi, 17, is a recipient of the $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of Westwood Community High School in Fort McMurray, AB, Joshi will be entering the Faculty of Applied Science at UBC this fall. Joshi was selected for her outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements, such as being named a game-changer as a young woman in STEM, entrepreneurship, and advocacy for equity in the 2021 YMM Magazine “Below the Surface: The Energy Edition,” only one of eight women in Fort McMurray published—and the only high school girl to be so recognized.

Edward Li, 18, is a recipient of the $80,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of Bell High School in Nepean, Ontario, Li will be entering the Faculty of Science at UBC this fall. Li was selected for his outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements, such as founding InfiniHacks, a non-profit organization with a mission of delivering STEM education by facilitating real-world projects. Li led a team of six to run an event that hosted over 150 high school students from over ten countries.

“We are proud to celebrate more than 10 years of Schulich Leader Scholarships, the premiere STEM scholarship program in Canada and the world. This group of 100 outstanding students will represent the best and brightest Canada has to offer and will make great contributions to society, both on a national and global scale. With their university expenses covered, they can focus their time on their studies, research projects, extracurriculars, and entrepreneurial ventures. They are the next generation of entrepreneurial-minded, technology innovators,” says program founder Seymour Schulich.

About Schulich Leader Scholarships Canada

Recognizing the increasing importance and impact that STEM disciplines will have on the prosperity of future generations, businessman and philanthropist Seymour Schulich established this $100+ million scholarship fund in 2012 to encourage our best and brightest students to become Schulich Leader Scholars: the next generation of entrepreneurial-minded, technology innovators.

Through The Schulich Foundation, these prestigious entrance scholarships are awarded to 100 high school graduates enrolling in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) undergraduate program at 20 partner universities in Canada. Every high school in Canada can submit one Schulich Leader Nominee per academic year based on academic excellence in STEM, entrepreneurial leadership, and financial need.