The Loran Scholars Foundation believes the key to building a brighter future is empowering values-driven youth ready to embrace the challenge of leaving the world better than they found it. To find these young people, we look beyond marks to identify students with a guiding sense of purpose: those who demonstrate strength of character, a deep commitment to service, and exceptional leadership potential.
In February, 90 students dedicated to driving positive change will convene in Toronto as Loran Finalists for our National Selections. Representing the top 1.6%, these outstanding students were selected from more than 5,400 others who applied for the 2026 Loran Award. Up to 36 of these students will be named as the newest Loran Scholars in March.
This year, finalists are travelling to Toronto from every corner of the country, from Nanaimo, BC, to Yellowknife, NT, to Glovertown, NL, some of them leaving their community or flying for the first time. From Feb. 20-22, finalists will participate in a transformative program of leadership workshops and perspective-broadening interviews. The experience is challenging, but also highly rewarding—a chance for students to grow, reflect, and build connections with other community-engaged students.
No two candidates are alike, but they are united in their desire to make the world a better place. Here are a few ways finalists have already uplifted and continue to uplift their communities:
- Launched a free-of-charge summer camp to encourage girls and young women to play soccer.
- Founded a youth-led nonprofit that has connected students and 500+ seniors through engaging intergenerational events.
- Created a free clothing closet at their school, intentionally run like a thrift store to dismantle stigma around donated items.
- Pioneering a non-invasive brain–computer interface that translates thought into movement for people with paralysis.
- Contributing to shaping ethical AI, user education, and child protection initiatives on TikTok as the Canadian Representative for TikTok Global Youth Council.
- Cofounded Upper Bayang Cultural & Development Association Youth Committee, leading peers in organizing storytelling nights, community barbecues, and holiday celebrations.
Naming only 36 Loran Scholars from a large pool of candidates with such incredible potential requires dedication and diligence. Nationals weekend is the final phase in Loran’s in-depth and nationwide selections process, which is made possible thanks to the work of hundreds of volunteer assessors and interviewers, all of whom also embody the qualities of character, service, and leadership we look for in candidates.
Offered in partnership with 25 Canadian universities, the Loran Award is the only award of its kind in Canada. Those selected as Loran Scholars benefit from a four-year leadership-enrichment program, financial support for undergraduate studies in the form of a tuition waiver and living stipend, diverse opportunities for experiential learning, one-on-one mentorship from a business or community leader, scholar gatherings, and a long-term community of peers, alumni, and supporters from coast to coast to coast.
Finalists not selected as Loran Scholars are eligible to receive a one-time $6,000 Loran Finalist Award tenable at any Canadian university. At the conclusion of our semi-final interviews, 70 students who distinguished themselves at that level received a one-time $3,000 Loran Provincial & Territorial Awards. Overall, we will be investing close to $4M in 160 students across Canada this year.
Together, more than 700 Loran alumni form a diverse ecosystem of purpose-driven leaders pushing boundaries across an array of fields, such as technology, the arts, law, science, education, and finance. Moreover, nine Loran Scholars have gone on to clerk for the Supreme Court, and 25 have been selected as Rhodes Scholars. Though their work spans a multitude of sectors and disciplines, Loran alumni share and continue to be guided by Loran’s core values of character, service, and leadership. Wherever their paths lead them, Loran Scholars share a lifelong commitment to leaving things better than they found them. Read more about the impact Loran alumni are making here and here.
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2026 Loran Finalists
Kenley Abakabawakow
De La Salle College
Toronto, ON
Sougui Abakar
Thorold Secondary School
St. Catharines, ON
Anisa Abduhamedova
Britannia Secondary School
Vancouver, BC
Annice Adams
McKinnon Park Secondary School
Caledonia, ON
Umayeer Ahsan
Bloor Collegiate Institute
Toronto, ON
Joy Akinkunmi
Charles P Allen High School
Bedford, NS
Yousef Al Mohamad
College Churchill High School
Winnipeg, MB
Moriah Aladejebi
Sackville High School
Lower Sackville, NS
Alaa Alaiwah
Rutland Senior Secondary
Kelowna, BC
Daniela Attedjro
J.L. Ilsley High School
Halifax, NS
Léo Babineau
École Sainte-Anne
Fredericton, NB
Shaey Beardmore
Kelowna Secondary School
Kelowna, BC
Yasmine Ben Arous
Cégep Vanier
Montréal, QC
Anushka Bist
Oakridge Secondary School
London , ON
Kate Blanchard
Valmont Academy
King’s Point, NL
Story Blottner
F.H. Collins Secondary School
Whitehorse, YT
Anna Brozek
Lockview High School
Fall River, NS
Sophia Bunten
Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School
Cornwall, ON
Andrew Cull
Timiskaming District Secondary School
Temiskaming Shores, ON
Madison Davey
Assumption College School
Six Nations of the Grand River, ON
Mofe David
Institut collégial Vincent Massey Collegiate
Winnipeg, MB
Aisha Elbokl
West Carleton Secondary School
Kanata, ON
Emily Esperanzate
Nicholson Catholic College
Belleville, ON
Noah Faour-Charpentier
Collège André-Grasset
Laval, QC
Kaia Fitz-Earle
LV Rogers Secondary School
Nelson, BC
Nathan Froebe
Carman Collegiate
Homewood, MB
Eva Gagosz-Faure
École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité
Ottawa, ON
Alexandra Gauthier
Iroquois Falls Secondary School
Matheson, ON
Arden Giles
Esquimalt High School
Victoria, BC
Jessica Gill
Turner Fenton Secondary School
Brampton, ON
Ray Gingras
King’s-Edgehill School
Horseshoe Valley, ON
Nazifa Gosla
Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School
Malton, ON
Isha Goyal
Renert School
Calgary, AB
Jeremy Green
Kennebecasis Valley High School
Quispamsis, NB
Sania Grewal
Westmount Charter School
Chestermere/Calgary, AB
Simona Grignano
Holy Name of Mary College School
Woodbridge, ON
Emily Gustus
Tisdale Middle and Secondary School
Tisdale, SK
Darya Heynen
École Secondaire Publique De La Salle
Ottawa, ON
Ryan Hillier
Saint Malachy’s Memorial High School
Saint John, NB
Nimisciw Hills
Argyle Secondary
North Vancouver, BC
Renji Jenkins
Cégep Garneau
Québec, QC
Finn Johnson
H.A. Kostash
Smoky Lake, AB
Timo Joubert
United World College of the Atlantic
Montréal, QC
Nathan Kashira
Kingston Secondary School
Kingston, ON
Norah Kenward-Richard
École Alpha Secondary School
Burnaby, BC
Tami Krishnan
Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute
Whitby, ON
Victoria Lee
Burnaby Mountain Secondary School
Burnaby, BC
Emilie Leis
École Secondaire Étienne-Brûlé
Toronto, ON
Tianyu Lin
Vincent Massey Secondary School
Windsor, ON
Hector Loiselle
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
Greater Sudbury, ON
Vanshika Manan
John Abbott College
Montréal, QC
Isabelle Martel
Innisdale Secondary School
Barrie, ON
Allanah Masiglat
Glovertown Academy
Glovertown, NL
Liam McNally
Souris Regional High School
Souris, PE
Leah McShane
École Sir John Franklin High School
Yellowknife, NT
Tessa Muddle
Strathcona Composite High School
Edmonton, AB
Areej Mustafa
Colonel By Secondary School
Ottawa, ON
Salini Nathan
Bloor Collegiate Institute
Toronto, ON
Melissa Njinga Nkuikeum
École Secondaire Catholique Sainte-Famille
Brampton, ON
Lily O’Neil
Leo Hayes High School
Fredericton, NB
Victoria Oduntan
J Lloyd Crowe Secondary School
Trail, BC
Kayla Okada
Nanaimo District Secondary School
Nanaimo, BC
Ifechi Okwuagwu
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Oakville, ON
Hanif Oyewole
Glenlawn Colligate Institute
Winnipeg, MB
Raphaël Payant
Cégep Champlain St. Lawrence
Québec, QC
Elle Viktoria Peters
École secondaire Mosaïque
East Lawrencetown, NS
George Rayal
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Montréal, QC
Jude Renaud
École secondaire catholique E. J. Lajeunesse
Windsor, ON
Wake Roadhouse
École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School
Lacombe, AB
Cai Roberts
Campion College High School
Kingston, ON
Aiden Rothmund
Grandview Heights Secondary
Surrey, BC
Bazyl Rudnicki
Middleton Regional High School
Middleton, NS
Harishvin Sasikumar
Mission Secondary School
Mission , BC
Rowan Seahra
Fredericton High School
Fredericton, NB
Ibrahim Shaaban
Earl Marriott Secondary School
Surrey, BC
Aayushi Sharma
Rossburn Collegiate
Rossburn, MB
Tanishka Sharma
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Pickering, ON
Afrukhta Siddique
Walter Murray Collegiate
Saskatoon, SK
Amine Tahiri
Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Chambly, QC
Eric Tanase
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Montreal, QC
Vincent Vallée
Cégep de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, QC
Eric Wang
St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School,
Richmond Hill, ON
Zitong Wang
Lower Canada College
Montreal, QC
Abeera Wasif
Bassano School
Bassano, AB
Isabella Wen
R E Mountain Secondary School
Langley, BC
Chris Williams
Brebeuf College
Toronto, ON
Georgia Wiseman
Corner Brook Regional High
Corner Brook, NL
Aeris Wren
Crofton House School
Vancouver, BC
Jin Lu Yu
Richmond Hill High School
Richmond Hill, ON
Kayenat Zaidi
Western Canada High School
Calgary, AB