Press Releases
2020 Loran Finalists
In fall 2019, we received 5,194 applications for the Loran Award. Our volunteers assessed and interviewed more than 500 students across the country in order to identify the 88 graduating high school and Cegep students (listed below) invited to attend our National...
read moreCongratulating a new Rhodes Scholar
On behalf of the entire Loran community, we extend our congratulations to Patrick Hickey (Ralph M. Barford Loran Scholar ’15) on becoming one of Canada’s newest Rhodes Scholars. Patrick was nominated by the Newfoundland and Labrador region. Originally from St. John’s,...
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In The News
Congratulating a new Rhodes Scholar
On behalf of the entire Loran community, we extend our congratulations to Patrick Hickey (Ralph M. Barford Loran Scholar ’15) on becoming one of Canada’s newest Rhodes Scholars. Patrick was nominated by the Newfoundland and Labrador region. Originally from St. John’s,...
read moreVisionaries in Science and Technology Honoured by Creative Destruction Lab
The Capital award recognizes an individual or organization that has had a first-order impact on Canada’s competitiveness through the visionary application of capital to the areas of science, technology, and commerce. The Loran Scholars Foundation receives this award...
read more2019 Loran Scholars and Finalists in the News
From coast to coast to coast, communities across Canada are celebrating Loran’s 2019 Finalists and new class of Loran Scholars. Here is a selection of recent media features:...
read moreThe Globe and Mail: These successful entrepreneurs have one thing in common – they all received a Loran student award
Breanne Everett of Calgary took a break from a promising career as a plastic surgeon to start Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc., a business making smart shoe-inserts to ward off potentially serious diabetic foot complications. Steven Uster, of Toronto, left a lucrative...
read more2018 Loran Scholars and Finalists in The News
Communities across Canada are celebrating the 34 newly selected Loran Scholars as well as the students who distinguished themselves at the national level. Select articles are listed below. British Columbia Vancouver Sun: Four Metro Vancouver students nominated...
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Danielle Sanders, Marketing & Communications Officer
416.646.2120, x227
danielle.sanders@loranscholar.ca
Katii Capern, Marketing & Communications Officer
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