Canadian Eco-Scholar Award

We believe in the power of this next generation to effect meaningful change. The Yorkshire Valley Farms Eco-Scholar Award provides a total of $10,000 in financial support to Canadian students who are passionate about organic regenerative agriculture and how it can be a force for good in our society.

** Applications for the 2027 program will open in the fall of 2026**

About the Award

The Yorkshire Valley Farms Canadian Eco-Scholar Award is open to all residents of Canada who are 16 years of age or older, and are full-time students actively enrolled in a Canadian academic institution. 

All areas of study are eligible – what matters is that you are passionate about agriculture and how it can be a force for good in our society.

There are four awards for a total give-away of $10,000:

• One $5,000 award for first place
• Two $2,000 second place awards
• One $1,000 third place award

2026 Eco-Scholar Award Recipients

$2,500 Amanda Desroches

University of Manitoba

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$2,500 Kara Reardon

University of Toronto

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$1,000 Isabella Nardone

University of Windsor

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$1,000 Malaika Khan

Queen's University

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$1,000 Sydney Jinjoe

Toronto Metropolitan University

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$1,000 Valerie Zimmermann

University of British Columbia

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$500 Nathanael Buschhaus

École Mathieu-Martin

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$500 Willow McGrath

St. Malachys Memorial High School

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HOW TO APPLY

Applicants for the Yorkshire Valley Farms Canadian Eco-Scholar Award submit a video, maximum 2 minutes in length, in which you tell us about you, how you are engaged in organics, and how you intend to use your studies and your actions to progress organic regenerative practices in your community.

All applicants must review the accept the complete rules and regulations before submitting an application.

— Applications for the 2027 program will open in the fall of 2026

If applicants do not respond within five (5) business days, Yorkshire Valley Farms reserves the right to select another applicant.

Past Recipients