Developing the next generation of women leaders

SoHF scholars have overcome incredible odds and earned a place at university, but a final funding gap can prevent them from completing their education. We help close that gap and help turn education into lives of influence.

Meet the women leading change

Aaliya
Pakistan
Environmental Science
York University
“I am developing strategies to reduce the impact of environmental risks on mental health and the quality of life in remote mountain communities in Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan.”
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Huriyah El Moussa
Palestine
Medicine
American University of Beirut
“I want to change the narrative around reproductive and women’s health. I chose to become a doctor not just to heal, but to empower.”
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Kimberly Lopez
Nicaragua
Medicine
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua
“I’m the first person in my family to obtain a university degree, and they’re proud to have a doctor in the family. From the moment I finished my formal education,…
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May Alherek
Syria
Environmental Science
Carleton University
“My hope is to one day return to Syria and contribute to rebuilding efforts, especially around water treatment infrastructure. Clean water shouldn’t be a privilege—it should be a right, everywhere.”
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Read their stories
Help the next scholar

What we do

Women’s Education Scholarships: Closing the Final Funding Gap Scholarship

Talent is globally distributed. Opportunity is not. The return on a woman’s education extends far beyond her: to her family, her field, her community and entire institutions. By the time a scholar reaches us, she has already demonstrated academic excellence, leadership potential, and a clear intention to use her education for positive impact. Universities and partners have often already invested in her future. Our role is to close the funding gap, help her stay on track, and pave the way for a lifetime of leadership.

How the model works

01

Review and Fit

We confirm alignment with SoHF criteria and validate the remaining funding gap

02

Strategic Funding

We close the shortfall so scholars can enroll and continue their studies uninterrupted

03

Mentorship and Retention

A Scholar Liaison Officer provides guidance, support, and accountability through graduation and beyond

04

Career and Network

Graduates join a growing alumnae network that provides mentorship, professional connections, and role modeling for future scholars

BY THE NUMBERS: as at October 1, 2026

300+

Scholarships awarded

80+

Institutions attended

98%

Graduation rate

74

Scholars in medicine/health

Doctors
Nurses
Public Health
Allied Health

100

Graduate-level scholarships

66

Scholars in STEM

Earth/Environmental Science
Computer Science
Engineering

15

PhD scholarships

International Public Law; International Monetary and Financial Law; Mobility and Transport; Forestry Sciences; Social Forestry; Wood Sciences; Educational Studies; Hepatology; General Management & International Business; and Electrical & Computer Engineering.

35

Countries of origin

127

Scholars from remote mountain communities

27

Countries of study

We acknowledge the land we are working on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.