Cannon Lachapelle Award in Entrepreneurial Thinking
This $10,000 award recognizes four undergraduate students who embody entrepreneurial thinking.
About the award
The Cannon Lachapelle Award in Entrepreneurial Thinking is for undergraduate students who embody ingenuity and entrepreneurial thinking in their work and study. The successful applicants will demonstrate creativity and innovation in new ways of doing, helping, thinking, and supporting the UCalgary campus community and beyond. Applications for this award open in May each year, and all disciplines are welcome to apply.
The award was created in 2019 with a generous donation from Dr. M. Elizabeth Cannon and Dr. Gérard Lachapelle, with the aim of supporting the future of UCalgary undergraduate students by incorporating entrepreneurial thinking in their education experiences.
One $10,000 award is for an Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking student. The other three $10,000 awards are for returning undergraduate students in any discipline.
More information
“The Cannon Lachapelle Award is not only to reward some of the best ingenuity by undergraduate students, but is also a vehicle to highlight the growing, impactful innovation community at the University of Calgary. Their innovation and creativity, along with potential impact of their entrepreneurial ideas, provide tremendous inspiration for the future of our city and province.”
Dr. Elizabeth Cannon
President Emerita, University of Calgary
Key information
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This award is open to all returning undergraduate students across all faculties at the University of Calgary. A minimum 2.60 GPA is required.
One $10,000 award is for an Embedded Certificate in Entrepreneurial Thinking student. The other three $10,000 awards are for returning undergraduate students in any discipline.
To submit your application, please fill out the application form here. The deadline is Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. MST.
If you have any questions about the award or the application process, please email hunterhub@ucalgary.ca.
Past winners
Meet the 2023 award recipients
Four students from diverse fields – bioinformatics, business, political science, and software engineering – highlight the importance of entrepreneurial thinking. From addressing societal challenges to applying skills to real-world problems, their ventures range from education businesses to biodiversity preservation projects, showcasing their commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship.
"This award gives me the motivation and inspiration to go beyond just being a developer."
Thanishque Harshaa
Schulich School of Engineering
"For me, entrepreneurial thinking is about taking the skills that we learn in our courses and our daily lives, and trying to apply those to problems we find in the world."
Ramin Kahidi
Cumming School of Medicine
"The Cannon Lachapelle Award is very important to me because it allows me to see that there is reward for entrepreneurial spirit – which I think is so important."
Qaim Khalfan
Haskayne School of Business & Faculty of Arts
"Entrepreneurial thinking is very important because it allows us to create innovations that will drive our future."
Ronaar Qureshi
Cumming School of Medicine
“This opportunity provides me with enough capital to not have to worry about getting through the year financially, and take leaps and bounds toward innovation.”
Tanmoy Newaz
Faculty of Science
“Entrepreneurial thinking means creating creative solutions for the communities that you are passionate about."
Cassie Wood
Cumming School of Medicine
“When I think of entrepreneurial thinking, I like to think of it as the ability to recognize a problem no matter how big or small it is and seize it as an opportunity for innovation."
Shubh Patel
Cumming School of Medicine
“The financial support provided by this award would show someone like me, who wasn’t really entrepreneurially inclined at the beginning, where a bit of exploration of entrepreneurial thinking would get me.”
Rigel Tormon
Schulich School of Engineering
“Receiving this award, amongst the many entrepreneurial and innovative thinkers that form the fabric of the University of Calgary, is an incredible honour”
Anita Malekian
Schulich School of Engineering
“Over the past years, I have participated in many entrepreneurial activities—activities where I have been able to apply my engineering background and experience to address challenges faced by our community."
Mina Mina
Schulich School of Engineering