The Best School Year Ever 2025 scholarship opens on September 1, 2024
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For questions about the scholarship, please email bestschoolyearever@smus.ca, or check out smus.ca to learn more about St. Michaels University School.
A full boarding tuition scholarship for the 2025-26 school year, worth up to $80,000.
One of two partial boarding tuition scholarships for the 2025-26 school year, worth up to $60,000.
In addition to the Grand and Finalist prizes, up to 10 students will be offered admission to SMUS!
When I was entering, I thought, “I may not win, but there’s nothing to lose.” And then a few months later I’m living in Victoria, going to an amazing school, surrounded by literally hundreds of friends. It’s crazy!
This will be one of the best opportunities of your life. Though you may not understand what that means yet, once you come to SMUS you’ll get it. School here pushes you to your greatest extent and you definitely see what you are capable of. What I like most about boarding is being surrounded by people who can help you in any way possible. Anything you need, boarding has it.
If I hadn’t entered The Best School Year Ever contest, I wouldn’t be experiencing this once-in-a-lifetime chance. It’s been some of the most amazing days of my life. If boarding school interests you, this is a great opportunity!
I have said it before, and I will say it again: entering The Best School Year Ever contest is the best investment I have ever made, and probably ever will! Those 10 hours I put into the planning, filming and editing of that very first video – those 10 hours, took my life to another reality. The people I met and the things I did, they changed my life.
I’ve grown more independent, I’ve learned to do things on my own and take initiative on my own. It’s been a really fun experience when it comes to finding out who I am. I also think it’s great being able to meet so many people.