Cannon Lachapelle Award in Entrepreneurial Thinking
This award recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who embody entrepreneurial thinking.
Please note: the application processes for undergraduate and graduate students are different. Be sure to follow the correct process for your program.
About the award
The Cannon Lachapelle Award in Entrepreneurial Thinking now includes two streams:
- the undergraduate award, and
- the Graduate Scholarship.
This award celebrates students who embody ingenuity and entrepreneurial thinking in their academic and personal pursuits. Recipients demonstrate creativity, innovation, and a drive to make meaningful impact—whether through research, new approaches to complex problems, launching ventures, or building community through entrepreneurial initiatives.
The undergraduate award was established through a generous donation from Dr. M. Elizabeth Cannon and Dr. Gérard Lachapelle to support the integration of entrepreneurial thinking into the student experience at UCalgary. The graduate award, created in 2019 through an anonymous donation inspired by Dr. Cannon’s impact, will be renamed in 2025 to honor both Dr. Cannon and Dr. Lachapelle.
“The Cannon Lachapelle Award is not only to reward some of the best ingenuity by students, but is also a vehicle to highlight the growing, impactful innovation community at the ɫ. 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, ɫ
At a glance
Application process
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Eligibility
This award is open to all returning undergraduate students across all Faculties at the ɫ. 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.
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Application
To submit your application, please fill out the following application form. The deadline is Monday, June 2, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MST.
Questions about your award or award application? Email usthe Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) directly at gsaward@ucalgary.ca.
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Eligibility
- Open to graduate students registered full-time in a thesis-based graduate program in the Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Students must submit an application describing how their research-related entrepreneurial activities will contribute to the growth and vitality of the community through one or more of the following:
- Entrepreneurial research
- Innovative approach to solve multidimensional problems
- Development and operation of a business or social enterprise
- Community building through innovation
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Application
Complete your Notice of Intent (NOI) to the Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship Office by Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Only those who are selected to continue will be notified by FGS in early June to submit a complete application.
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