Scholarships and Awards
Since receiving charitable funding, ECSSEN has made recognizing and supporting student achievement a core priority through our Scholarship and Awards Program. The first scholarships were awarded in 2011, and thanks to the generosity of individual donors and sponsoring organizations, ECSSEN has continued to award thousands of dollars annually to deserving students.
Over the years, the program has expanded to recognize excellence across a wide range of disciplines, including the arts, law, sports, social services, business, medicine, engineering, STEM, and entrepreneurship. Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, leadership, community engagement, and active volunteerism within ECSSEN Career School. Each application is carefully reviewed by a selection committee composed of respected community leaders, donors, and ECSSEN executives to ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation. ECSSEN is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of its students through this program and extends its sincere appreciation to the donors and partner organizations whose ongoing support makes these opportunities possible.
2026 Scholarship and Award Winners
Yuan Xing Chinese Canadian Community Service Scholarship – Kwok Hin Sixto Szeto
Ailian Liu ECSSEN Chinese Social Service Scholarship – Fangyuan (Rachel) Ren
Hong Wang ECSSEN Female Entrepreneurship Scholarship – Maya Liang
Jeremy ECSSEN Future Business Pioneer Scholarship – Edward Chen
Jade Sunrise Law ECSSEN Law Scholarship – Ruilin Luo
Jun Xiao ECSSEN Immigrants Possibility Scholarship (Medical) – Susan Zhang
Yan Gong ECSSEN Woman in Engineering Scholarship – Michelle Xi
Sam’s ECSSEN Sports Award – Serena Jiang
Fion’s ECSSEN Arts Award – Natalie Liu
Food Rescuer Program
It’s amazing
In 9 days from August 28 to September 5
More than 200 volunteers
Distributed:
Approximately 90,000 pounds of food from 4 huge containers (times 3: Unloaded into storage, reloaded onto individual vehicles, and unloaded at final distribution spots)
To:
More than 80 organizations, and
More than 1,000 families
Travelled about 5000 km;
In 9 days
Volunteers as old as 80 and as young as 10
Everyone put efforts together
Supported our financially struggled neighbourhood
Under this act of kindness;
This is
the greatest single achievement in more than 4 years history of
Love Heart Food Distribution Program+ Chinese Emotional Support Hotline 5879975977
No words can express our highest appreciation but a deep bow from the bottom of our heart.
If you need food support, please click on the link below to register. 需要食品援助的家庭可以点击下面的链接完成注册。
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenoPhV1pZzBq9__eG5bau5T6dxKaY44Q-CGDqHqW4pb2TD3A/viewform
Career Development
Career Development is one of ECSSEN Career School’s main programs. We strive to give adult newcomers the necessary skills and opportunities in order to contribute meaningfully to Canadian society. Moreover, we provide career planning and career services, helping new immigrants overcome employment barriers and enter the local workforce. We focus on four areas: career guidance, community engagement, employment incubator, and employment skills training. Under this narrative, we offer a multitude of programs.
Chinese Emotional Support Hotline
If you would like to talk to somebody in Chinese, you are more than welcome to call Chinese Emotional Support hotline at 587-997-5977. Our well trained hotline volunteers can provide you with emotional support and connect you to community resources for further help.
Mental health program recently completed a research project titled: Chinese Emotional Support Hotline Lessons Learned and Success Stories. The entire report is available at this link:
Lessons Learned and Success Stories From the Chinese Emotional Support Hotline
Our services are completely free, confidential & non-judgemental.
Our hotline was created after months of efforts by a group of dedicated volunteers, with the goal of improving mental health of Chinese community in Alberta as a whole, especially in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Disclaimers:
- If you or someone is in immediate danger – please call 911
- While we will keep all our calls confidential, in cases where there is someone in immediate danger, we may have to reach out to 911 to ensure safety. Additionally, in cases of child abuse, it is required by law for us to contact Children Services. If this may concern you, please reach out to us and our volunteers will help explain this further.
Interested in volunteering?
We are always looking for new volunteers to staff our hotline! Please apply by filling out our application form HERE.
For any questions related to the hotline, including our service & volunteering inquiries – please contact: [email protected]
Youth Development Initiative
The Youth Development Initiative is another program of the Career Development Department. Its primary objective is to provide youth with opportunities to gain real world knowledge and experience. It is our goal to equip youth with skills to benefit their future endeavours and growth, ultimately giving them valuable development opportunities that will stay with them for life.
Other
In addition to our aforementioned programs, ECSSEN Career School is proud to offer other programs!