Cyril Mani and Marin Schultz have been named McGill University’s recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.

Out of a pool of more than 300,000 potential candidates across Canada, 1,400 students were nominated, of whom 50 received this celebrated award.

Cyril Mani, 19, received the $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in Montreal, Mani will be entering the department of Mechanical Engineering in McGill’s Faculty of Engineering this fall. Mani was selected for his outstanding academic record highlighted by honours including the Bourse de l‘Avenir from the Fondation de l‘Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec and a Canadian Association of Physicists award. Mani is also one of the founders of Micreau, an organization of student ambassadors leading interactive workshops at elementary and high schools, aimed at educating students about global issues and practical skills such as autonomy, self-management and critical thinking.

“Attending McGill for me is all about the people that make it unique,” says Mani. “Being in a university that encourages its faculties to interact as McGill does is very important since I want to experience different ways of thinking and diverse points of view.”