Ali Janjiana, a graduate from Frank Hurt Secondary, was awarded the prestigious 2017 Schulich Leader Scholarship of $100,000 to study engineering at UBC.
He was among just 50 teens selected nationwide to receive the scholarship. Janjiana was chosen from a pool of more than 1,300 nominees for their outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievements.
The scholarship is awarded to study science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) at participating universities in Canada.