Aldershot School Student Named 2025 Loran Scholar: Charlotte Bolduc Honoured for Character, Service and Leadership

Aldershot School’s Charlotte Bolduc has been selected as a 2025 Loran Scholar, joining an exclusive group of 36 students chosen from more than 5,000 applicants across Canada. The Loran Award is one of the country’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarships, recognizing youth who demonstrate exceptional character, service and leadership.

Valued at more than $100,000 and offered in partnership with 25 Canadian universities, the Loran Award includes a four-year leadership development program, financial support, hands-on learning experiences and access to a national network of mentors and peers. The goal is to equip students with the tools and connections they need to grow, lead and make meaningful contributions in their communities.

For Charlotte, the moment she received the phone call letting her know she had been selected as a Loran Scholar was unforgettable. “Until I got an email confirmation, I didn’t believe it was real,” she says. “I’ve never been that happy in my life.”

Charlotte sees the award as recognition of her deep commitment to community service. She mentors fellow Indigenous students, and has been part of the reconciliation initiative Hockey Cares since it began in 2017. The program connects Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth through hockey and friendship.

“I love seeing how those kids have built lasting friendships,” she says. “I have friends that I've made there and I'm still friends with them, and I talk to them weekly, and to see that impact is the biggest thing that makes me so happy.”

At Aldershot School, Charlotte leads in a number of roles. As head of the school’s student leadership team, she organizes wellness days, manages the breakfast program, founded an equity-focused student newspaper and runs coat and food drives. She also plays a key role on her school’s robotics team, leading media, outreach and awards.

When asked what keeps her pushing forward amidst so many responsibilities, Charlotte says that making a difference for others is her biggest motivator: “If I see that it's making a positive impact, it just keeps me going, because I just love seeing that happiness.”

That drive to help others is part of what made Charlotte stand out amongst so many talented applicants. Tackling multiple rigorous application stages, including National Selections interviews in Toronto with 90 of the most accomplished students in Canada, she was chosen as one of the final 36 recipients.

“All 90 kids that I was with at Nationals were absolutely phenomenal,” she says. “It makes you feel so much hope because you get to see all the potential and all the good people in this world and what they're striving to do, how they're trying to make a change.”

Charlotte will attend Queen’s University in the fall to study Health Sciences, a program that opens doors to a range of careers in healthcare, policy, nutrition and advocacy. While she’s keeping her options open, Charlotte’s long-term goal is clear: she aims to dedicate her career to serving Indigenous and northern communities.

When asked what advice she’d give her younger self, Charlotte doesn’t hesitate: “Even through those rough patches, just keep going, because you are making an impact, and you are doing great things, and you'll get there eventually.”