Don’t miss this chance to be recognized nationally for your outstanding projects or contributions and to nominate deserving colleagues or employees! Nominations and applications for the ITE Canada District 2026 Excellence in Transportation Awards, Scholarships, and Bursaries close Sunday, March 1, 2026.
NEW in 2026: The Future Transportation Leaders Fund, which administers all scholarships, awards, and bursaries with monetary value, has introduced two new bursaries and increased the value of the Student Paper Competition Award. The names of all awards and scholarships honouring specific individuals have also been updated.
All submissions are due March 1, 2026. Please review the detailed criteria and application requirements before preparing your submission.
We also encourage you to review these tips for preparing nominations (PDF) from ITE International.
Emerging Professionals & Bursaries
ITE Canada Rising Star Award
ITE and ITE Canada District celebrate members under 35 who have made strong contributions to the profession and organization and demonstrated an ability to lead the next generation.
Bursaries
Professional Development Bursary in honour of David Tam
Two bursaries ($2,500 each) to support the continued learning and growth of two emerging leaders in transportation each year
Women in Transportation Travel Bursary from the Estate of Jenn and Jan Voss
Funding support ($1,000 each) for up to five women in transportation engineering travelling to attend the ITE Canada District Annual Conference
Emerging Transportation Leader Travel Bursary
Funding support ($1,000 each) for up to five professionals travelling to attend the ITE Canada District Annual Conference
Technical Excellence
ITE Canada Outstanding Technical Project Award in honour of Stan Teply
ITE Canada District’s flagship award for achievement in transportation planning and/or engineering selected from the ITE Transportation Achievement Award nomination submissions
Nominations for ITE International Transportation Achievement Awards
Categories include Complete Streets, Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO), Safety, Planning, Traffic Engineering, and Individual
Student Awards & Scholarships
Annual scholarships and awards for post-secondary students in transportation-related programs at all levels
ITE Canada Doctoral Transportation Scholarship
in honour of Dr. Michel Van Aerde
$3,000
ITE Canada Master’s Transportation Scholarship
in honour of John Vardon
$3,000
ITE Canada Innovation in Transportation Scholarship
in honour of John Morrall
$2,000
ITE Canada Student Paper Competition & Award
$2,000
Student Presentation Competition & Award
Selected from local ITE Section Student Presentation Competition winners
Sections & Student Chapters
- Outstanding Section Award
- A Section Annual Report must be submitted by March 1 to be considered for the Oustanding Section Award
- Section Momentum Award
- Sections will be asked when submitting your Annual Report if you’d like to be considered for the Section Momentum Award and, if so, be asked to submit a 50-60-word summary describing specific improvements or special efforts that Section leadership has implemented in the previous calendar year. If chosen, the Section will be asked to prepare a longer narrative for submission to ITE International.
- Outstanding Student Chapter Award
- A Student Chapter Annual Report must be submitted by March 1 to be considered for the Oustanding Student Chapter Award
- Student Chapter Momentum Award
- Student Chapters will be asked when submitting your Annual Report if you’d like to be considered for the Student Chapter Momentum Award and, if so, be asked to submit a 50-60-word summary describing specific improvements or special efforts that Student Chapter leadership has implemented in the previous calendar year. If chosen, the Student Chapter will be asked to prepare a longer narrative for submission to ITE International.
Contact us at info@itecanada.org if you need support or have any questions.
