The Sauvé Scholars Program was established by the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation to equip, empower and enable emerging leaders to address critical global challenges in their respective communities and countries.
The 2011-2012 Sauvé Scholars hail from Bhutan, France, Kenya, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories, Paraguay, the People's Republic of China, South Africa, the United States of America, and across Canada. Their areas of focus are equally diverse. We invite you to meet the Sauvé Scholars.
“Leaders must dream of changing the world.
They must have an inspired vision of the changes they want to make and be prepared to consecrate all
their energy to that purpose. A capacity to communicate their objectives is indispensable to sustain
the enthusiasm of their collaborators and their perseverance in action.”
— The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, Opening Speech to the National Conference for Young Leaders, June 2-8, 1991
Sauvé Scholars are highly motivated independent thinkers under 30 with demonstrated skills as agents of change who are offered a unique opportunity to spend eight months away from their careers for a period of reflection, personal and professional growth.
The Sauvé Scholars Program exists for young leaders under the age of 30 from across the globe who want to change the world. The Scholars are chosen above all on the basis of criteria laid out by the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé.
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît) (April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian journalist, politician, and stateswoman. She was the first woman in Canadian history to become Governor General.
