THE FATHER TED COLLETON SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The scholarship was designed to attract senior high school students to thinking about the culture of death, and its awful manifestation in the practice of abortion. Since that first year, more than 1100 students have taken up the challenge of entering the competition.
Niagara Region Right to Life (NRRTL) is the sponsoring organization of the program, providing the prize money and other incidental expenses associated with running the scholarship contest.
The Interim is a promoter and collaborator publishing the essays of the three prize winners annually. As is stated in the scholarship brochure distributed to schools across Canada, “Niagara Region Right to Life (NRRTL) wishes to help educate and inform the younger generations about the preciousness and possibilities of human life from conception to natural death. It encourages students to engage critically and meaningfully with key public issues that may impact on human life especially in its early stages”.
It is always hoped that the choice of theme for the essay component prompts candidates to think about public issues from a moral perspective.
See the 2025-26 links below for the 2025-26 Father Ted Scholarship Program.
Another Successful Father Ted Colleton Scholarship Concludes
The 2024-2025 edition of the Father Ted Colleton Scholarship concluded in December of 2024. Sponsored by Niagara Region Right to Life, the scholarship program attracted 33 senior high school students from across Canada, including the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Sakatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.
1ST PRIZE
Blessing Connor, Home schooled, Charlottetown, PEI
2ND PRIZE
Danika Wong, Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Scarborough, ON
3RD PRIZE
Kailee Matthey (pictured with brother), Holy Cross Catholic High School, Kingston, ON
The winner’s essays were featured in the January 2025 issue of The Interim on pages 14 and 15. You can access the issue here.
Please support this important educational initiative. Donate to Niagara Region Right to Life and you will receive a charitable tax receipt. You can do so online at niagararegionrighttolife.ca/donate/ or by remitting to them at 157 Catharine Street North, 2nd Floor, Hamilton Ontario, L8L 4S4.
You would be making a wonderful investment, sowing pro-life seeds. The future harvest of good works and good moral thinking will be great in the coming years.
The Father Ted Scholarship 2025-26 Program
Note: 2025-26 deadline date is Friday, October 17, 2025.
Click here for details of the 2025-2026 Fr. Ted Colleton Scholarship Program (Brochure)
Click here for the 2025/26 English Poster
Programme de Bourse Père Ted Colleton 2025-2026
Click here for the 2025/26 French Poster
Click here for article from The Interim And then there was this
Click here for the editorial (Pro-life, Pro-lives) from The Interim
Click here for the editorial (Why Johnny and Jinny can’t breed) from The Interim