Since 1995 $2.35 million has been awarded to 2,350 students

TORONTO - The Miller Thomson Foundation's National Scholarship Program is awarding $1,000 academic scholarships to 200 Canadian students, bringing its total contribution to $2.35 million in scholarship awards to 2,350 graduating high-school students since 1995. The award recipients will be announced through an advertisement in the Globe and Mail's Focus Section section on Saturday, June 27.

"The Miller Thomson Foundation's National Scholarship Program was created to recognize the achievements and aspirations of remarkable young Canadians," says Judson D. Whiteside, Chair of the Miller Thomson Foundation. "The scholarships encourage and promote the attainment of the higher education goals of exceptional high-school graduates who have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement and have made outstanding contributions to their schools and communities. They can be applied to any area of study at any Canadian university or college."

Approximately 2,660 high school students from across Canada applied for Miller Thomson Foundation Scholarships in 2009. The Miller Thomson Foundation is governed by a board of 30 prominent members of Canada's business and education communities and co-chaired by The Rt. Hon. John N. Turner, P.C., C.C., Q.C. and Gary G. Campbell, Q.C.

Miller Thomson LLP is one of Canada's largest full-service national law firms, with close to 450 lawyers working from Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Markham and Montréal. The firm provides business law, advocacy and personal legal services to Canadian and international corporations, entrepreneurs, institutions, governments and not-for-profit organizations.