The Brock Leaders Citizenship Award is awarded to entering students who have achieved exceptional academic success, outstanding leadership and community involvement.

By accepting the award the student is also inducted into the prestigious Brock Leaders Citizenship Society. The total value of the award is $8,000 ($2,000 per year) and is renewable each year the student remains a member of the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society.

In order to maintain membership in the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society each year, members must:

• Maintain a minimum average of 80% in full time studies.
• Perform a minimum of 40 hours of community service for the fall/winter term.
• Complete at least one level of the Foundations in Leadership Program each year.
• Attend all mandatory BLCS meetings and events.

BLCS members continue to achieve academic success while utilizing their past leadership abilities to continue to grow, motivate, organize, inspire and create opportunities for themselves, University and the surrounding community.

Throughout the fall/winter sessions at Brock, BLCS is committed to providing their skills and expertise to both the University and the surrounding communities such as St. Catharines, Thorold, Pelham and Niagara-on-the-Lake. Members who return home during the summer are strongly encouraged to maintain their level of contribution to their residential community.

The members of BLCS are always looking to become part of large initiatives at Brock. They are dedicated individuals who desire to be part of events in the university and community. Through regular meetings and constant communication, members of BLCS plan their initiatives and execute them with the leadership abilities that first enabled them to become part of the organization.

Why citizenship?

The Oxford English Dictionary states citizenship is “the qualities that a person is expected to have as a responsible member of a community”.

Membership into the society is earned through past academic achievement and citizenship contributions and requires a continued commitment to personal academic success and community involvement while at Brock University.

What is the role of the University in the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society?

The role of the University is to foster and support exceptional members in achieving extraordinary things while at the University. To achieve this role the University will provide development and opportunities for members to excel as campus leaders and citizens of their communities.

 What is the role of the society within the University?

The role of the society is to connect campus leaders with each other to further both their personal development as well as their involvement in the community. To achieve this role the society will be charged with creating an environment for networking, fostering ideas and sharing projects aimed at bettering the University and the community as a whole.

Our Vision

We envision a group of passionate Brock University students channeling their strengths to inspire themselves and others to invoke positive change within the Brock, local, and global communities.

Our Mission

The mission of the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society is to unite exceptional students, and nurture their growth into the leaders of tomorrow by fostering their desire to learn, strengthening their character, and encouraging fellowship. An emphasis on academic excellence, leadership development, and philanthropic community service will help us to achieve this objective.

Our Motto

Lead the Change.

Our History

The Brock Leaders Citizenship Society  was created in 2008, and was Ontario’s first university honours society. Brock University’s on-going commitment to student leadership and the creation of community minded citizens, lead to the development of the Brock Leaders Citizenship Society (BLCS).  The program, based on the successful Luckyday Foundation Citizenship Scholars Program at the University of Southern Mississippi, which was created to inspire and foster student leadership in the community for academically exceptional students.