Applications Open August 1st!
Attend our virtual session about the Student Changemaker Certificate, the Catamount Fellowship, and other student learning opportunities in how to navigate complex issues impacting people and the planet. RSVP today to attend.
The Student Changemaker Certificate is a cohort-based learning experience for Mount Royal University for students to learn to navigate systemic issues impacting people and the planet and deepening your ability to make meaningful change.
Student participants build foundational skills in ways of being, knowing, and doing, and apply systems thinking and research tools to enhance their capacity as changemakers.
The certificate will provide opportunities to engage systems thinking tools, self reflection practices, and practical community engagement skills. As part of the certificate, students will create their own learning goals working towards core changemaker competencies.
You would be a good fit for Student Changemaker Certificate if:
- You’re passionate about the future well being of people and planet
- You have a willingness to wrestle with challenges and complex issues facing the 21st century
- You’re a thinker with ideas that have the potential to create change
- You’re in Good Standing academically (note: there is no minimum GPA)
- You’re a student at MRU with a minimum of 60 credits completed towards your degree or 30 credits towards your diploma
- You’re able to commit between 5-10 hours per week to the fellowship
- You're able to attend cohort gatherings from 10:00am - 1:00pm on Fridays in the Fall Semester
Timeline
August 1 - Recruitment launch
August 7 - Student Changemaker Open House
August 18 - Applications Close
August 28 - Orientation Session
September 5 - Participants Selected
September 12 - Opening Retreat
November 28 - Student Changemaker Celebration
How to Apply
Applications for the certificate open on August 1st.
Current Mount Royal University students who are interested in our Fall 2025 offering of the Student Changemaker Certificate are invited to complete our 2025/2026 Expression of Interest Form, and subscribe to our Institute Newsletter to stay up to date about our program offerings
Need course credits?
Catamount may be eligible for course credit in some degree or diploma programs. Contact us to discuss how.
What's Next
Once you’ve completed the Student Changemaker Certificate, you can apply this learning in practice through Catamount and/or Map the System.
When is Catamount offered? Applications open November 14th. Visit the Catamount page for more information.
When is Map the System offered? Student registration at Mount Royal launches November 1st. Visit the Map the System MRU page for more information.
Curious to see learn more about the Student Changemaker Certificate? Contact our program co-lead, Cordelia Snowdon-Lawley at csnowdon@mtroyal.ca.
The Catamount Fellowship is made possible thanks to the Suncor Energy Foundation