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Scholarships & Bursaries

Check out the following links to find Bursaries and Scholarships that you can apply for:

NUFA

Learning Opportunity Application 2020

Textbook Bursary Application 2020

List (FundQi)

Thank you to FundQi.ca for putting together the scholarship list found below.

The list of scholarships provided below contains low competition opportunities.

Science

Novus Biologicals Scholarship

Applicants must have a major declared in a science related field
Enrolled or accepted for enrollment (baccalaureate, graduate, associate degree, or diploma)
Value: $1,500
Due Date: July 29th

R&D Systems Scholarship

Students pursuing a degree in a science related field
US, Canada, and European Countries only
Enrolled or accepted for enrollment (baccalaureate, graduate, associate degree, or diploma).
Value: $1,500
Due Date: Mid-December

Bill Mason Scholarship

A Canadian Citizen
Enrolled full-time at a Canadian University or College
Enrolled in undergraduate studies, second (2nd) year or higher standing
Enrolled in an Outdoor Recreation, Environmental Studies or other related program
Have an academic standing of B+ (75%) or higher
Value: $1,000
Due Date: September 30th

Generation Google Scholarship

Have a high school degree or equivalent, unless you are currently a high school senior applying to university
Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at a university for the 2019-20 academic year OR currently enrolled as a high school senior intending to enroll at a university in the United States or Canada for the 2020-2021 academic year
Intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program at an accredited university in the United States or Canada for the 2020-2021 academic year
Be studying computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field
Demonstrate a strong academic record
Exemplify leadership and demonstrate a passion for improving representation of underrepresented groups in computer science and technology
Value: $5000
Due Date: December 5th

Scholarships for Women

S.T.E.M.

Women TechMakers Scholarship

Have a high school degree or equivalent
Currently be enrolled at an accredited university for the 2019-2020 academic year
Intend to be enrolled or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada for the 2020-2021 academic year
Be studying computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical ﬁeld OR be studying video game programming, game engineering, game design and development, or a closely related field in gaming
Demonstrate a strong academic record
Exemplify leadership and demonstrate passion for increasing the involvement of women in technology (i.e. computer science or gaming)
Value: $5,000
Due Date: December

Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholarship

Be a female student currently enrolled as an undergraduate (2nd year or above) or masters student at a university for the 2019-2020 academic year. First year undergraduate students are not eligible. Students must have completed at least one year of university education.
Intend to be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or masters student at a university for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Be majoring in computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field.
Maintain a strong academic record
Not have a close relative working for Adobe Research.
Value: $10,000
Due Date: Open in August

RBC Capital Markets Diversity Scholarship

Individuals who identify as any one of the following:
- Women
- Visible minorities
- LGBT+
- Aboriginal or Indigenous background
- Veterans
- Persons with disabilities
Students of full-time undergraduate studies graduating in December 2020 or Spring 2021, from an accredited university in Canada
Available to work full-time May-August 2020
Minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA/80%
Diverse extra-curricular participation and community involvement
Canadian Citizens, permanent residents of Canada, or individuals who are legally eligible to work in Canada for any employer until, and including, September 2020
Value: $5,000 & Paid Internship
Due Date: May

CFUW Aboriginal Women’s Award

Canadian Aboriginal woman
Studying in Canada
Holds or will hold an undergraduate university degree or equivalent before the CFUW AWA for which she has applied is granted
Must have applied to be a full-time student in any year of an eligible program at a recognized or accredited Canadian postsecondary degree-granting institution
- Programs leading to a first degree in law – Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.); Juris Doctor (JD).
- Programs leading to the following degrees in medicine – Medical Doctor (MD); Doctor of Optometry (OD).
- Programs leading to qualifying for a license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the province or territory of the graduate’s choice.
- Programs leading to a Master’s degree in fields dealing with important Canadian aboriginal issues at the time the AWA is given as defined by the most recent Canadian report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples.
Value: $25,000-$10,000
Due Date: N/A

Business/Finance

Women in Capital Markets

Undergrad in finance or pursuing MBA.
Value: Scholarships and paid internships in the financial sector
Due Date: February 6, 2020

Indigenous

NWAC Helen Besset Awards

Award is intended for Indigenous women, Two Spirit and gender diverse youth under 31 years of age;
You must be pursuing a post-secondary education, with priority given to those in a law or justice related field
You must demonstrate a financial need; and,
Students must demonstrate a commitment to improving the well-being of Indigenous women, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people in Canada politically, culturally, economically or otherwise.
Value: $1,000
Due Date: August 30th

Politics

Mayor Andrée P. Boucher Memorial Scholarship

In a cover letter, tell us how you have been involved in campus or community activities related to women’s issues.
Submit a research paper you presented on issues related to women in politics, in any order of government.
You must demonstrate how your area of study impacts on getting women involved in all orders of government.
Special consideration will be given if there is a focus on municipal government.
Value: $4,500
Due Date: Check in Nov 2020

General

“You Look Attractive” Scholarship Program for Female Students

To enter this contest, choose from one of the following three topics and write an essay of 600 – 1000 words.
Essay Topics:
- The Role Of Women In Today’s World
- What Do You Understand By Women Empowerment?
- How Do You Define An Attractive Woman?
Value: $1 000
Due Date: August 1, 2020

Black Students

BBPA National Fund

A member of the Canadian Black community (i.e. a Black person of discernible African ancestry and you self identify as Black/African- Canadian/African-Caribbean/African-American);
A Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
A maximum 30 years of age at the start of the 2017-18 academic year, and be
Enrolled as a full-time student in the academic year 2017-2018 at an accredited post-secondary institution (as determined by the NSF).
Value: $1,000-$7,000
Due Date: June 30th

William Peyton Hubbard Award

Canadian citizens or landed immigrants enrolled in full time study in an accredited Ontario University.
The Awards will be given to a Black female and a Black male student who has completed a minimum of one year in an undergraduate program in one of the following areas: Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Civil, or Environmental Engineering/Technology, Engineering Science, Forestry, or Business.
Of good academic standing with a strong GPA (B-).
Have demonstrated leadership skills with involvement in extra-curricular activities within the community or campus
Have strong oral and written communication skills.
Students must be returning to school on a full time basis
Applicants must include a copy of their unofficial transcripts and updated resume along with their application.
Value: $5,000
Due Date: October 1st

Trinidad & Tobago Association of Ontario Scholarship

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen/ landed immigrant pursuing an undergraduate degree or diploma.
Applicant whose parent(s), guardian(s), grandparent(s) are of Caribbean background.
Applicant must hold a Secondary School diploma and is currently enrolled in full time studies at a Canadian College or University.
Value: $500
Due Date: June

Indigenous Students

RBC Indigenous Summer Internship

Students wishing to apply must be Indigenous/Aboriginal Peoples of Canada (Status Indian, Non-Status Indian, Inuit or Métis) and enrolled in any two year or longer post-secondary program.
Value: Paid Internship
Due Date: Varies

Kathleen Blinkhorn Aboroginal Student Scholarship

Must identify as Aboriginal
must be living in non-profit housing* in Ontario
must be enrolled in a program at a recognized college, university or private trade school
must be studying full or part-time (minimum 60% course load) for the upcoming school year
Value: $1000
Due Date: Opens in March

ONECA Scholarships – Aboriginal

Full-time Post Secondary student of aboriginal ancestry in their second year of their field of study
Must have successfully completed their first year in a program that has a counselling component at an
Ontario Post-Secondary Institution
75% overall average in first year
Proceeding into the second year or graduate year of the same program
Involvement in the community and/or school extra-curricular activities
Recommended by Education Counsellor or a Teacher
Leadership qualities, dedication and good attendance
Value: $1000
Due Date: June 2020

The TransCanada Indigenous Legacy Scholarship

Aboriginal – near TransCanada’s proposed projects, projects under construction and/or operating assets
You are a Canadian or American citizen or permanent resident
Value: Up to $10,000
Due Date: Opens in January

Bank of Canada Work Placement

Student must be studying economics, computer science, mathematics or statistics, commerce/business administration with a finance major – Administration and Operations: financial services, administration and business, project management, human resources, communications and web, internal audit, currency production, knowledge and information management, security – Information Technology and Cyber Security: software development, network engineering, solution architecture, project management, business analysis, cyber security
Value: $16,000 & work placement
Due Date: August 1st

Husky Energy Aboriginal Scholarships

Studying Business, Engineering, Geosciences, Environmental Studies, Computer Sciences, Law, or skilled trades, including power engineering and instrumentation technician courses
Value: $3,500-$5,000
Due Date: Last business day before June 1st

Awards

Be a Canadian resident of First Nation (Status or Non-Status), Inuit or Métis ancestry between the ages of 19-35.
Self-employed for a minimum of one year.
Value: $10,000
Due Date: Opens in August

Italian Students

The Basilicata Scholarship

For students whose families are of Basilicata origins.
Value: $2,000
Due Date: Sept 1st

Volunteering

Mensa Canada Awards

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants enrolled in a full-time program at a Canadian post-secondary institution, accredited by the applicable provincial Ministry of Education, during the 2019 – 2020 academic year.
A full-time program is defined by consecutive Fall and Winter semesters.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old by the end of the current year.
Value: $2,000
Due Date: January 31st

Terry Fox Humanitarian Awards

In good academic standing.
Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
Students graduating from secondary (high) school or students completing their first year of CÉGEP or students who have completed secondary (high) school
Involved in voluntary humanitarian activities (for which they have not been compensated).
Planning to or are already studying towards their first university degree or diploma at a Canadian post-secondary institution, or entering their 2nd year of CÉGEP in the upcoming academic year.
Value: $28,000
Due Date: February 1st

Nahom Berhane Scholarship

Are registered to attend a post-secondary institution (in any year)
Have lived in the GTA for at least 2 years
Hold Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status
Have a proven track record of community involvement/volunteerism
Have demonstrated leadership in their community/are community mobilisers
Make a positive contribution to the city
Value: $5,000
Due Date: Check in March

Lincoln M. Alexander Award

Your nominee must be between the ages of 16 and 25 and a resident of Ontario
Value: $5000 and epic conference
Due Date: May 31st

Loblaw Scholarship

You must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time diploma or full-time
undergraduate degree-seeking course of study at a publicly-funded university or college
You must hold a minimum average of 70% in your previous year of study at a Canadian publicly funded university or college
Demonstrated participation in volunteer activities
You must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada
Value: $1500
Due Date: check in fall

Merit (GPA)

MLD Annual Scholarship

Must be a Canadian or American Citizens.
You must be enrolled and about to begin studies, currently studying, or have completed your program in the last 12 months in a recognised, Canadian or American post-secondary education institution.
You are in good academic standing
Value: $3000
Due Date: check back in the fall

CST Learning Matters Bursary

Applicants must demonstrate financial need,
community involvement,
academic excellence, and
have a career objective that will make a positive contribution in Canadian society.
Value: $2500
Due Date: May 31st

Law & Political Science

Dobson Bursary

Applicants should be studying humanities, economics, business, law, or social sciences at a Canadian university at either the undergraduate and graduate level.
Bursaries will be awarded for one year, with the possibility of renewal for one or two further years, in support of continued study.
Value: $10 000
Due Date: June

Freedom Week

Value: Epic 5 Day Conference
Due Date: April 30th

Charles Koch Institute

Econ, poli, law or any usually hold degrees
Value: $4,500-$5,400 Paid-Internship
Due Date: February 1st

Fraiser Institute Internship

Enrolled in, or recent graduate of, an undergraduate or graduate-level university program.
Proficient in English, both written and verbal.
Basic computer skills including word processing, spreadsheet programs and Internet research.
Additional skills will be also required for each specific project.
Value: Internship: $2,000 -$2,500 a month
Due Date: Varies

Cato Institute Internship

Cato’s paid internships are for undergraduates, looking for a career in policy, communications, or law
Value: $4,000
Due Date: June 27th, November 1st & February 15th

FEEcon

An epic conference about entrepreneurship, technology, politics, economics, philosophy, education, creativity, urbanism. You can go to this conference with all expenses covered if you apply early enough!
Value: $1,200
Due Date: June 16th-19th

Start Up Business Grants

Lead to Win (Nicols Grant)

Once you get into their incubator you can pitch you idea to them to get the funding,
Value: $8,000
Due Date: Anytime

Smartseed Fund

Seed financing and funding for entrepreneurship skills training to help grow start-up companies and make them investment- and customer-ready
Value: $30 000
Due Date: February

Telus Pitch Scholarship

Value: $100 000
Due Date: October

Marketing

Flip Flops & Apple Sauce Marketing Scholarship

Value: $1,000
Due Date: March 15th & November 15th

KPMG Global Internship Program

Contact your local firm for information
Value: internship
Due Date: Unknown

Ad Standards Scholarship

To apply, students must be enrolled in an undergraduate advertising or marketing program at a Canadian university or college.
Successful applicants display a commitment to volunteerism, a record of academic excellence, and an interest in pursuing a career in advertising or marketing.
Value: $1,500
Due Date: February 28th

James Lee Foundation

The scholarship is open to emerging creative talent from across Canada wanting to enter the advertising industry.
Entrants must be non-professional Canadian residents over the age of 16.
All fields of creativity related to the advertising community will be considered (e.g. writers, art directors, film makers, recording artists, illustrators, digital artists, etc.).
Value: $1,500
Due Date: September 15th

Publicity.ai Scholarship

Studying in the fields of Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Communications, or IT are recommended but not required
Value: $1,000
Due Date: December 20th

Business & Bachelor of Arts

The Cansbridge Fellowship

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at a Canadian University or College.
Valid passport and Canadian bank account.
Available to work in Asia for a minimum of 10 weeks during the next available work term after the Cansbridge Fellowship Conference in early May.
Available to travel to San Francisco in early May (exact date to be determined).
Value: $6,000 & Internship in Asia
Due Date: October

Export Development Canada Scholarship

You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
enrolled in a full-time accredited bachelor’s degree program at a Canadian university or college
studying business (international business, commerce, finance, economics, accounting, etc.) or business combined with environmental or sustainability courses*
returning to full-time studies for the 2020-2021 academic year
in excellent academic standing (minimum B average)
Value: $4,000
Due Date: February 28th

Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship applicants must currently be enrolled full-time and similarly enrolled during the 2020-2021 academic year at an accredited, four-year college or university.
Applicants must have a declared major or minor in accounting, business administration, finance or criminal justice
And demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession.
Value: $10,000-$1,000
Due Date: January 30th

Finance & Accounting

CFA Scholarship

Must be enrolled in the third or fourth year of a finance or economics program at an Ontario university
Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA (or equivalent)
All submissions must be in English
Value: $3,000-1,000
Due Date: December

Bursaries

CST Learning Matters Bursary

Applicants must demonstrate financial need,
community involvement, academic excellence, and
have a career objective that will make a positive contribution in Canadian society.
Value: $2 500
Due Date: Check in April

Travel Bursaries

Explore Program

Canadian citizens
At least 16 years old
Been a full time student
Value: $2 200 & a French Trip
Due Date: Feb 15th

Accessibility Needs

Easter Seals

Physical Disability
Value: $2 500 – $5 000
Due Date: Check in February

The Google Lime Scholarship

Any disability
Studying Computer science
Value: $5 000 & Google Retreat
Due Date: Check in Fall

Canada Company Scholarship

Suffered from a parent dying in war.
Value: $16 000
Due Date: Anytime

Judge Daniel F. Foley Scholarship

Has a parent in the Army, Navy or Air force.
Value: $1 000 USD
Due Date: August 1st

IBD Scholarship

Anyone doing an undergraduate degree with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis diagnosed by a healthcare professional.
Value: $5 000
Due Date: June 1st

Bank of Canada Work Placement