The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia is pleased to administer scholarships and awards focused on a variety of interests on behalf of our fundholders. All scholarships and awards open on January 1, with varying deadlines to apply.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered or held/carried forward for the following year.
* = Individual must be nominated
March / April
John Abbass Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 31
Mark Wilkie Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 15
Buddy Daye Scholarship*
Deadline: April 30
Burns Lodge Legacy Scholarship
Deadline: April 30
Ethel F. Grant Eagles Scholarship
Deadline: April 30
New Canadian Education Award
Deadline: April 30
Storas na h-Oigridh
(Treasures of Youth) Funding
Deadline: April 30
May / June
Yarmouth Area Community Fund Scholarship
Deadline: May 1
Earle and Janet Reid Scholarship
Deadline: May 15
James McGregor Stewart Award*
Deadline: May 15
Kentville Volunteer Fire Department Memorial Bursary
Deadline: May 21
Lt(N) Andrew Franklyn Webster Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 26
Hugh & Linda Brown
Educational Award
Deadline: May 30
Davin Moxsom Rugby Scholarship
Deadline: May 31
Peter & Joan Oliver
Arts Scholarship
Deadline: May 31
Allan J. MacEachen Trust Scholarship*
Deadline: June 15
Robert Sampson
Integrity Award*
Deadline: June 15
Arthur B. and Emma A. Martell Scholarship*
Deadline: June 15
Norma R. Smith
Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: June 21
July / August / September
Loretta Saunders
Community Scholarship
Deadline: July 30
Chantelle Lindsay
Legacy Scholarship
Deadline: August 5
Digital Nova Scotia TechQuity Award
Deadline: September 6
Scholarships and Awards by Area of Interest
l’Acadie et Francophone
African Nova Scotian
Arts, Culture and Heritage
Gaelic and Scottish
New Canadians
Region/School
Allan J. MacEachen Trust Scholarship
Donald Lee Eagles Memorial Scholarship
Earle and Janet Reid Scholarship
Ethel F. Grant Eagles Scholarship
John Abbass Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Kentville Volunteer Fire Department Memorial Bursary
Lt(N) Andrew Franklyn Webster Memorial Scholarship
Mark Wilkie Memorial Scholarship
Peter Balodis Memorial Scholarship
Robert Sampson Integrity Award