Nova Scotia Scholarships & Bursaries
147 awards open to students in Nova Scotia, including national scholarships you can win from anywhere in Canada. Get matched in a minute →
There are 147 awards in this list. The largest is Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship, worth up to $240,000. The next deadline is Sep 24, 2026 for McCall MacBain Scholarships. 64 of these awards accept applications year round.
Nova Scotia scholarships
Awards specifically for Nova Scotia students.
Student Grant$75,000
Currie Undergraduate Scholarship in Engineering
Premium MatchClosed$32,000
First Nations and Indigenous Black Student Scholarships
Premium MatchClosed$15,000
Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest
Student GrantClosed$15,000
Nova Scotia Energy & Mines Innovation Grant
Premium MatchClosed$12,000
Pengrowth-Nova Scotia Energy Scholarship Program
Premium MatchClosed$12,000
Nova Scotia Clean Economy Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$10,000
Nova Scotia Energy & Mines Scholarship Program (University Scholarships)
Premium MatchClosed$10,000
Canada 150 Fund Graduate Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$6,000
RRCF Scholarship
Student GrantClosed$5,700
Margaret and Ted Newall Bursary
Premium MatchClosed$5,000
Bishop's Tuition Giveaway
Premium MatchClosed$5,000
Nova Scotia Talent Trust Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$5,000
Divert NS Champion of the Environment Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$5,000
Algonquin College Tuition Contest
Premium Match$4,500
Nova Scotia University Entrance Scholarship (Black African Nova Scotian)
Student GrantClosed$4,200
Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students
Premium Match$4,000
Student Award in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Premium MatchClosed$3,000
John Abbass Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Student Grant$2,800
Canada Student Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities
Premium MatchClosed$2,520
Canada Student Grants for Part-Time Students
Premium Match$2,500
Michael L. Bower Memorial Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$2,500
Hugh and Linda Brown Educational Fund Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$2,000
Lt(N) Andrew Franklyn Webster Memorial Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$2,000
Buddy Daye Scholarship Fund
Premium MatchClosed$2,000
Loretta Saunders Community Scholarship Fund
Premium MatchClosed$2,000
Norma R. Smith Memorial Scholarship
Student GrantClosed$1,500
OTIP Bursary Program
Premium MatchClosed$1,500
University of Regina Out of Province Entrance Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$1,000
Remax Quest for Excellence
Premium MatchClosed$1,000
CFNU Nursing Scholarships
Premium MatchClosed$500
Davin Moxsom Rugby Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$500
Stòras na h-Òigridh (Treasures of Youth) Fund
Premium MatchClosed$500
Chantelle Lindsay Legacy Fund
Premium MatchClosed$500
Burns Lodge Legacy Scholarship Fund
Premium MatchClosed$300
Peter and Joan Oliver Arts Scholarship
National scholarships
Open to students across Canada, including Nova Scotia.
Premium Match$240,000
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$150,000
Le programme des futurs leaders dans les Amériques (PFLA)
Premium MatchClosed$150,000
Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)
Premium MatchClosed$150,000
Study in Canada Scholarships
Premium MatchClosed$120,000
Schulich Leader Scholarships
Premium Match$100,000
McCall MacBain Scholarships
Premium Match$100,000
Loran Award
Premium Match$80,000
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
Premium Match$70,000
TD Scholarships for Community Leadership
Premium Match$70,000
Killam Doctoral Scholarships
Premium Match$60,000
TD Scholarships for Indigenous Peoples
Premium Match$50,000
Weston Family Scholarship (Northern Research)
Premium Match$40,000
Canada Graduate Scholarships — Doctoral (CGS-D)
Premium Match$28,000
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award
Premium Match$27,000
Canada Graduate Scholarships — Master's (CGS-M)
Student Grant$15,000
RBC Elevate Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$14,700
Canada-CARICOM Skills Training for the Green Economy Scholarships
Premium MatchClosed$13,300
Organization of American States (OAS) Academic Scholarships
Premium Match$12,500
Engineers Canada–TD Insurance Scholarships
Premium Match$12,000
McGill Major Entrance Scholarship
Premium Match$12,000
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
Premium MatchClosed$11,100
Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Program
Premium Match$11,000
CFUW Dr. Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Premium Match$10,000
Canadian Nurses Foundation Scholarships
Student Grant$10,000
Horatio Alger Canadian & National Entrepreneurial Scholarship
Premium Match$10,000
RTDNF Canada Journalism Scholarships
Premium Match$10,000
RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth
Premium Match$10,000
Google Generation Scholarship (North America)
Student Grant$10,000
Horatio Alger Canadian Scholarships
Premium Match$8,000
Bank of Canada Scholarship Award
Premium Match$8,000
CFUW Memorial Fellowship
Premium Match$7,000
Cansbridge Fellowship
Premium MatchClosed$7,000
Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program
Premium MatchClosed$7,000
Programme de mobilité enseignante pour la création de partenariats
Student GrantClosed$5,300
RioCan × BlackNorth Initiative Bursary
Student GrantClosed$5,300
Defence Construction Canada × BlackNorth Bursary
Premium Match$5,000
3M National Student Fellowship
Premium Match$5,000
BBPA National Scholarship Program
Student Grant$5,000
BURGER KING Scholars Program (Canada)
Student Grant$5,000
Library and Archives Canada Price McIntosh Bursary
Student Grant$5,000
TELUS Student Bursary for Black Students
Premium Match$5,000
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award for Medical Students
Student Grant$5,000
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada Education Bursary
Premium MatchClosed$5,000
SOCAN Foundation Music Creator Scholarship
Premium Match$5,000
CBC David Suzuki Scholarship
Student Grant$5,000
Indspire — Building Brighter Futures
Premium Match$3,000
NEADS National Student Awards
Premium Match$3,000
Scotiabank Financial Wellness Scholarship
Student Grant$3,000
Horatio Alger Vocational & Technical Education Scholarships
Student Grant$3,000
Fondation Desjardins Study Grants
Student GrantClosed$2,500
Horatio Alger Indigenous Achievement Scholarship
Student Grant$2,500
TELUS Student Bursary
Premium Match$2,500
CABEF Agricultural Scholarships
Student Grant$2,000
BNI–VHA Future Leaders Scholarship
Student Grant$1,500
RBC Ignite Scholarship
Premium MatchClosed$1,000
CFUW Dr. Alice E. Wilson Awards
Student GrantClosed$1,000
CFUW Indigenous Women's Award
Premium Match$1,000
Pierre Fauchard Academy Canadian Scholarship
Student GrantClosed$500
Black Loyalist Heritage Society Bursary
Premium MatchAmount varies
Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program
Student GrantClosedAmount varies
CFUW Elizabeth & Rachel Massey Award
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Programme de bourses d’études en commémoration du vol PS752
Premium MatchAmount varies
Expérience compétences mondiales
Premium MatchAmount varies
Bourses canadiennes de développement international 2030
Student GrantClosedAmount varies
Indspire Indigenous Health Careers Bursary
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED)
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Global Korea Scholarship for Graduate Degrees
Premium MatchAmount varies
Future Leaders Scholarship
Premium MatchAmount varies
Programme d'échanges universitaires Canada-Chine
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
CFUW Creative Arts Award
Premium MatchAmount varies
Programa de Futuros Líderes nas Américas (ELAP)
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Programme de leadership pour le personnel enseignant Canada-CARICOM
Premium MatchAmount varies
Programme des futurs leaders dans les Amériques (PFLA)
Student GrantAmount varies
Veterans Bursary Program
Premium MatchAmount varies
Bourses commémoratives du vol 302
Premium MatchAmount varies
Canadian Home Economics Association Fellowship
Premium MatchAmount varies
CFUW Library Award
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
DEWALT Trades Scholarship
Premium MatchAmount varies
Andre De Grasse Future Champions Scholarship
Premium MatchAmount varies
Flight 302 Legacy Award
Premium MatchAmount varies
WTS Canadian Education Foundation Scholarships
Premium MatchAmount varies
IDRC International Doctoral Research Awards
Premium MatchAmount varies
Global Excellence Initiative
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Bourses d’études Canada–CARICOM en formation professionnelle pour l’économie verte
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Programme de bourses académiques de l'Organisation des États Américains (OÉA)
Premium MatchAmount varies
Initiative pour l’excellence mondiale
Student GrantAmount varies
RioCan and BlackNorth Initiative Bursary
Premium MatchAmount varies
Bourses de la reine Elizabeth
Premium MatchAmount varies
Fonds Tanaka
Premium MatchAmount varies
Northern Lights Aero Foundation Scholarships
Premium MatchAmount varies
Programme de bourses pour anciens combattants
Student GrantAmount varies
RioCan Post-Secondary Bursary for Black Students
Premium MatchAmount varies
CFUW Linda Souter Humanities Award
Premium MatchAmount varies
Ruth Binnie Fellowship
Premium MatchAmount varies
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships – Advanced Scholars Program
Premium MatchAmount varies
Queen Elizabeth Scholarships
Premium MatchAmount varies
Bourses internationales de recherche doctorale du CRDI
Premium MatchAmount varies
CFUW Bourse Georgette LeMoyne Award
Premium MatchAmount varies
Tanaka Fund Program
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Western University National Scholarship
Premium MatchAmount varies
Global Skills Opportunity
Premium MatchAmount varies
Canadian International Development Scholarships 2030
Student GrantClosedAmount varies
CFUW Legacy Award
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Charles Labatiuk Scholarship
Premium MatchAmount varies
Canadian International Development Scholarships 2030 (BCDI 2030)
Premium MatchAmount varies
CFUW 1989 École Polytechnique Commemorative Awards
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Flight PS752 Commemorative Scholarship
Premium MatchAmount varies
Programme des futurs leaders dans les Amériques
Premium MatchClosedAmount varies
Bourses d’études supérieures Global Korea
Premium MatchAmount varies
IBET PhD Project Momentum Fellowship
Premium MatchAmount varies
History of the CFUW Library Award
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