About
Nipissing University is a public university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple faculties including Arts and Science, Education and Professional Studies, and the Schulich School of Education. Nipissing is committed to providing a personalized learning environment with a focus on teaching excellence, research, and community engagement. The university sits on the territory of Nipissing First Nation, within lands protected by the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850.
Funding Opportunities
Trudeau Scholarship
The Trudeau Scholarship is offered by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, an independent and non-partisan charity established in 2001 as a living memorial to the former prime minister. Each year, the Foundation names up to fifteen Trudeau Scholars who are pursuing pressing social and public policy issues in the humanities and social sciences that affect the future of Canadian society. The scholarship provides substantial financial support to help doctoral students conduct their research and engage with policy-relevant issues. Recipients receive both a generous annual stipend and additional funding for research and travel to support their academic work and professional development.
Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) Graduate Student Award of Merit
The Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) Graduate Student Award of Merit recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees. At least three awards, each in the amount of $4,000, are awarded annually to women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records. The award eligibility rotates among designated regions across Canada, including Western Provinces, Quebec, Atlantic Provinces, and Ontario, with varying numbers of awards available per region. Each university in the designated region may nominate one person through the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (CGS-MSFSS) support high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-MSFSS recipients will contribute to strengthening the potential for collaboration between Canadian and foreign institutions. This supplement is available to students who hold an active Canada Graduate Scholarship at either the Master's or Doctoral level. Recipients must be registered in a graduate research studies program at a Canadian institution for the duration of their research study period abroad and must return to complete their degree at their Canadian institution.
Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA)
Graduate Research Assistantships (GRAs) support academic research at Nipissing University. Research assistantship support is administered by Research Services, the School of Graduate Studies and by faculty members who hold research grants or externally funded research contracts. GRAs provide graduate students with opportunities to work on research projects while enrolled in their graduate programs. All graduate assistantship work is considered to be diversionary from the student's main Major Research Paper (MRP) or Thesis research, and therefore graduate students are limited to a maximum of 10 hours of GTA/GRA work per week while enrolled in a full time program of studies. These payments are considered employment income by the university and tax deductions are made at source, with a T4 issued for tax purposes.
Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA)
Graduate students at Nipissing University may be offered a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) as part of their funding package in a given academic year. GTAs are assigned internally through the School of Graduate Studies and the corresponding graduate program. Working under the supervision of the course instructor, Graduate Teaching Assistants provide valuable contributions to undergraduate teaching at Nipissing University while also giving the opportunity to share their knowledge in their area of expertise. Being a Graduate Teaching Assistant offers students meaningful professional development and work experience in teaching, facilitation, supervision, and evaluation. GTA positions are for a maximum of 10 hours per week and are available to full-time graduate students within their time to completion window.
Indigenous Mentorship Network of Ontario (IMN-O) Scholarship
The Indigenous Mentorship Network of Ontario (IMN-O) provides financial support for Indigenous graduate students pursuing research in applied community-based Indigenous health and well-being. Students must be enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs at Ontario institutions. Nipissing University is proud to be among the Ontario universities offering one of these scholarships to graduate students. The scholarship supports Indigenous students undertaking study in the area of community-based Indigenous health and well-being research. Applications are submitted through McMaster University, which coordinates this network-wide funding opportunity for Ontario institutions.
Graduate Student Travel Funding
Nipissing University's School of Graduate Studies provides financial support to eligible graduate students who will be actively presenting their research at an academic conference. The funding is available to Masters and Doctoral level students in good academic standing who are registered in their program at the time of the conference. Students must be presenting a paper or poster at the conference to be eligible. Applications are reviewed by the School of Graduate Studies' Awards & Funding Committee and ranked according to distance travelled, cost of the conference, funds available from other sources, evidence of seeking other funds to support travel costs, and the value of the conference presentation to the student. The maximum amount that can be requested is $500.00 per academic year.
Student Support Fund
The Student Support Fund at Nipissing University provides students with urgent financial assistance to help cover immediate, essential expenses because of an emergency. The fund recognizes that personal finances should not be a limiting factor for students and addresses unexpected life challenges that create barriers for students to continue their studies. Eligible expenses include addressing housing insecurity due to emergencies, exceptional life circumstances such as illness in family, fire, or flooding, family crisis, emergency drug prescriptions, emergency dentistry, and emergency eyewear. The fund is issued in the form of a personal cheque and students are normally permitted financial support through the Student Support Fund once during their academic career at Nipissing University.
Woodruff Jacob Award
The Woodruff Jacob Award is an entrance award offered by Nipissing University to students from the Muskoka region. This award is designed to recognize academic merit and support first-year undergraduate students as they begin their post-secondary education at Nipissing University. The award has a value of $3,575.00 and is provided to selected full-time students entering their first year of any undergraduate degree program. To be considered for this award, students must apply for admission to Nipissing University by May 1 and complete a Nipissing University Application for Entrance Awards, which becomes available on the university's website in early March, with a deadline of May 1.
Robert and Ann Parsons Northern Scholar Award
The Robert and Ann Parsons Northern Scholar Award is designed to encourage North Bay and surrounding community high school students to study at Nipissing University. This award is presented to a full-time student entering the first year of a Bachelor of Arts (three year general, three year liberal or four year honours) degree at Nipissing University with a solid academic standing (minimum 75%). This award aims to recognize students who exemplify excellence among their peers in terms of academics, extra-curricular involvement and citizenship. The recipient must demonstrate financial need and be a resident of Ontario as defined by OSAP.
North Bay and Area Realtors Association Award
The North Bay and Area Realtors Association Award recognizes two full-time first year Nipissing University students who are graduates of a local North Bay high school and have demonstrated financial need. The recipients must also be in good academic standing. This entrance award provides $1,000.00 to support students beginning their undergraduate studies. To be considered for this award, students must complete a Nipissing University Application for Entrance Awards, which is available on the university website in early March, with a deadline of May 1.
Nipissing University Entrance Bursary
The Nipissing University Entrance Bursary provides financial assistance to high school students applying for full-time admission to the first year of an undergraduate degree program at Nipissing University. This bursary is designed to support students who demonstrate financial need and meet specific eligibility criteria. Applicants must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada and must have lived in Ontario for at least one year. The bursary aims to help reduce financial barriers for students transitioning from high school to university education. To be considered for this award, students must complete a Nipissing University Application for Entrance Awards, which becomes available on the university's website in early March each year.
Nipissing University Alumni Entrance Award
The Nipissing University Alumni Entrance Award is presented to a full-time student entering the Faculty of Arts and Science or the Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies at Nipissing University. The award recognizes students who are children or grandchildren of Nipissing University graduates and who have demonstrated strong academic performance, leadership, and community engagement. Applicants must have a minimum B average (70%) on their best six final 4U or 4M grades and must demonstrate participation and leadership in extra-curricular activities such as volunteer service, achievement in athletics or the arts, or other significant endeavours. Financial need is a key consideration, and recipients must be residents of Ontario as defined by OSAP. This entrance award supports the legacy of Nipissing University alumni by investing in the next generation of students who maintain family connections to the institution. Applications are available on the university website in early March, with submissions due by May 1st.
Nipissing First Nation Entrance Scholarship
The Nipissing First Nation Entrance Scholarship is presented to three Indigenous students from the Nipissing First Nation with the highest entrance average. Recipients must be entering their first year of study in an undergraduate degree program, or the Indigenous Foundations Program, at Nipissing University. College transfer students with less than 18 credits will also be considered. This entrance scholarship recognizes academic excellence and supports Indigenous students from the Nipissing First Nation community as they begin their post-secondary education journey. Applicants must complete the Nipissing University Application for Entrance Awards, available on the university's website in early March, with a deadline of May 1.
Mac's Convenience Inc./ Northmar Distributors Entrance Scholarship
The Mac's Convenience Inc./ Northmar Distributors Entrance Scholarship is presented annually to three full-time, first-year students who demonstrate strong academic achievement with a minimum admission average of 80%. Preference is given to students who are the child or spouse of a corporate employee or dealer (Northern district) of Mac's Convenience Inc. or Northmar Distributors. Additional preference is given to students enrolled in specific degree programs including Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), or Bachelor of Arts (Economics). This entrance scholarship recognizes both academic merit and connection to the sponsoring organizations. The recipients of this scholarship may be considered for a subsequent scholarship valued at $500 by maintaining at least an overall average of 80% during first year at Nipissing University, providing continued support for high-achieving students.
Limberlost Forest Scholarship
The Limberlost Forest Scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit to selected full-time students from the Muskoka region entering their first year of an undergraduate degree program at Nipissing University. This entrance award recognizes academic excellence and provides financial support to help students begin their university education. Students must apply for admission to Nipissing University by May 1 and complete a Nipissing University Application for Entrance Awards by the May 1 deadline to be considered for this scholarship.
Laurentian Community Veterans Association Award
This award is presented on the basis of academic merit to a first year full-time student who was a graduate of Chippewa Secondary School in the previous year. The recipient must demonstrate financial need and be a resident of Ontario as defined by OSAP. Applicants must complete a Nipissing University Application for Entrance Awards, which is available on the university website in early March, with a deadline of May 1.
The Joyce Family Foundation Bursary
The Joyce Family Foundation Bursary provides financial support to undergraduate students entering Year One of any program in any faculty at Nipissing University. Three awards, valued at up to $5000 each over eight academic terms, will be awarded annually to deserving students who demonstrate significant financial need and have overcome obstacles and adversity. Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or protected persons, and must be residents of Ontario who have graduated from a Northern Ontario high school within the last three years. Preference will be given to students from the Northern Ontario region. Selected students must commit to working with a mentor throughout their undergraduate studies. This fund is made possible by a generous donation from The Joyce Family Foundation, which is committed to providing access to education for youth who face significant financial barriers and have demonstrated the ability to overcome obstacles and adversity.
The Jacksons of Lansdowne and O'Brien Award
The Jacksons from Lansdowne and O'Brien Award is presented to a full-time Nipissing student who is entering their first year of study in any degree program. The recipient must have graduated from a North Bay high school and have a 70-80% average. The award is renewable for up to one additional year based on the maintenance of an above 70% average. This entrance award is valued at $2,000 and provides financial support to local students beginning their post-secondary education at Nipissing University.
First Generation Bursary
The First Generation Bursary at Nipissing University is a financial need-based award designed specifically to support first-year students who are first in their family to pursue higher education. This bursary recognizes the unique challenges faced by students whose parents did not attend college or university, providing crucial financial assistance during their inaugural year of post-secondary studies. The award is presented on the basis of demonstrated financial need to selected first year students who self-identify as first-generation students during the application process.
Dr. John Long Memorial Bursary
The Dr. John Long Memorial Bursary is presented to a student in the summer session of the first year of one of three Nipissing University Summer Indigenous Programs: Teacher of Anishnaabemwin as a Second Language program, the Native Classroom Assistant Development Program, or the Indigenous Teacher Certification Program. The bursary is valued at $875.00 and is awarded to support Indigenous students pursuing education in teaching and language programs. Recipients must be residents of Ontario and demonstrate financial need. This award supports students who are advancing their careers in Indigenous education and language instruction.
Doty Family Scholarship
The Doty Family Scholarship is an entrance award offered at Nipissing University to support students from the Muskoka region as they begin their undergraduate studies. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit to selected full-time students entering their first year of an undergraduate degree program. This award recognizes strong academic performance and helps students from the Muskoka region access higher education opportunities at Nipissing University.
Calliope Loukidelis Memorial Scholarship
The Calliope Loukidelis Memorial Scholarship is administered by the Canadian Federation of University Women and is funded by the Loukidelis family in memory of Mrs. Loukidelis, a charter member of CFUW North Bay. This entrance scholarship is awarded to the female student graduating with the highest overall average from one of North Bay's five secondary schools who will be attending Nipissing University. The scholarship recognizes academic excellence while also supporting students who demonstrate financial need and are residents of Ontario as defined by OSAP. The award aims to support female students transitioning from secondary school to university education at Nipissing University.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and Technology or Biology Talon Tuition Award
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and Technology or Biology Talon Tuition Award is presented to two full-time students entering the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and Technology program or the Bachelor of Science in Biology program. Recipients must demonstrate a strong academic record, show financial need, and be residents of Ontario as defined by OSAP. This entrance award is designed to support students pursuing science degrees in biology-related fields at Nipissing University. To apply, students must complete a Nipissing University Application for Entrance Awards, which becomes available on the university website in early March. The application deadline is May 1st. The award is administered by the Faculty of Arts and Science and supports students in their first year of university studies.
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