Scholarship

First-in-Family Scholarship

Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Original Source
Award

CA$5,000 - CA$10,000

Deadline

May 01, 2025

Deadline passed
Location

Canada

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

This scholarship was established to encourage and inspire young women from Annapolis Royal to be the first in their family to step into the challenge and opportunity of post-secondary education. Scholarships are awarded to female graduates attending Annapolis West Education Centre who will be first-generation post-secondary education students. The scholarship aims to support students who have above-average grades but may not be viewed as typical university candidates and who are not winning other scholarships or financial awards. The recipient has until September three years following the award to begin university studies, providing time for increased maturity and careful selection of program of study. Scholarship payments are made directly to the student's account at the university.

Who Can Apply

Region
Canada
Citizenship
Canada
Residency
Canada
Project in
Canada
Applicants
individual
Gender
female
Priority for
women_in_stem, first_generation

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

transcripts writing_sample

Review process

Students may be nominated by parents, siblings, adult friends, guardians, school principals, or scholarship committees, or may self-nominate. Students must have above-average grades and submit transcripts and an essay.

Restrictions

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