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Bert and Evert Loo Memorial Award

The Bert and Evert Loo Memorial Award is awarded to a returning undergraduate student at the University of Prince Edward Island who is in good academic standing and has an interest in agriculture. This award recognizes students who demonstrate commitment to agricultural studies and maintain satisfactory academic performance. The award provides financial support to eligible students pursuing their undergraduate education at UPEI.

Alumnae Association - PEI Hospital School of Nursing Award

Granted each fall to a full-time nursing student in the four year BScN program or two year Accelerated BScN program who displays excellence in bedside nursing while maintaining a satisfactory academic record. The recipient is determined based on their performance in clinical courses. The award was established by the Alumnae Association of the Prince Edward Island Hospital School of Nursing, which continues to be active and meets eight times per year. In September 2021, the Alumnae Association generously combined their annual gifts into one endowed fund to support one nursing award at UPEI in perpetuity. The Prince Edward Island Hospital School of Nursing was one of the earliest nursing schools in Canada. In 1891, Miss Jessie Sheraton began training women to care for the sick at the PEI Hospital. The first class graduated two nurses in 1893, establishing a nursing school that operated for eighty years and graduated a total of 727 nurses before closing in 1971. The Alumnae Association was established in April 1939 with the object of maintaining honor of the nursing profession and promoting unity, good feeling, and loyalty among members.

Adam and Sonya Balderston Awards

The Adam and Sonya Balderston Awards provide financial support to returning undergraduate students at the University of Prince Edward Island who demonstrate significant financial need. Two awards of $1,000 each are granted annually: one to a student in the Faculty of Business program, and another to a student in a health sciences-related program such as Nursing, Paramedicine, Foods and Nutrition, or Kinesiology. These awards were established through a multi-year commitment by Adam and Sonya Balderston, who are generous community benefactors dedicated to supporting education at UPEI. The Balderstons have been giving to UPEI since 2003, and their gift is pledged over five consecutive years with installments of $3,000 per year. Adam is an investment advisor who graduated from UPEI in 1997 with a BBA in accounting, while Sonya is a registered nurse who graduated from UPEI in 1997 with a BScN. Their commitment reflects their deep care for making a positive impact in their community through supporting students in greatest financial need.

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.

Terry Fox Humanitarian Award

The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award is one of Canada's most prestigious scholarships, dedicated to honouring and advancing the humanitarian legacy of Terry Fox. The award recognizes Canadian students who demonstrate outstanding voluntary humanitarian work and service to their communities. Recipients receive financial support while pursuing their first university degree or diploma at a Canadian post-secondary institution. The program encourages Canadian youth to emulate Terry Fox's courage and determination through volunteer work and humanitarian services. The award is available to students graduating from secondary school or completing their first year of CÉGEP who have been involved in voluntary humanitarian activities for which they have not been compensated. Recipients must maintain satisfactory academic standing and a standard of humanitarian work and personal conduct that justifies the award. The program supports students of all abilities who are Canadian citizens, landed immigrants, or Permanent Residents. The award provides up to $28,000 dispersed over four years, with annual stipends of $7,000 issued directly to the recipient's institution in two installments. Recipients are eligible to receive the award until they graduate with their first university degree or diploma, for a maximum of four years, provided they continue to meet the program's academic and humanitarian standards.

SPECEF General Scholarship & B. Hanson Leadership Award

The Society of Petroleum Engineers Canadian Educational Foundation (SPECEF) awards multiple scholarships annually to students across Canada pursuing degrees or diplomas with intentions to enter the energy industry. The scholarships are open to full-time students at all Canadian institutions studying any discipline with an interest in the energy sector. Recipients are selected through a competitive process based on academic standing and outstanding contributions through volunteer extra-curricular activities. Applications are also automatically considered for the Barry Hanson Leadership Award, which specifically recognizes engineering students who demonstrate revolutionary leadership in their community or school. The award was created to honor a founding SPECEF member's 35+ years of dedication to the organization. Applicants must be SPE members, hold satisfactory academic standing, and demonstrate significant volunteer involvement. The scholarship is open to global citizens with exceptions for U.S. sanctioned countries, and does not require Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.