Winter Term

The winter 2023 Limited Bursary program is now closed and applications are under review. Successful applicants will be notified of awards by mid-March via their StFX email account and provided with a deadline date to accept awarded funding. 

2SLGBTQIA+ Student Bursary
This bursary has been established by the StFX Students Union in recognition of 2SLGBTQIA+ students attending post-secondary education at St. Francis Xavier University. It is available to a full-time student who has demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time diploma or degree program at StFX and have shown leadership or made a positive impact in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. All students enrolled in undergraduate, B Ed. or graduate studies at StFX who meet these criteria are eligible to apply.
Award Value: up to $1000

Aboriginal Student Bursary
This bursary has been established by the StFX Students Union in recognition of aboriginal students attending post-secondary education at St. Francis Xavier University. It is available to a full-time student who has demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time diploma or degree program at StFX and self-identify as an aboriginal student. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate leadership within the StFX community. All students enrolled in undergraduate, B Ed. or graduate studies at StFX who meet these criteria are eligible to apply.
Award Value: up to $1000

Atlantic Central Credit Union Dave MacLean Bursary
This bursary is available to full-time students registered in at least 24 credits and who demonstrate high financial need. Applicants must have graduated from a high school in Atlantic Canada and self-identify as Aboriginal Canadian or African Nova Scotian. Applicants must also be members of a Credit Union in Atlantic Canada and able to provide the name of their Credit Union in their application. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate leadership in their communities and are able to make a valuable contribution to student life at StFX.  
Award Value: up to $1000

 
Ada MacNeil Wallace Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time female student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need.
Award Value: up to $1000

Alexander Moore Chisholm Bursary
This award is available to a full-time undergraduate student in their third year of study. Student must be majoring in mathematics.
Award Value: up to $1000

Arleen Power Corey Memorial Award
This award will be paid to a first year full-time female student from Newfoundland with preference given to students from Stephenville High School. In the event there is no qualified candidate from Stephenville High School, female students from anywhere in the greater Western Newfoundland region will be considered. The student must demonstrate a strong scholastic standing and have attained a grade average of 70% or higher.
Award Value: up to $500
 
Arthur P. Tully Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time male student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need, and who is considering entering the priesthood or other theological employment.
Award Value: up to $1000

Cecilia Brennan Bursary
This award will be paid to a part-time or full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need
Award Value: up to $500

Christopher Amirault Memorial Award
This award is available to students in their second, third or fourth year of study with preference given to students in their second year of study from Harrison Trimble High School, Moncton, NB, Moncton High School, or North Nova Education Centre (formerly New Glasgow High School) with demonstrated financial need, who are involved in extra-curricular activities, particularly intramural sports. Awarded to a student in good academic standing, with preference being given to a student named to the academic Dean's List.
Award Value: up to $1500
 
Clarence and Helen Chadwick Bursary
This award is available to full-time students who demonstrate financial need and are from Nova Scotia with preference to those from Antigonish. Recipients must be in good academic standing but not necessarily the top of their class.
Award Value: up to $500
 
Class of '55 Bursary
This award will be paid to a full or part-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need. Recipient must be in good academic standing but below the minimum level needed for a StFX academic scholarship.
Award Value: up to $900
 
Class of '62 Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time senior student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need.
Award Value: up to $1000

Class of 2007 Bursary
This bursary has been established by the Class of 2007 to support students studying full or part time in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing 4-year or accelerated option degree programs or in the Bachelor of Arts and Science in Health degree program. Applicants must identify as African or Indigenous descent from any region and demonstrate financial need in their application. In the event there are no African or Indigenous descent applicants who meet these criteria, any students otherwise meeting the criteria may be considered.
Award Value: up to $500

Class of 2018 Refugee Student Bursary
This award is available full time students demonstrating financial need and studying in an undergraduate degree or diploma program at StFX. Applicants must have come to Canada as a refugee.
Award Value: up to $500

Colin Russell Goodall Literature Award
This award is available to third and fourth year students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at StFX with a major in English. The recipient must be an academically good student but not necessarily at the top of their class. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and be involved in student activities or volunteer work in their home or school community.
Award Value: up to $1000
 
Colleen M. Kennedy Memorial Bursary
This bursary will be given to a full-time Education student who is in good academic standing and demonstrates financial need. Preference will be given to relatives to Colleen M. Kennedy. Secondary preference will be given to students from the Antigonish area.
Award Value: up to $500

Dennis MacKay Memorial Bursary
This award will be paid to a part-tome or full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need and is in good academic standing.
Award Value: up to $250

Development Studies Internship Bursary
This award is available to full-time students who demonstrate financial need and are enrolled in Development Studies 412 having completed the introductory 200 level Development Studies course. The student must have a high academic standing. Preference will be given to students who are majoring in the Development Studies Program.
Award Value: $500

Dougher-Levesque Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX in good academic standing.  Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
Award Value: up to $500

Douglas P. Furlott Award
This award is available to full-time students in second, third or fourth year of study. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, be in good academic standing, and show leadership ability. Preference will be given to those applicants studying in Geology.
Award Value: up to $1000

Edward Patrick Delaney Endowment
This award is available to full-time students who demonstrate financial need and are from Nova Scotia. Preference will be given to those from Cape Breton.
Award Value: up to $1500

NEW: Ellen Costello Women in Business Bursaries
Established by StFX alumna Ellen Costello ’76, the Ellen Costello Women in Business Bursaries have been created to support female students studying business at St. Francis Xavier University. Ms. Costello, who has had a remarkable 40-year career in business, established these bursaries to support the next generation of women business leaders. Two bursaries will be awarded annually and are open to female students in any year or study, enrolled full or part time in the Bachelor of Business Administration program at STFX. One of the two bursaries is specifically for a student who identifies as either African Nova Scotia, Mi’kmaw or Wulastoyik. Should there be no qualified applicants from these communities, then this bursary will be awarded to a student who identifies as Black or Indigenous from anywhere across Canada. The second bursary may be awarded to a Canadian or International student. All applicants are required to demonstrate financial need in their application.
Award Value: up to $3,500

Elmer and Pauline King Atlantic Canada Bursary
This bursary will be paid to a full-time student in the Bachelor of Business Administrative program who has demonstrated financial need.  Applicants must be from Atlantic Canada, with a preference for students from Cape Breton.
Award Value: up to $1700 

Emerson Mascoll Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time African Canadian student of StFX who is in academic good standing.
Award Value: up to $1000

Fr. Edward Grant Bursary
This award will be paid to full-time students at StFX who have demonstrated financial need and are from the Halifax Regional Municipality, with preference given to students from Dartmouth and Bedford. Students should be involved in extracurricular activities and demonstrate that they are doing their best to put themselves through university.
Award Value: up to $500

Gerald P. Coleman, Q.C. Award
This award will be paid to a full-time student from Nova Scotia who has maintained an average of 65%, and who can demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to single parents or children of a one-parent home. The student must be involved in extra-curricular activities/sports and be able to provide two written references that describe their character and leadership abilities.
Award Value: up to $1000

Harry and Martha Bradley Bursary
This award is available to students who demonstrate financial need and are from the town and county of Antigonish.
Award Value: up to $500

Hugh A. Fraser Bursary
This award will be paid to full-time students at StFX who have demonstrated financial need and are from the Havre Boucher area.
Award Value: up to $500

Hugh MacKinnon Bursary
This award is available to full-time students with demonstrated financial need who are of the Catholic faith.
Award Value: up to $500

International Student Bursary
This bursary has been established by the StFX Students Union in recognition of international students attending post-secondary education at St. Francis Xavier University. It is available to a full-time student who has demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time diploma or degree program at StFX and identify as an international student. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate leadership within the StFX community. All students enrolled in undergraduate, B Ed. or graduate studies at StFX who meet these criteria are eligible to apply.
Award Value: up to $1000

J.B. MacSween Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time senior student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need, and who has excelled in journalism while on campus. The work in journalism must be completed on this campus. 
Award Value: up to $250

James A. Martin Award
This award will be paid to a full-time Canadian First Nations student who has worked for peace and the welfare of his or her neighbors as well as excelled academically. This award will be applied directly to the student's account.
Award Value: up to $1500
 
James and Marguerite (Murphy) Pistone Award
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need and is involved in extracurricular activities. The recipient must be an academically good student but not necessarily at the top of the class. Preference will be given to a Bachelor of Education student.
Award Value: up to $1500

Jeannine Deveau Aboriginal Students Bursary – Winter Term Award
This award is available to Aboriginal students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at the undergraduate or graduate level of study at StFX. Full and part time students are eligible to apply. Applicants must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to students from Mi’kmaw and Wulastoyik communities.
Award Value: up to $500
 
Jeannine Deveau African Nova Scotian Student Bursary – Winter Term Award
This bursary is available to African Nova Scotian students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at the undergraduate or graduate level of study at StFX. Full and part time students are eligible to apply. Applicants must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to those students from African Nova Scotian communities.
Award Value: up to $500

John H. MacDougall Bursary
This award is available to students who can demonstrate financial need and are enrolled full time in the Engineering program. The applicant should be a resident of the Antigonish area. However, if the bursary quota cannot be filled from Antigonish, then residents of all other areas of Nova Scotia will be considered.
Award Value: up to $2000

NEW: John L.K. Gravett Memorial Bursary
This bursary has been established to honour John L.K. Gravett who was a proud alumnus of the StFX Class of 1956. Mr. Gravett was an avid athlete, loving soccer, rugby and hockey in his early years, and golf and bowling later in life. This bursary is available to support students in any year of a Bachelor of Science degree who are majoring in Chemistry. Applicants must demonstrate financial need in their application.
Award Value: up to $400

John Young Endowment Fund
This award is available to full-time students with demonstrated financial need. Special consideration will be given to: scholastic standing and other achievements, demonstrated leadership qualities, participation in extracurricular activities or community involvement.
Award Value: up to $1000
 
Joseph and Tessie Gillis Bursary
This award will be paid to full-time students at StFX who have demonstrated financial need and are in their third or fourth year of pre-med.
Award Value: up to $100

Justin Avery Memorial Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student attending StFX at the undergraduate level and who is in good academic standing. The ideal recipient will meet the following preferences, as well as demonstrate financial need: i) preference to an indigenous or minority student; ii) preference to a student entering second, third or fourth year of study in the Bachelor of Music degree program; if no candidate meets this preference, then a student taking music courses; iii) preference to students from the Guysborough area or rural NS; iv) preference to students who demonstrate the qualities of leadership and community involvement, particularly those who share their musical talent.     
Award Value: up to $1000

 
Katherine Tully Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need.
Award Value: up to $1000
 
Kevin Fraser Memorial Bursary
This bursary has been established in memory of Kevin Fraser by Sodexo Canada, Kevin was General Manager with Sodexo for many years and passed away suddenly in 2018. He loved his time at StFX and contributed behind the scenes to many students’ success at the university. This bursary is available to students enrolled full-time in any year of study in the Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition degree program at StFX. Applicants must be from Nova Scotia and demonstrate financial need in their application.
Award Value: up to $1000

Linda MacDonald Humanitarian Bursary
This bursary is available to a full-time student who has demonstrated financial need.  Preference will be given to students with disabilities, mature students, and to students in their X-Ring year of eligibility.  All StFX undergraduate and B Ed. students who meet the above criteria are eligible to apply.
Award Value: up to $1000

Marion and Nelson MacDonald Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need and is in good academic standing.
Award Value: up to $250
 
Martin J. Walsh Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need.
Award Value: up to $500
 
Martin Luther King Junior Award for Academic Achievement
This award will be paid to a full-time African Canadian student of StFX from Nova Scotia who has demonstrated excellence academically.
Award Value: up to $1000
 
Mary Jane Graham Bursary
This award will be paid to full-time students at StFX who have demonstrated financial need and are studying Human Nutrition.
Award Value: up to $500
 
Mary McNair MacIsaac Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need, who is in good academic standing, and who is a student in the faculty of Education.
Award Value: up to $1500

Michelle Birks Memorial Award
This award is available to a full-time female student who demonstrates financial need and is entering her second, third or fourth year at StFX. The recipient must be a member of the StFX Women’s Rugby Team. Preference will be given to students registered in the Human Kinetics program. The recipient must have a record of leadership and participation in community activity. Preference will also be given to students who have a strong academic performance and who are placed on the Dean’s List.
Award Value: up to $1000

Mike and Murdena Kolanko Bursary
This bursary is available to any student, studying part of full time in a degree or diploma program, in good academic standing. Recipients must demonstrate financial need in their application, as well as some indication of leadership qualities in their communities and be able to make a valuable contribution to student life at StFX.
Award Value: up to $250

 
Moncton Student Fund
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need, and who is from the Moncton, New Brunswick area.
Award Value: up to $250
 
Myles Mills Class of '59 Leadership Award
This award is available to full-time students in their senior year who have an academic average of at least 65%. Applicants must demonstrate leadership qualities and financial need. Not open to Education Students. This award will be applied directly to the student's account.
Award Value: up to $2500

Noah Russell "Return-To-University" Bursary
This bursary has been established in memory of Noah Russell, who attended StFX University from 2007-2010.  While at StFX, Noah played on the men’s rugby team and was a member of the event staff.  When he left StFX to pursue job opportunities, it was his goal to one day return to the university to complete his Human Kinetics and Psychology degree.  Noah died tragically in a motor vehicle accident in 2014 before this could be achieved.  Noah was fond of the quote by Stacy Allison, the first American woman to climb Mt. Everest: “I’ve always had those little goals that I’ve worked toward – they add up.” It is hoped that this bursary will help students for whom returning to university is one of those little or big goals. The recipient of this award may be a part-time or full-time student returning to university following an absence of at least one year away from their studies at a post-secondary institution.  Applicants must be enrolled in in the Faculty of Arts or Science, completing degrees in Psychology or Human Kinetics. Applicants should outline their academic goals in the bursary criteria section of the application and explain how the bursary will facilitate achieving those goals.  All “returning-to-university’ students are encouraged to apply, although preference will be given to students enrolled in more than one course.
Award Value: up to $2000

Nasha Murphy Award
This award is available to a mature or returning female student, enrolled full-time (minimum 3 courses at StFX), from Nova Scotia, who is in good academic standing with demonstrated financial need.
Award Value: up to $500

Noreen Manthorne Bursary
This award is available to full-time students in the Nursing program who are involved in student activities and are academically good students but not necessarily at the top of the class.  Student must demonstrate financial need.
Award Value: up to $850  
 
Paul & Miki Norris Bursary
This award is available to first year full-time students who demonstrate financial need, are involved in student activities and are academically good students but not necessarily at the top of the class. Students must have come to StFX directly from high school to apply.
Award Value: up to $1000

Pay-It-Forward Bursary
This bursary has been established to recognize those who have overcome hardship to attend StFX. Recipients must have a positive character and life experiences which reflect the university’s values. Students in any program of study are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to students in their freshman year of study. This bursary may be renewable for up to three additional years of study.
Award Value: up to $2000

NEW: Professor Dan Gillis Celtic Studies Bursary
This bursary has been established in memory of Professor Dan Gillis by his loving family. Students studying part or full time in any program of study are eligible to apply, so long as their course work includes at least one Celtic Studies class. Applicants must demonstrate financial need in their application.  
Award Value: up to $1500

Rev. Cornelius J. Connolly Bursary
This award is intended for full-time students with demonstrated financial need and good academic performance.
Award Value: up to $500
 
Rev. Gerald J. Power Bursary
This award is available to full-time students from Louisburg, Cape Breton, who demonstrates financial need. If no applicants meet these criteria, applicants from the surrounding area will be considered.
Award Value: up to $500
 
Rev. John Archie (J.A.) Chisholm Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student who has demonstrated financial need and is in good academic standing.
Award Value: up to $1500

Rev. John F. Toomey Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student who has demonstrated financial need and is in good academic standing.
Award Value: up to $500
 
Rev. John W. Chisholm Bursary
This award will be paid to a student from the Antigonish County area, in good academic standing, who has demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to first year students.
Award Value: up to $350

Rev. Leonard (Butch) MacLean Bursary
This award is available to a part-time or full-time student who demonstrates financial need.
Award Value: up to $500

 
Roderick D. MacLean Award
This award is available to full-time students who are maintaining a minimum grade average of 75% and from Moncton, New Brunswick. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, be involved in extra-curricular activities and demonstrate leadership ability.
Award Value: up to $1000
 
Rosemary Landry Clark Memorial Award
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need, is an outstanding student and has been named to the Dean's List. The recipient should have a record of leadership and participation in university and community activities.
Award Value: up to $2500

Ruth Steinmetz Memorial Bursary
This bursary is available to students studying in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing 4-year degree program at StFX. Applicants must demonstrate leadership ability and financial need to be considered.
Award Value: up to $875

 
Schwartz School of Business Bursary
This bursary is available to students enrolled in full or part time studies in the Gerald Schwartz School of Business. Students may be in any year of study and must demonstrate financial need.
Award Value: up to $2000

Senator John MacCormick Scholarship
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need
Award Value: up to $250
 
NEW: Sherise Paul-Gould Memorial Award
This award is available to Indigenous students from Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or New Brunswick or Wulastoyik communities in New Brunswick. Full and part time students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at the undergraduate or graduate level of study are eligible to apply. Applicants must be enrolled in at least one Mi’kmaw language course during either the fall or winter term of study, as well as demonstrate financial need in their application.
Award Value: up to $250 

Shirley Martinello Grinnell Bursary
The Shirley Martinello Grinnell Bursary honoring Ann and Louis Martinello will be paid to a full-time student who is enrolled in 30 credits in any program of study. Applicants must be from Cape Breton, demonstrate financial need and have excellent academic achievement. The candidate must also be a practicing Christian.
Award Value: up to $800

St. Martha’s Bursary for Nursing Students
This award is available to full-time students registered in either the traditional 4-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program or one of the accelerated option Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree programs at StFX. Applicants must demonstrate financial need in their application.
Award Value: up to $2500

Stephen J MacNeil Memorial Bursary
This bursary is available to students from Cape Breton, NS who are enrolled in part-time or full-time studies at StFX. Applicants must demonstrate financial need in their application. Preference will be given to students in second, third or fourth years of study who have children.   
Award Value: up to $500

NEW: Stephen T. O’Farrell Memorial Bursary
This bursary has been established to honour the memory of Stephen T. O’Farrell, a proud and loyal alumnus of the Class of 1957. Steve was a member of the football team during his years at StFX and later became an avid supporter of athletics. The Stephen T. O’Farrell Bursary will provide two bursaries annually, one for a member of the varsity X-Men Football team and one for a member for the Varsity X-Women Hockey Team. Eligibility criteria are as follows: applicants may be enrolled in any academic program at StFX, in any year of study, with enrollment in at least 9 credits per term during the fall and winter terms of study and maintaining an academic average of at least 65%. Financial need must be demonstrated through the application, as well as involvement in leadership and community service. The bursaries will be awarded to out-of-province students (i.e., not from Nova Scotia) and cannot be held in conjunction with a major StFX scholarship (more than $3,000 per year scholarship award) or a full Athletic Fund Award offer (equal to the full cost of tuition and mandatory fees).
Award Value: up to $1000

StFX Halifax Alumni Kehoe Bursary
This award is available to undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need and are from the Halifax Regional Municipality. 
Award Value: up to $1000

Students’ Union Bursary
This award is available to full-time students with demonstrated financial need who are participating in volunteer work. Preference will be given to those participating in volunteer work with the Student Union.
Award Value: up to $500

Students of African Descent Bursary
This bursary has been established by the StFX Students Union in recognition of students of African descent attending post-secondary education at St. Francis Xavier University. It is available to a full-time student who has demonstrated financial need. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time diploma or degree program at StFX and self-identify as a student of African descent. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate leadership within the StFX community. All students enrolled in undergraduate, B Ed. or graduate studies at StFX who meet these criteria are eligible to apply.  
Award Value: up to $1000

Toronto Alumni Bursary
This award will be paid to a full-time student of StFX who has demonstrated financial need, is from the Toronto area, is involved in extracurricular activities and demonstrates leadership. Student must be in good academic standing. Preference will be given to first year students.
Award Value: up to $1000

Vincent Nasso Bursary
This award is available to African Nova Scotian, Mi’kmaw and Wulastoyik students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at the undergraduate or graduate level of study at StFX. Full and part time students are eligible to apply. Applicants must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need.
Award Value: up to $500

Wally MacDonald Nursing Bursary
This award is available to African Nova Scotian, Mi’kmaw and Wulastoyik students enrolled full time in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing 4-year degree program at StFX. Applicants must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need.
Award Value: up to $1500

NEW: Weston Family Bursary
This award is available to students enrolled in their senior year of study in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing 4-year degree program or either of the accelerated option degree programs at StFX. Applicants must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need.
Award Value: up to $6000

Yancy Meyer Memorial Bursary
This award is available to full-time students registered in 30 credits in their second, third or fourth year with demonstrated financial need. The student must demonstrate commitment to working against the conditions that foster violence in their school or community, primarily through community service. They must be currently or have had recent part-time employment and an academic average of at least 75% from the previous year.  This award is open to all undergraduates and students in the Bachelor of Education and Master of Education programs.  
Award Value: up to $1000