Scholarships and grants for New Brunswick students

Non-repayable aid for full-time New Brunswick students, assessed through the 2026-27 student aid application.

1. Apply online for New Brunswick student financial assistance
2. Report your income and costs; the bursary follows your assessed need
3. Check your assessment notice for the bursary amount

Timing, as the provider states it: Assessed with your New Brunswick student aid application

Help with tuition for full-time New Brunswick students in the 2026-27 program year, assessed through student aid.

1. Apply online for New Brunswick student financial assistance
2. Check the 2026-27 program highlights for the income and school rules
3. Look for the bursary on your assessment notice

Timing, as the provider states it: Assessed with your New Brunswick student aid application

Three awards for New Brunswick students with strong marks, leadership and activities outside class.

1. Apply for admission to UNB
2. Complete the entrance scholarship application by March 1; one form covers most UNB awards
3. Describe your leadership, activities and, where asked, your financial need

Timing, as the provider states it: UNB entrance scholarship application due March 1

Four awards for Atlantic Canadian students who show leadership and have overcome a significant obstacle.

1. Apply for admission to UNB
2. Complete the entrance scholarship application by March 1; one form covers most UNB awards
3. Describe your leadership, activities and, where asked, your financial need

Timing, as the provider states it: UNB entrance scholarship application due March 1

One award for a student entering UNB Engineering in Fredericton, weighing marks, financial need and community involvement.

1. Apply for admission to UNB
2. Complete the entrance scholarship application by March 1; one form covers most UNB awards
3. Describe your leadership, activities and, where asked, your financial need

Timing, as the provider states it: UNB entrance scholarship application due March 1

Open to high school students from across Canada entering UNB.

1. Apply for admission to UNB
2. Complete the entrance scholarship application by March 1; one form covers most UNB awards
3. Describe your leadership, activities and, where asked, your financial need

Timing, as the provider states it: UNB entrance scholarship application due March 1

All entering students with a calculated admission average of at least 80% are considered automatically after applying by March 1.

1. Apply for first-year admission to Mount Allison by March 1; there is no separate scholarship form
2. You need at least an 80% calculated average
3. Check renewal terms in your offer

Timing, as the provider states it: Apply by March 1

An 80%+ admission average earns automatic consideration, weighing academics, leadership, activities and community contributions.

1. Apply for first-year admission to St. Thomas University; there is no separate scholarship form
2. You need at least an 80% admission average
3. Submit STU's one scholarship application by March 1 for other awards

Timing, as the provider states it: Apply for admission; other entrance awards close March 1

Every high-school student entering with an 80%+ scholarship average is guaranteed a scholarship when they submit a scholarship application. Enriched courses can add bonus points.

1. Apply to UNB
2. Submit the scholarship application; it's required for the guarantee
3. AP, IB or similar courses at 75%+ add up to four bonus points; UNB doesn't round

Timing, as the provider states it: Submit UNB's scholarship application

Every Ontario student registering for the first time in a first-cycle program receives this scholarship automatically with the admission letter.

1. Apply for first-year admission to a first-cycle program at the Université de Moncton; there is no separate scholarship form
2. This award is for students from Ontario
3. Many programs add a $1,000–$2,000 admission award on top

Timing, as the provider states it: Automatic with admission

For Indigenous Black and First Nations students from Atlantic Canada with good academic standing and financial need. The admission average isn't considered.

1. Apply to Dalhousie and submit all required documents
2. Complete the entrance award application before February 15, 2027
3. Show financial need; Maritime transfer students can also be considered

Timing, as the provider states it: Entrance award deadline February 15, 2027

For top incoming Canadian students from outside Alberta, based on admission average. No application.

1. Apply for first-year admission to the University of Alberta from outside Alberta; there is no separate scholarship form
2. Awards go to top admission averages
3. Check renewal rules in your award letter

Timing, as the provider states it: Assessed at the time of the admission offer

Canadian citizens and permanent residents who aren't Quebec residents pay the Quebec tuition rate when they study in French in an eligible Laval program. Most certificates, bachelor's and master's programs qualify.

1. Choose a French-language Laval program that isn't on the excluded list
2. Confirm your French is strong enough to succeed in the program
3. Apply for admission; the exemption follows eligibility

Timing, as the provider states it: Applied to eligible programs; check the 2026–2027 excluded-program list