E. Douglas Craig Memorial Bursaries

Bursary | Eligibility: Professional Studies, Education, Current 1st year, Current 2nd year

The E. Douglas Craig Memorial Bursaries are awarded annually to two students in the Bachelor of Education program at Acadia University who exhibits financial need. Preference will be given to students from Nova Scotia.

The endowed bursary was established in 2007 by The John and Judy Bragg Family Foundation, in consultation with the Craig Family, to honour Evan Douglas Craig (BA Acadia 1947; BED Acadia 1948; MA Acadia 1949), an Acadia University graduate who had a positive impact on John Bragg as a teacher and principal at Oxford High School.

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E. Douglas Craig Scholarship

Scholarship | Eligibility: Professional Studies, Education, Current 1st year, Current 2nd year

The E. Douglas Craig Scholarship is awarded annually to a student in the School of Education at Acadia University. Preference will be given to students from Nova Scotia.

This scholarship has been established by Mr. Craig’s family as a memorial to him. Evan Douglas Craig (BA, BED, MA, Acadia 1947, 1948, 1949) received many honours for his leadership on both the varsity football and hockey teams. He was inducted into Acadia’s Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995. He devoted his career to the education of young Nova Scotians with enthusiasm for the nurturing of young minds and respect for all.

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Earle and Elsie Hawkesworth Bursary in Education

Bursary | Eligibility: Professional Studies, Education, Current 1st year, Current 2nd year

The Earle and Elsie Hawkesworth Bursary in Education is awarded annually on the recommendation of the School of Education to an entering or returning student in the Bachelor of Education degree program who aspires to a teaching career. The bursary is awarded on the basis of financial need and academic achievement. The bursary is made possible through the generosity of Earle (B.A. Acadia '44; B.D. '47; B.Ed. '58; Hon D.Ed. '79) and Elsie (Acadia '50) Hawkesworth of Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. Hawkesworth, former Deputy Minister of Education for the Province of Alberta, and Elsie Hawkesworth were both teachers who served many years in the field of education.

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Emma Parker Morton '68 Bursary in Education

Bursary | Eligibility: Professional Studies, Education

The Emma Parker Morton '68 Bursary in Education. Established in 2013 through the Estate of Horace and Emma Morton '68. To be awarded to a full-time student studying in a Bachelor of Education program who demonstrates financial need. Emma Parker was born in 1913 and grew up in Medford, Nova Scotia. She began teaching as a teenager and met Horace Morton who she married in 1940. Emma taught all over Kings and Hants counties and travelled the world before concluding her career as librarian at the vocational school in Kentville.

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Evelyn Leonard Marshall Munro and Frederick Newton Munro Bursary

Bursary | Eligibility: Professional Studies, Education, Current 1st year

The Evelyn Leonard Marshall Munro and Frederick Newton Munro Bursary in Education is awarded annually to a deserving student from Nova Scotia who demonstrates financial need and is entering the second year of the Bachelor of Education program at Acadia University. This bursary was established by a niece of the late Fred Munro (BA ’29, MA ’33) and Evelyn Munro (BA ’32). Mr. and Mrs. Munro were both dedicated to teaching profession and this memorial award will go to a person who displays this quality and the diligence necessary to be a credit to the profession of teaching.

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