Scholarships & Financial Assistance
With education costs on the rise, enhancing student assistance is a top priority for Acadia. Each year, we award more than $4 million to students in the form of scholarships, scholar-bursaries, bursaries, awards, and prizes. By maintaining a strong scholarship and financial assistance program, we are able to attract, retain and support our students.
As a donor to scholarships and financial assistance, you can direct your gift toward: general award funds or awards for specific departments, faculties, research, or athletic teams; any existing named awards; or you can create a personal legacy by establishing a named award yourself. By supporting scholarships and financial assistance, you can help to ensure access to all of the rewards of an Acadia education.
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Patsy Bray Mahoney Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship of up to $1,000 | Eligibility: Entering first year, New Brunswick
The Patsy Bray Mahoney Memorial Scholarship is offered annually to incoming students from New Brunswick entering any program of study. Preference to be given to graduates of Moncton High School and residents of Murray Corner.
The awards were established in 2021 in loving memory of Patsy by the Mahoney family: her husband, Paul Mahoney, her son, Charles Mahoney, and her daughter, Susan Mahoney Hatfield. Patsy was a graduate of Horton Academy and went on to complete her Diploma in Secretarial Science as a member of Acadia’s Class of 1961. Patsy believed in the value of post-secondary education, and it is the family’s hope that this award will encourage and assist fellow New Brunswickers in pursuit of their undergraduate goals and endeavours at Acadia.
Value: Annual awards will be made in multiples of $1,000 once the endowment reaches $100,000
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Paul Tom Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship | Eligibility: Professional Studies, Business Administration, Computer Science, Current 3rd year, Current 4th year
The Paul Tom Memorial Scholarship is provided annually to an exceptional student completing the third or fourth year of the Business Administration program. Preference will be given to students completing the Bachelor of Business Administration with Computer Science. Paul Tom was a respected member of the School of Business Administration faculty from 1983 to 1993.
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Phyllis A. McLennan Scholarship
Scholarship of up to $470 | Eligibility: Professional Studies, Music, Current 1st year, Current 2nd year, Current 3rd year, Current 4th year
The Phyllis A. McLennan Scholarship is available annually to a fulltime student of piano or voice who shows exceptional ability and competence. The selection is made by the Director of the School of Music together with four tenured professors in the School. Mrs. McLennan received the Bachelor of Music degree from Acadia in 1934 and retired from the School of Music in 1977 after 32 years of service.
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Physics Department Scholarships
Scholarship | Eligibility: Pure and Applied Science, Physics
The Physics Department Scholarships are available annually to students majoring in Physics on the recommendation of the Department of Physics.
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