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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Bursary
The U.B.W.M.U. Missionary Bursaries. In recognition of substantial gifts to Acadia by the U.B.W.M.U. in 1923 1928 and 1952 1957, bursaries to the value of $4000 a year are available, on nomination of the United Baptist Women's Missionary Union of the Maritime Provinces, to women students at least 20 years and not more than 30 years of age who have been accepted by the Union as prospective overseas or home missionaries. The bursaries are renewable on the nomination of the U.B.W.M.U.
Scholarship | Eligibility: Entering first year
Sixteen entrance scholarships valued at $4000 each ($1000 annually for up to four years) and eight at $6000 each ($1500 annually for up to four years) are awarded each year.
University Entrance Scholarships valued at $3500 ($875 annually for up to four years) are awarded each year in the following names: Harold B Colwell, Ingram B. Oakes, L.A. DeWolfe, F.W. Patterson, James McConnell, & Sterling.
Medal | Eligibility: Art, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Classics, Community Development, Comparative Religion, Computer Science, Economics, English, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science, French, Geology, German, History, Kinesiology, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Nutrition, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Recreation Management, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Women's and Gender Studies
Acadia University Bronze Medals will be awarded at each Spring Convocation to those graduating students who have the highest average in the following majors or disciplines, provided that they have a minimum "A" average in their major and a minimum average of "B" on the courses presented for their degree: Biology, Business Administration, Canadian Studies, Chemistry, Classics, Community Development, Computer Science, Economics, English, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science, French, Geology, German, History, Kinesiology, Mathematics, Music, Nutrition, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies.
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