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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Dr. Sylvia Simpson Bursary in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
| Type | Bursary |
| Eligible faculties | Pure and Applied Science |
| Eligible subjects | Environmental and Sustainability Studies |
| Other eligibility criteria | New Brunswick, Nova Scotia |
Established in 2024 by Sylvia Simpson MD (’68) to reflect her New Brunswick roots and her passion for the environment. This bursary is awarded to Environmental and Sustainability Studies students demonstrating financial need. Preference will be given to students from New Brunswick, followed by Nova Scotia.
Sylvia Simpson grew up in Fairhaven, Deer Island, New Brunswick and earned a BSc with Honours in Biology at Acadia in 1968. A MD of Dalhousie University (1973), she practiced as a Family Physician until 1980. A graduate of John Hopkins University (MPH 1981), she completed her residency in Psychiatry (1986) and was Associate Professor of Psychiatry there, and later at the University of Colorado Medical School.
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