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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The Chancellor Libby Burnham Scholarship in the Faculty of Arts is awarded annually to a student entering their final year of an undergraduate degree program in the Faculty. The scholarship will be awarded to a student in recognition of their contributions to the Arts in their field of study, academics, as determined by the previous year’s marks and on the basis of an interview and the submission of a representative piece of work or works, which will be reviewed by an examining committee. Preference will be given to a student in their final year. If there is no qualified student in their final year, this award can be awarded to an eligible student in any year of study.
Libby Burnham (’60, HON ’20) was the first woman to graduate from Acadia and pursue a law degree, New Brunswick’s first female barrister, and the first female Chancellor of Acadia University serving from 2011 to 2018. Burnham’s passion for politics and her concern for the betterment of society helped her achieve her tremendous track record of advocacy and community service. The award, in the amount of $2000, is provided by the Associated Alumni of Acadia University.
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