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Imagine a welcoming place where every student finds the tools, support, and community needed to thrive. Acadia University is transforming the Students’ Union Building (SUB) into a modern Student Centre. Help us build a revitalized hub where opportunities unfold, wellness is prioritized, and diversity is celebrated.

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Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarships change lives: Your gift can provide opportunities and open doors for students. Every donation brings us closer to our goal.

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Athletics Excellence

Acadia's athletics programs thrive with your support, enabling our student-athletes to compete at the highest level.

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Academic Programs

Your gift to academic programs at Acadia fuels cutting-edge research, enriching student experiences and sustaining the university's legacy of academic excellence.

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Your Gift at Work

Quincy Cochrane smiles with scholarship founder Janice MacNeill ('76) at the Halifax Holiday Reception

Attending Acadia was a stretch, and receiving the award helped set me on the path where I am today. It gave me support and allowed me to be more involved on campus without the burden that comes with financial stress.”

Quincy Cochrane ('23), MacNeill Scholar-Bursary recipient

Kelsea Vessey ('21) smiles while speaking at a podium in the Acadia Athletics Complex

“The Kott Award helped relieve financial pressure and allowed me to focus on my academic pursuits, as well as the varsity swim team and engage in co-curricular activities on campus.”

Kelsea Vessey ('21), Geoffrey D. Kott Athlete-Scholar Award recipient

The Student Centre is more than a building. We all want to set students up for success and see this project go ahead. It’s an opportunity to visually create a sense of belonging and a healthy and safe gathering, learning, and workplace for all. It will bring students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines – and the community – back together on campus.

Sadie McAlear ('24)

Giving News

Katrina Hayes and Leila Beaudet are both successful Acadia students pursuing double majors - Katrina in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies, and Leila in Biology and Environmental and Sustainability Studies. Both have received important financial awards. They also happen to be mother and daughter.

When Dr. Bob Lucas (’68, ’69) decided to establish a bursary to support nursing students at Acadia, he had two things on his mind: a strong desire to help students through worrisome academic experiences; and something called ‘The Eleemosynary Fund’.

Taya Lucas-Desmond, a fourth-year environmental science student at Acadia University, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Tory-Bagnall and MacDonald Bursary. Cairine (Tory) and Bernie MacDonald established the $10,000 annual bursary to honour their family's commitment to education and to enable students from the Maritimes to aspire to university.    

Acadia University proudly announces the creation of the Tory-Bagnall and MacDonald Bursary, established through the generosity of Cairine and Bernie MacDonald. First awarded in 2024, the bursary is focused on supporting female and Black students achieve their educational dreams. In 2025-2026, the selection priority will include recent high school graduates enrolling for their first year at Acadia.

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