2025-26 Undergraduate Entrance Bursary

These bursaries, ranging from $500 – $2,500 each, are offered to students entering their first undergraduate degree (including transfer students). Undergraduate Entrance Bursaries are non-renewable, non-transferable and are limited in number.

In addition to the Undergraduate Entrance Bursary, there are 3 named bursaries that once awarded, can be renewed up to an additional 3 years pending the student continues to meet the eligibility criteria.

Application is posted annually on February 1.

Application deadline: June 9, 2025, at 4:00 pm.

Please note: Bachelor of Education and Graduate students are not eligible.

Questions: Please contact financial.aid@msvu.ca

Eligibility

To be eligible for the MSVU Undergraduate Entrance Bursary, students must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Be accepted to MSVU for the upcoming academic year and starting in the next Fall term;

2. If a domestic student, must have, or intend to have by August 13, either a government student loan, bank funding or band sponsorship (a follow-up Confirmation of Need form will require proof of this funding);

3. Be enrolled as a full-time student in both the upcoming fall and winter terms (minimum 3 courses per term).

Undergraduate Entrance Bursary Application

Students must complete the following steps:

Students approved to receive an Undergraduate Entrance Bursary will be mailed a Confirmation of Need Form to the address that was included on their Entrance Bursary Application. In order to receive their bursary, students must forward their Confirmation of Need Form, along with proof of government loan, bank funding or band sponsorship (proof must include student name) to the Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid by August 13, 2025.

Once these documents are received, the first half of the bursary will be applied to the Fall term and the remaining half will be applied to the Winter term.

Renewable Undergraduate Entrance Bursary Applications

In addition to the Undergraduate Entrance Bursary, there are 3 named bursaries that once awarded, can be renewed up to an additional 3 years pending the student continues to meet the eligibility criteria.

How do I apply for a Renewable Undergraduate Entrance Bursary?
To be considered, the following Undergraduate Entrance Bursaries require supplemental documentation as noted in each description below.

If you are applying to more than one bursary, the 2025-2026 Undergraduate Entrance Bursary application only needs to be submitted once.

Students approved to receive an Undergraduate Renewable Entrance Bursary will be mailed a Confirmation of Need Form to the address that was included on their 2025-2026 Undergraduate Entrance Bursary Application. In order to receive their bursary, students must forward their Confirmation of Need Form, along with proof of government loan, bank funding or band sponsorship (proof must include student name) to the Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid by August 13, 2025.

Grace Jollymore Joyce Bursary

Established by The Joyce Family Foundation in honour of Ronald V. Joyce’s mother, Grace Jollymore Joyce, to recognize her significant impact and influence on her family. This renewable bursary is awarded annually to full-time students from Nova Scotia entering any undergraduate program at Mount Saint Vincent University. Recipients must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and hold good academic standing as defined in the university calendar. New applicants must have completed high school within the last three years and have demonstrated an ability to overcome obstacles and adversity.

Applicants must submit the following documentation:

Application deadline: June 9

Scott McCain and Leslie McLean – L’nu Student Success Bursary

Established by Scott McCain and Leslie McLean to provide renewable bursaries, awarded annually, to full-time Indigenous students, from Canada, with demonstrated financial need entering any undergraduate certificate, diploma or degree program at MSVU.

Applicants must submit the following documentation:

Application deadline: June 9

Walker Wood Foundation Bursary

The Walker Wood Foundation Bursary is awarded to fulltime female students entering any program at Mount Saint Vincent University. Applicants must be a Canadian citizen and maintain good academic standing. Preference will be given to students who are the first generation in their family to attend university. This bursary is renewable for an additional three years provided the student maintains good academic standing and demonstrates financial need.

Applicants must submit the following documentation:

Application deadline: June 9

FSL Bursary Program in French

MSVU’s Modern Languages Department has 7 $3,000 bursaries to award for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Eligible students are those who are taking 5 out of 10 courses in French at MSVU from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026.  French must not already be your first language. For more information, please click here.