All Opportunities

Welcome to the NSCC Student Awards Portal. This application system is used by NSCC to support students in applying for scholarships, awards and bursaries throughout the year. It is also used to collect applications for financial aid programs such as Urgent Aid, Cost of Living bursaries, job/college readiness funding and more.

This directory is intended to inform prospective students and the community about the many award opportunities and financial support options available at NSCC. Once a student is confirmed in a program, they will gain access to the Student Awards Portal and will be able to review award opportunities recommended for them based on their program, campus and other information provided.Please note: This listing is restricted to opportunities that are currently open (i.e. accepting applications). Awards, scholarships, and bursaries that are offered at different times throughout the year will only appear in this listing when they are open for application.

To apply to NSCC Student Awards, students and confirmed applicants should login using their NSCC user name and password in the Sign In area on this page, complete the General Application and, if applicable, apply to Recommended Opportunities.

For more information about the financial supports available at NSCC, visit nscc.ca/awards

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
24 @ $2,500 Adam Folk Memorial Scholarship
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in Plumbing at any campus...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $3,600 Arnold D. Johnson Sr. Award for Water Resources
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of Civil...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $800 Beth Murray Award
Open to full-time students enrolled in any year of study in any program...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 BMO Financial Group Award
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of any...
Deadline07/17/2025
10 @ $2,000 Building the Future of Cumberland County Award
Open to full and part-time students who will be enrolled in any year of...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $500 Cape Breton Island Building & Construction Trades Council and Unionized Cape Breton Contractors Entrance Bursary
Open to full and part time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $500 Cape Breton Island Building & Construction Trades Council and Unionized Cape Breton Contractors Entrance Scholarship
Open to full and part-time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $1,000 Cherubini Metal Works Award
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of Civil...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $3,620 Children of Promise Bursary
Open to full and part-time students who will be enrolled in any year of...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 David Maxwell Environmental Technology Bursary
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in any year of study of...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 Dexter Construction Award
Open to full-time students enrolled in any year of study in eligible...
Deadline07/17/2025
5 @ $3,000 DGHF - Horizon Maritime Mi'kmaq Learners Healthcare Bursary
Open to full and part time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of...
Deadline07/17/2025
50 @ $4,727 Disability Support Professional Certificate Bursary - Full-time
Open to full-time students enrolled in year 1 of Disability Support...
Deadline07/17/2025
25 @ $4,567 Disability Support Professional Certificate Bursary - Part-time
Open to part-time students enrolled in year 1 of Disability Support...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $1,750 Doug and Elaine Thistle Yarmouth Community Bursary
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study of any...
Deadline07/17/2025
Varies Excellence in Early Childhood Education Bursary
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) is...
Deadline07/17/2025
3 @ $1,250 Gerrie Masters & Peter Green Access Award
Open to full and part-time students who will be enrolled in any year of...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $1,500 Gordon Latter Memorial Bursary
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in any year of study of...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 Guildfords Group of Companies Award
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in any year of study of...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $1,000 Harrison McCain Bursaries
Open to full-time students enrolled in any year of study of any program...
Deadline07/17/2025
30 @ $1,000 Ivany Campus Student Association Award
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study in...
Deadline07/17/2025
7 @ $1,000 Jason Connell Memorial Award
Open to full-time students enrolled in year 2 of IT Programming at the...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 Jeff Todd Memorial Award
Open to full-time students enrolled in the Auto Body and Collision...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $4,000 jipuktuk etli apatua'timk Award - Spring
Open to full-time students enrolled in year 1 of eligible programs at...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 KENT Building Supplies Women in Trades Bursary
Open to full-time students enrolled in any year of study of any program...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 Lillian Rodgers Memorial Bursary
Open to full-time students enrolled in year 2 of Cosmetology at any...
Deadline07/17/2025
3 @ $2,000 Marid Industries Award
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of Welding –...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 Natalie Charbonneau Memorial Award
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in any year of study in...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,750 Nautical 150 Legacy Award
Open to full-time students enrolled in any year of study of eligible...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,250 Nova Scotia Remembers Helping Professions Bursary for Continuing Care
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in Continuing Care at the...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,250 Nova Scotia Remembers Helping Professions Bursary for Practical Nursing
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study of...
Deadline07/17/2025
3 @ $500 NSITEN Tourism Bursary Award
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study of...
Deadline07/17/2025
3 @ $1,500 Princess Auto Foundation Endowed Entrance Bursary
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of eligible...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $2,000 Robert T. Peacock Achievement Award
Open to full-time students enrolled in year 2 of Environmental...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $1,000 Ruth Pulsifer Cobequid Educational Centre Inspiration Award
Open to full and part-time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $900 Scotiabank NSCC Entrance Award
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in year 1 of any...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 The Ian Startup Memorial Award
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in Climate Change –...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 The Medical Office Administration Bursary
Open to full and part-time students in any year of study of the Medical...
Deadline07/17/2025
3 @ $2,000 The Nina Hoffman Community Impact Award
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study of any...
Deadline07/17/2025
11 @ $3,620 The Nova Scotia Forest Innovation Trust Award
Open to full or part-time students who will be enrolled in any year of...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,000 The Tommy MacLean Award
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in any year of study of...
Deadline07/17/2025
2 @ $1,000 Tim Hortons Employee Award
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study of any...
Deadline07/17/2025
1 @ $1,065 ​Shawn Allen Memorial Award​ 
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study in the...
Deadline07/17/2025
Winning students will receive a plaque, a certificate for their portfolio, and be nominated for CEWIL Canada's Co-op Student of the Year award. Co-op Student of the Year Award
Awarded to a full-time student who completed a WIL Co-op experience...
Deadline11/03/2025
Winning students will receive a plaque, a certificate for their portfolio, and be nominated for CEWIL Canada's WIL Student of the Year award. Work-Integrated Learning Student of the Year Award
Awarded to a full-time student who will be a graduate in 2025 or...
Deadline11/17/2025
Varies (between $3,000 - $10,000 depending on the program) The Ocean Dream Award for Women and Indigenous People
Open to full-time students who will be enrolled in any year of study of...
Deadline01/16/2026
Varies Urgent Aid - Akerley Campus
Urgent Aid (UA) funding is available to help current NSCC students with...
Deadline03/31/2026
Varies Urgent Aid - Annapolis Valley Campus
Urgent Aid (UA) funding is available to help current NSCC students with...
Deadline03/31/2026
Varies Urgent Aid - Burridge Campus
Urgent Aid (UA) funding is available to help current NSCC students with...
Deadline03/31/2026
Varies Urgent Aid - Cumberland Campus
Urgent Aid (UA) funding is available to help current NSCC students with...
Deadline03/31/2026