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Financial Assistance

You may be eligible for a financial aid support program. Financial aid may be in the form of grants, scholarships or awards.

Financial assistance is available through ÍøºìºÚÁÏ, as well as a number of external organizations. Be sure to check this page often for updates as we receive notification of external scholarship and grant opportunities regularly.

There are several other general scholarship, bursary and funding aid opportunities available on the Money Matters page under Funding Sources.  New opportunites and changes to existing possibilities are updated often.

Scholarships and Bursaries - Undergraduate Studies


The Ralph and Frances Lewis Jeffery Scholarship 
From the Estate of Frances E. Jeffery came a bequest in 1979 to endow a scholarship which is to be awarded to a student who has completed the final year of an honours degree in Mathematics, and who has maintained at least a second-class standing during the first three years of the class.

The L.A. DeWolfe Memorial Scholarship* 
A fund has been established under the Will of the late Dr. L.A. DeWolfe to provide undergraduate scholarships in Mathematics or Science. Application not required.

The Carl Mushkat Memorial Scholarships* 
The Carl Mushkat Memorial Fund was established at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ in 1979 as a bequest under the Will of the late Carl Mushkat. The fund provides scholarships to students in Mathematics or Science. Application not required

The Ross Stewart Smith Scholarships* 
A significant bequest established these memorial scholarships for students who excel in the sciences or mathematics. Application not required.

First Nations & Indigenous Black Students Scholarship* 
Ten renewable entrance scholarships of $12,000 ($3,000 per year) each are available to First Nations and Indigenous Black students, who are residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island, and are entering ÍøºìºÚÁÏ for the first time. Scholarships are available to students who are applying directly from high school as well as those who have attended another post-secondary institution. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of a student's financial need and academic standing. Please by March 15.

Mathematics & Statistics Bursary Fund 
An annual bursary to be awarded to a student enrolled in the second, third or fourth year of an undergraduate program, leading to a degree in Mathematics or Statistics at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ. The recipient will have demonstrated financial need and satisfactory academic standing. Apply through the general online bursary program. Deadline: October 15.

*These scholarships are administered by the .

Scholarships and Bursaries - Graduate Studies

Every year the Department offers funding to newly admitted graduate students from a variety of sources.  These scholarships are funded by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, individual faculty research grants, and teaching assistantships.  To be considered please make sure that we have your application for our program by January 15.  For details and current levels of funding, please see the .

The following additional sources of funding are also available.


Heller-Smith Foundation Graduate Scholarship in Mathematics & Statistics 
The Scholarship was established to provide financial support and recognition to a graduate student. This scholarship will be awarded annually on the basis of academic achievement as determined by the faculty committee in the department of Mathematics and Statistics

The Professor Michael Edelstein Memorial Graduate Prize 
Dr. Michael Edelstein was instrumental in transforming the Mathematics and Statistics department into one of formidable research with great emphasis on graduate instruction. This prize, made possible through a generous donation by his family, is awarded annually to a graduate student who shows great promise in the mathematical sciences. In order to encourage mathematical talent in both genders, the prize will alternate between male and female recipients. Application is not required as all Mathematics and Statistics graduate students are automatically considered.

The Patrick F. Lett Graduate Students' Assistance Bursary
This bursary is to aid graduate students who are having difficulty getting sufficient assistance from other funding sources.The student must demonstrate a financial need in conjunction with supportive information from their Supervisor or Chair of the Department. No student applying for this bursary is to be judged based upon their academic qualifications. Acceptance into Graduate School at ÍøºìºÚÁÏ is to serve as sufficient criteria of academic worth. Applications are considered on a per-term basis.

For more information, see and to apply fill out the .  

Killam Predoctoral Scholarships
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ awards Killam Predoctoral Scholarships on a competitive basis to outstanding graduate students planning to enroll or already enrolled in thesis programs (Master's or Doctoral level) in any discipline in the sciences, engineering, humanities, and social sciences.

More information is available at Killam Predoctoral Scholarship Level 1 (Master's) and or Killam Predoctoral Scholarship Level 2 (Doctoral)

Prizes and Awards

Bernoulli Prize
The Bernoulli Prize will be awarded annually to the student registered in the Co-op Mathematics Program who has the best cumulative academic record, subject to the restrictions that the priz