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Indigenous students (status or non-status Indian, Metis, or Inuit) enrolled at a Canadian university or college can apply. Applicants must already be attending the institution and either enrolled in a journalism program or actively involved with a campus news organization such as a student paper or broadcast station. The scholarship is open to French- and English-speaking Indigenous Canadians.
One award of $4,000 is intended to help with education costs. Recipients with appropriate experience may also be offered temporary employment or other opportunities at The Canadian Press, at the provider's discretion. Apply with a completed application form. Journalism work samples, newsroom experience, and reference letters from editors or newsroom supervisors are strongly encouraged.
Established in 1990 in honour of Gillis Purcell, general manager of The Canadian Press from 1945 to 1969.
The Gillis Purcell Memorial Journalism Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples awards $4,000 (1 winner).
The deadline is November 1, 2026. Applications submitted after the deadline are typically not considered, so plan to finish early.
Full-time Nipissing University students who demonstrate financial need and are Ontario residents as defined by OSAP may receive this bursary. One bursary of $700 is presented annually. Apply through the Awards Month application on Web Advisor beginning October 1; the deadline is 4:00 p.m. November 1.
No essay requiredSimon Fraser University undergraduate Archaeology majors in the Faculty of Environment who are enrolled full-time in the spring term and plan to use funds for field-research travel may apply. One award of approximately $2,000 is available. Submit an unofficial transcript and a letter describing how the research travel relates to your Archaeology career by November 1 to the Department of Archaeology.
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Key requirements include: Undergraduate; Communication Journalism; American Indian or Alaska Native; First Nations. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
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Third- or fourth-year University of Waterloo engineering students or teams may apply for project funding to develop assistive systems or devices for physically disadvantaged persons. Awards range from $500 to $2,000, with multiple grants available. The project team average must be at least 75%. Submit the Canadian Posture and Seating Centre project funding form by the term deadline of February 15, July 1, or November 1. The fund encourages student projects that help physically disadvantaged persons participate fully in Canadian society.
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