Techsploration Science Award
Direct application
$2,000
Eligibility
School
Saint Mary's University
Field of study
Biology Life Sciences
Financial
Financial need
Enrollment
Full-time
Grades
Percentage Average 80+
About this scholarship
Saint Mary's University full-time students (30 credit hours) accepted into a science, engineering, or technology program are eligible if they are Techsploration alumnae or female or non-binary Grade 12 graduates of Techsploration schools in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Applicants need an 80% high school average.
The renewable scholarship is $2,000 per year. Renewal requires full-time status and a minimum 3.0 GPA. Apply with a one-page essay and the Techsploration Science Award application by May 31. If more than one finalist is identified, financial need may be considered.
Selection is by Saint Mary's Admissions in consultation with Techsploration.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Completed Techsploration Science Award application
- One-page essay
- Transcript of academic record
- One letter of reference
- Acceptance letter from Saint Mary's University
- One-page essay (single page; no word/character count specified) that should include, but is not limited to, the three listed prompts
- Completed Techsploration application form
- Transcript of academic record
- One letter of reference (preferably from an employer, volunteer organization, or community member/leader; endorsements from a parent/guardian or a teacher who helped with Techsploration are not accept
- Acceptance letter from Saint Mary's University into a full-time science, engineering, or technology program
- Minimum 80% average upon high school graduation; maintain 3.0 GPA annually for renewal
- Eligible: Techsploration Alumnae or female/gender-diverse Grade 12 graduates of Techsploration schools in NS or PEI
- Deadline: June 1, 2026, 11:59 PM
- Renewal requires full-time status and a minimum 3.0 GPA annually.
- Selection is by Saint Mary's Admissions in consultation with Techsploration.