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Terry Fox Memorial Scholarship
Direct application
$2,500
1 winner
Eligibility
Demographics
Disability
Location
Canada
Level of study
Undergraduate
Year of study
First year
Enrollment
Full-time
About this scholarship
Children, grandchildren, or legal wards (including foster children) of current or retired NUPGE component or affiliate members who identify as having a disability may apply for the Terry Fox Memorial Scholarship. Applicants must plan to enter their first year at a Canadian public post-secondary institution on a full-time basis.
One recipient receives a $2,500 scholarship.
Submit a 750- to 1,000-word essay on how public services enhance quality of life for people with disabilities through the NUPGE online application form (PDF essay upload).
Essay question
What else to submit
- 750-to-1,000-word PDF essay on how public services enhance quality of life for people with disabilities
- Disability identification by a school, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker
- High school name and contact information
- Planned post-secondary institution and program information
- Union membership verification
- Essay must be 750 to 1,000 words (minimum 750, maximum 1,000)
- Essay submitted in PDF format only
- Applicant's name and scholarship name at top of essay (not counted toward word limit)
- Eligibility: be a person with a disability identified by school/doctor/psychiatrist/psychologist/social worker
- Eligibility: child, grandchild, or legal ward of a current or retired NUPGE Component member
- Eligibility: entering first-year studies at a Canadian public post-secondary institution (full- or part-time)
- Provide high school name/contact, planned post-secondary institution and program, and union membership verification
- Application deadline: July 15, 2026 at 5 p.m. EDT
- Award: $2,500 (taxable, T4A issued); essays judged on content, presentation, and adherence to topic by an external party