Criminal Justice and Protective Services Scholarships in Canada

University of Guelph students with a minimum 75% average registered in any degree program in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences who demonstrate financial need may apply for the Barbara A. Bowen Scholarship. One $5,500 award is granted. Submit a Financial Need Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by October 7.

University of Guelph students registered in any program offered by the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences with demonstrated financial need, who meet the government-mandated terms for an OTSS award, may receive this $5,000 bursary. One award is available. Preference is given to female students registered in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition. Apply through University of Guelph student financial awards processes by October 7.

Full-time Master of Arts or doctoral students in the University of Ottawa Department of Criminology who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected/refugee-status holders, or international students and intend to advance criminal justice reform, social justice, or social change through their studies may apply. One scholarship of $3,500. Apply through Online Scholarships and Bursaries in uoZone with a CV and transcript by November 3. The Ross Hastings Memorial Scholarship supports Criminology graduate students whose work aims at justice reform and social change.

University of Guelph students registered in a College of Social and Applied Human Sciences program with a minimum 70% cumulative average who meet OSOTF terms may receive Yeandle Family Scholarships. Several awards of up to $2,000 are made on financial need and academic achievement. Submit a Financial Need Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by October 7 for automatic consideration. Provided by the Estate of Audrey Yeandle with Ontario OSOTF matching.

Dependents of OPSEU/SEFPO members in good standing who are enrolled in a Police Foundations course or a Law and Security/Corrections course at a publicly funded Ontario college or university may apply. The scholarship awards $1,000 annually to one recipient. Submit an application through the union's scholarship program by the posted deadline. The award honours Brother Larry Cripps, a correctional officer and long-time union activist who died in 2004. OPSEU/SEFPO's executive board approved this annual fund to support members' dependants pursuing careers in policing, corrections, and related public safety fields.

For a continuing full-time student enrolled in the Police and Investigations (Police Studies) program at MacEwan University who demonstrates financial need. One $500 bursary is available. Apply by the January 15 deadline.

Third- or fourth-year Criminology students in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa who are Ontario residents (per OSAP), demonstrate financial need, hold a minimum CGPA of 7.0, and show extracurricular involvement may apply. Criminology Undergraduate Students Association executive committee members are ineligible. Two awards of at least $500 each are granted. Apply through uoZone with the Financial Questionnaire and a CV; applications are due November 3.

Protection, Security and Investigation students at Loyalist College with high academic standing (minimum 80% average) are eligible. One award is granted; the amount varies. Apply through Loyalist's donor-supported awards application.

Douglas College students enrolled in the Legal Studies Diploma or Criminology programs who demonstrate financial need may apply. One bursary is awarded annually, with a variable amount. Apply through Douglas College's financial aid and awards office. The college administers selection rather than the Notary Foundation directly. The Notary Foundation of BC established this bursary at Douglas College in 2006 to help law-related students. Criteria were later expanded to include Criminology students.

Michael McKiernan Justice Award — one of the awards funded by Michael McKiernan for Indigenous students, administered through Indspire's Building Brighter Futures Bursaries & Scholarships portal. Award amounts vary by sponsoring fund and are not published as a fixed figure on the Indspire listing. Apply once through Indspire's Building Brighter Futures portal. One complete application is considered for every applicable bursary and scholarship. Consideration rounds close August 1, November 1, and February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST each academic year; a complete application carries forward across rounds until February 1.