Scholarships, Bursaries and Emergency Support
Eligible students identifying as Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik or African Nova Scotian may apply for a variety of financial support programs through the Jeannine Deveau Educational Equity Endowment Fund. See FAQ for more information about eligibility.
Jeannine Deveau Scholarship
Mi'kmaq or Wolastoqiyik
Candidates who self-identify as Mi’kmaq or Wolastoqiyik in this application will be considered for scholarships funded under the Jeannine Deveau Educational Equity Endowment Fund. Note: For the purposes of the StFX scholarship, eligible candidates are people who are identified as Mi’kmaq by the Mi’kmaq communities of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI or Wolastoqiyik by the Wolastoqiyik communities of New Brunswick.
Award Value: $20,000 ($4,000, renewable for 5 years)
Minimum 70% average and demonstrated StFX qualities of leadership and service to community. Deadline to apply is April 1st.
African Nova Scotian
Candidates who self-identity as African Nova Scotian in this application will be considered for scholarship funded under the Jeannine Deveau Educational Equity Endowment Fund. For the purpose of the StFX scholarship, eligible candidates are people who identify themselves as Indigenous Black Nova Scotian. Indigenous Black Nova Scotian’s are individuals who are Black and (a) were born and raised in Nova Scotia OR (b) who have a substantial connection with a historically Black community in Nova Scotia.
Award Value: $20,000 ($4,000, renewable for 5 years)
Minimum 70% average and demonstrated StFX qualities of leadership and service to community. Deadline to apply is April 1st.
Ann Sherman Education Fund
Through a generous donation, The Ann Sherman Education Fund, was established by the John and Judy Bragg Family Foundation in March 2018. This fund, whose funds were matched by the Jeannine Deveau Equity Endowment, supports scholarships and bursaries for students pursuing graduate degree programs in Education. For more information, students are encouraged to contact the Office of the Dean of Education.
Award values:
- up to $2,000 for Master’s students in the Faculty of Education
- up to $7,500 for PhD students in the Faculty of Education
- up to $1,000 for Certificate students in the Faculty of Education
Limited Bursaries
Jeannine Deveau Mi'kmaq or Wolastoqiyik Students Bursary
This award is available to Mi'kmaq or Wolastoqiyik students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at the undergraduate or graduate level of study at StFX. Full and part time students are eligible to apply. Applicants must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to students from Mi’kmaw and Wulastoyik communities. Award Value: up to $500
Jeannine Deveau African Nova Scotian Student Bursary
This bursary is available to African Nova Scotian students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at the undergraduate or graduate level of study at StFX. Full and part time students are eligible to apply. Applicants must be in good academic standing and demonstrate financial need. Award Value: up to $500
Emergency Grants
The Jeannine Deveau Educational Equity Endowment Fund supports an Emergency Grant program for Mi'Kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, and African Nova Scotian students. This program provides financial assistance to students who encounter emergency costs related to their studies which, if not addressed, would prevent them from continuing at StFX. Applicants may be considered for funding for situations that are:
- time sensitive
- unforeseen
- cannot be addressed by any other means
- directly affect their ability to study at StFX in the current term
Application
This program is now closed for the fall 2024 term. The program will open for application for the winter 2025 term on January 6, 2025. Applicants must be actively registered in studies at StFX at the time of application.
Students are welcome to access support completing the application from the University by contacting Indigenous Student Advising, Black Student Advising, the Financial Aid Office, or any other support office of their choosing.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply to the Deveau Emergency Grant Program, a student must:
- Be studying in an academic diploma or degree program at the undergraduate level and be actively enrolled in courses during the term in which they are applying for aid.
- Be actively registered as a student at StFX at the time of application.
- Demonstrate financial need in the application, specific to student related costs and resources.
- Be identified as Mi’kmaq by the Mi’kmaq communities of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or PEI or Wolastoqiyik by the Wolastoqiyik communities of New Brunswick; or,
- Self-identify as Indigenous Black Nova Scotian. For the purpose of this program, Indigenous Black Nova Scotians are individuals who are Black and: (a) were born and raised in Nova Scotia OR (b) who have a substantial connection with a historically Black community in Nova Scotia.
Notification
Applications will be reviewed weekly; all applicants will be notified of decisions via their StFX email account.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are African Nova Scotian people defined for the purpose of funding eligibility?
How are Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik people defined for the purpose of funding eligibility?
Who is eligible to apply and receive funding through the Deveau Fund?
How are African Nova Scotian people defined for the purpose of funding eligibility?
Candidates who self-identify as African Nova Scotian in this application will be considered for scholarships and bursaries funded under the Jeannine Deveau Equity Endowment Fund.
For the purpose of the StFX Deveau Scholarship and Bursary programs, African Nova Scotians are people who identify themselves as Indigenous Black Nova Scotian. Indigenous Black Nova Scotians are individuals who are Black; and
(a) were born and raised in Nova Scotia and identify with one of the 52 historical African Nova Scotian communities.
OR
(b) those who are Black and were not born or raised in NS but whose heritage/lineage, e.g., parent(s) or grandparents (s), stems from a historically Black community in NS to which they have a substantial connection.
How are Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik people defined for the purpose of funding eligibility?
For the purposes of the Jeannine Deveau scholarship, eligible candidates are people who are identified as Mi’kmaq by the Mi’kmaq communities of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI or Wolastoqiyik by the Wolastoqiyik communities of New Brunswick.
Contact
(Committee Chair: Tara Buksaitis)
4130 University Ave
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Canada
Peer Mentors
- Black Student Peer Mentors: Yese Bifakubaho and Ola Abioye
- Indigenous Student Peer Mentors: Harmony Bright-Doucette and Maria Young
