StFX Bursary Programs

This listing is intended to provide students with direct access to need-based bursaries available exclusively to students enrolled at St. Francis Xavier University. Application forms can be found on the individual bursary program pages.*

Please be advised that bursary amounts and criteria can change from year to year. The Financial Aid Office will not be held responsible for any inconvenience this may cause. When the website and the Financial Aid Office have discrepancies as to the amount of award, the Financial Aid Office will take precedence in the decision. 

Entrance Bursaries 

Entrance bursaries are available for direct-from-high-school students to apply for beginning in December of their senior high school year, for study beginning the following September at StFX.  

Please visit Entrance Bursaries for more information and a listing of the awards offered each year. 

Tuition Waiver for Youth in Extended Care

We recognize spending time in the care of the Nova Scotia child welfare system during any part of your childhood can have an impact on your access to education. One of the biggest challenges could be finances.  If there are barriers or obstacles preventing you from reaching your potential, we want to help.  

For more info, visit the Tuition Waiver for Youth in Extended Care page.

In-Course Bursaries

FALL & WINTER TERM BURSARIES

The University has a modest in-course bursary program which has been established to offer financial assistance to students in academic programs who find themselves in unanticipated financial difficulty and unable to meet their obligations. Awards are made to those who meet the qualifications established by the university and, where applicable, by the individual donors.

For more info, visit the Fall & Winter Term Bursaries page.

Special Bursaries

X-Ring Bursary Program

There is a limited amount of funding available each academic year for approximately 6 to 8 graduating students to use towards the purchase of an X-Ring. These funds are meant to aid students to whom the ring will mean something special but who would otherwise not be able to purchase due to financial constraints.

For more info, visit the X-Ring Bursary Program page.

Note to grade 12 students: Apply to the Fall & Winter Term Bursary Program once you have begun your studies at StFX; you cannot be considered for funding in this program while you are still in high school.

Note to Part-Time Students: Part-time Study Awards are also available through Continuing & Distance Education . Up to ten awards of $500 will be granted each year to part-time students registered in undergraduate courses. Deadline for application is November 15 & February 15 of each academic year. 

Note to Masters Students: Masters students are only eligible for those bursaries in the Fall & Winter Term Bursary program that specify in the description they are open to students at the graduate level.

Note to Doctoral Students: Doctoral students whose home institution is designated as StFX are only eligible for those bursaries in the Fall & Winter Term Bursary program that specify in the description they are open to students at the doctoral level.