Indigenous Student Financial Support

Below is a list of financial support opportunities for Indigenous students at StFX. For more information, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

Scholarships & Bursaries

Dahdelah Scholarship for Indigenous Students

Total value: up to $15,000

Annual value: $3,000

Eligibility: All Indigenous Nova Scotian, 1st-year, full-time undergraduate PGOV students enrolling from high school. Minimum 70% average and demonstrated StFX qualities of leadership and service to community. Open to Indigenous Nova Scotian students.

Application Information

Jeannine Deveau In Course Scholarship

Total value: up to $15,000

Annual value: $3,000

Eligibility: Candidates pursuing an undergraduate degree who self-identify as Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, or African Nova Scotian 

Application Information

Sisters of St. Martha Indigenous (Mi'kmaw) Nursing Scholarship

Total value: $40,000

Annual value: $10,000

Eligibility: First-year undergraduate nursing students who self-identify as of Mi’kmaw descent from a Mi’kmaw community in Eastern Nova Scotia.

Application Information

Entrance Bursaries
  • Michael and Lisa Boyd Family Award for African Nova Scotian and Indigenous Students - more info here
Limited Bursaries
  • Atlantic Central Credit Union Dave MacLean Bursary
  • Class of 2007 Bursary
  • Dolores Parent Memorial Bursary
  • Ellen Costello Women in Business Bursaries
  • Indigenous Student Bursary
  • Jeannine Deveau Indigenous Students Bursary
  • Justin Avery Memorial Bursary
  • Sherise Paul-Gould Memorial Award
  • Vincent Nasso Bursary
  • Wally MacDonald Nursing Bursary
  • Women for Women Bursary

For more information, visit the Limited Bursary Program page or contact the Financial Aid Office.

External Scholarships & Bursaries

Emergency Aid

Jeannine Deveau Equity Fund Emergency Grant Program

StFX Students' Union Emergency Fund

Contact

Kiknu Indigenous Student Centre

Coady West 104
4780 Tompkins Lane
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Mi'kma'ki