Funding

Here you can find information about scholarships, bursaries, awards, and funding opportunities for graduate students.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS)

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) can help students connect to national granting agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR) and other external funding opportunities. They may also be able to provide travel grants to students presenting at conferences.

The Nova Scotia Library Association (NSLA)

Our friends at the NSLA offer several awards and bursaries, membership is free for students in our program, and it is a great way to connect with people in public librarianship!

The Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA)

The APLA also offers a number of funding and award opportunities!

The Harmonized Scholarship Process

The Harmonized Scholarship Process allows students to apply for multiple scholarships using only one application.
Deadline: TBA, 2023

The following scholarships are included:

Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship

Eliza Ritchie Doctoral Entrance Scholarship for Women

Indigenous Graduate Scholarship

James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians

Killam Predoctoral Scholarships

Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship

The Vitamin Scholarship

Other Funding Opportunities

Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services (ABOS); The Bernard Vavrek Scholarship.      Deadline: TBA, 2023

A.S. Mowat Prize
Deadlines: April 1, yearly

BRASS Student Travel Award
Deadline: TBA, 2023

Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Scholarships
Deadlines: Annually from December through April

The Dr. P. Anthony Johnstone Memorial Bursary
Deadlines: March 15 and October 31, yearly

The Faculty of Graduate Studies Emergency Bursary
Deadlines: Monthly

Frances Henne/YALSA Grant
Deadline: December 1st, yearly

Gerd Muehsam Award
Deadlines: TBA, 2023

The John and Lina Graham Commonwealth Bursary
Deadlines: March 15 and October 31, yearly

Linda Marie Gillingwater Rainsberry Graduate Scholarship and Bursary
Deadline: December 10, yearly

Phi Cappa Pi Joe Ghiz Memorial Award
Deadline: TBA

Samuel H. Kress Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: TBA, 2023

Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) Conference Attendance Scholarship
Deadline: TBA, 2023

Student Ambassadors for Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
Deadlines: TBA