10 Scholarships for Black Students in Canada: Eligibility and Details 2024
Introduction:
Scholarships provide crucial financial support and recognition for students pursuing higher education. In this blog, we have compiled a list of 10 scholarships specifically designed for Black students in Canada. These scholarships aim to empower and uplift Black individuals in various fields of study. Below, we will provide details of each scholarship, including eligibility criteria and important deadlines.
1. EDC Black Community Leader Scholarship:
Eligibility:
- Black students pursuing studies at a Canadian college, university, or cégep.
- Must provide SIN (Social Insurance Number) for tax purposes.
- Pursuing post-secondary studies in fields related to EDC's work, including business and finance, operations and administration, information technology, or fields supporting the Black community.
- Minimum 70% cumulative average and involvement in organizations important to the Black community.
Value: $5,000
2. Black Business and Professional Association Canadian Medical Foundation Bursary:
Eligibility:
- Black students accepted or attending any medical school in Canada.
- Based on academic achievement, financial need, and contribution to the Black community.
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person.
- Maximum age of 30 at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year.
Value: $5,000 CAD
3. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Awards:
Eligibility:
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Person.
- Registered in a bachelor's degree program at an eligible institution.
- Satisfactory cumulative average, not enrolled in health sciences professional degree, and not previously enrolled in a graduate program in the same field.
- Exclusive for self-identifying Black student researchers (for CIHR and SSHRC USRAs).
Value: $6,000 (host institution supplements the award)
4. Black Business and Professional Association in partnership with the Government of Ontario S.T.E.M. Scholarships:
Eligibility:
- Black students with a strong aptitude in Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Math.
- Enrolled or accepted as a full-time student in the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Maximum age of 30 at the start of the academic year.
Value: $5,000 CAD
5. Black Business and Professional Association in partnership with Mejuri The Mejuri Scholarship Fund:
Eligibility:
- Black women or non-binary individuals aged 18 or older.
- Display persistence, creative thinking, and a growth mindset in the application.
- Demonstrated financial need.
Value: $5,000 CAD (10 scholarships awarded annually)
6. Xero Scholarship by the Black Business and Professional Association
Eligibility:
- Black student attending any accounting field of study at an accredited Canadian college or university.
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person.
- Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Maximum 30 years of age at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Must provide true, accurate, and complete information on the application form.
Value: $5,000 based on academic achievement and financial need.
7. Kindred Foundation Scholarship by the Black Business and Professional Association
Eligibility:
- Black student studying mental health or health sciences (priority) or sciences (secondary) at an accredited post-secondary institution.
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person.
- Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Maximum 30 years of age at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Must provide true, accurate, and complete information on the application form.
Value: $2,000 CAD per year of enrollment for up to four years. 2 scholarships awarded per year.
8. The Robert "Bobby Love" Izzard Community Scholarship by the Black Business and Professional Association
Eligibility:
- Black student who emulates Bobby Love's quest for education and sports.
- Resident of the Toronto Community Housing.
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person.
- Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Maximum 30 years of age at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Must provide true, accurate, and complete information on the application form.
Value: $2,500 CAD. 1 scholarship awarded per year.
9. Black Business and Professional Association: The Canadian Public Relations Society Foundation Scholarship:
Eligibility:
- Black student attending a three+ year program in the field of Public Relations at an accredited college or university in Canada.
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person.
- Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Maximum 30 years of age at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Must provide true, accurate, and complete information on the application form.
Value: $2,500 CAD. 1 scholarship awarded per year.
10. The APW African Canadian Youth Scholarship by Black Business and Professional Association
Eligibility:
- Black student with a strong desire to pursue a career as an artist, specifically in the areas of animations and illustrations.
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person.
- Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Maximum 30 years of age at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year.
- Must provide true, accurate, and complete information on the application form.
Value: Full tuition coverage and provision of supplies for one year of study, renewable annually.
- 1 scholarship is awarded per year.
