Acadia University Renewable Scholarships 2023-2024 | How to Apply

Appeal Process

If you fail to meet the above conditions for renewability, we will notify you in the early summer. You may appeal by making a request in writing to Financial Aid (financial.aid@acadiau.ca) to have your scholarship renewed. In considering your appeal, the Scholarships, Prizes, and Awards Committee will review your academic record and consider medical or other substantive reasons that you submit.

Deferral of Scholarship

You may choose to take a gap year to work, volunteer, or travel. The Scholarships, Prizes and Awards Committee of Senate allows you to defer your scholarship for up to one full academic year as long as you do not participate in any further post-secondary education.

To defer a scholarship, send an email Scholarships and Financial Aid office at financial.aid@acadiau.ca with this request and the reason you are deferring. If you choose to defer, you must notify the Admissions Office once you decide to attend or return to full-time study.

Entering Certificate/Bachelor of Applied Science Program Students
If you have a renewable scholarship at Acadia, then Dalhousie University will guarantee the renewable portion of any further scholarships up to $5000 in your first year at Dal, provided:

• You have a GPA of 3.85 or higher in your engineering program, and
• You meet all the renewable scholarship requirements set by Acadia

The scholarship guarantee is filled by Dalhousie scholarships, and is not an additional award. Depending on academic performance, you may earn scholarships exceeding $5000.

Scholarship Students on Co-op

While you are on a fall and/or winter term Co-op work placement, you can hold your Acadia University awards. For renewable awards, the Scholarships & Financial Assistance Office will work with the Co-op Office to determine eligibility for renewal taking into consideration the grade for the Co-op work term. Renewable awards are only available for up to four years or until you graduate: whichever comes first, as per the University awards terms and conditions.

Scholarship Students on Study Abroad

If you are on direct exchange, with fees payable to Acadia, in course and renewable entrance scholarship funds are credited to your university student account at Acadia in the usual manner: half in September and half in January. When the transcript is received from the University abroad, it is assessed and determined if you have met the academic requirement to renew the scholarship.