Awards and Scholarships

Eligibility 

Domestic students admitted to UNF in the 2025 and 2026 academic year will automatically receive the award.

Award Amount

Details

Award disbursement will begin after the registration period has closed in Term 1 of a student’s program.

Please review Terms and Conditions for entrance awards below.

Eligibility 

This award is available to members of CFOne and their immediate families. Students who are eligible for this award will automatically receive this award.

Find out more about UNF’s partnership with CFOne and the people and families that support them.

This award is part of the CF One Member Appreciation Program, which was created to promote a variety of exclusive and meaningful discounts to the Canadian Forces Community and their families, one million strong, in recognition of their sacrifices and dedication.

Award amount

Details

This award is applied as a discount to all courses within the accepted student’s program plan.

Please review Terms and Conditions for entrance awards below.

Eligibility 

This award is available to all applicants enrolled in UNF Graduate Foundation academic bridging program.

Award amount

Details

This award is applied as a discount to all courses within the accepted student’s program plan.

Please review Terms and Conditions for entrance awards below.

Students are required to remain in good academic standing, according to their programs specific grading scheme, term over term to continue receiving funding.

• Should a student fall below the margin, but remain active in their program the following term and recover their term GPA to once again be declared as in good academic standing, they are eligible to once again receive the funding (not for the previously missed term; only moving forward for future terms)
• Students must remain actively enrolled in their program, in a full-time capacity.
• All entrance awards (graduate and undergraduate) shall be disbursed on a per-term basis, proportionate to the number of course credits in which the student is enrolled for that term. The total value of the award shall be allocated in equal installments over the duration of the student’s academic program, in accordance with the prescribed disbursement schedule and the total number of applicable program credits.
• Students shall be eligible for consideration only for entrance awards that have been formally established and publicly published on or before the date of commencement of the student’s academic program. Notification of entrance award eligibility and the corresponding award value shall be provided to the student in the Offer of Admission and the Letter of Acceptance. Any subsequent revisions to entrance award eligibility or value, if applicable, shall be reflected exclusively in the most recent version of these documents.
• Upon commencement of the academic program, the student’s entrance award eligibility and award value shall be deemed final. Entrance awards are not subject to retroactive adjustment, reconsideration, modification, or appeal under any circumstances.
• Should a student withdraw from their program/term after funds are dispersed, any awarded funds for the current term will be returned to the institution in accordance to the below conditions:
  • Student withdraws prior to deadline – while the award should not be dispersed at this time, if for any reason it has, its returned in full as the student would be receiving a full refund less $500 administrative fee.
  • Student withdraws after registration deadline, but prior to academic deadline (receives W grade), student receives pro-rated refund of the amount they've paid depending on calculated days, and the awarded funds to be returned to the institution in full.
  • Student withdraws after the 50% deadline of term, no funds are returned to student and while we would not be able to recoup any award, the student would not qualify for the next term regardless of academic scenario.
• All scholarships, bursaries and awards are subject to change without prior notice. If the allocated pool of financial support is fully utilized by the eligible applicants before the end of the award program’s validity, the award offer may be withdrawn - unless you have already received an official Letter of Acceptance.

Eligibility 

• Requires a student to maintain at least 3.67 Term GPA in their program, term over term. 
• Should the student fall below the required margin, but recover in a future term, they will once again be eligible for the scholarship. This award is considered on a term-by-term basis. 
• Students must remain actively enrolled in their program as a full-time student. 
• Should a student withdraw from their program/term after funds are dispersed, the awarded funds will be returned on a pro-rated schedule using a similar calculation as our refund policy.

Award amount

The Academic Merit List award is $500 per academic term.

Eligibility 

• Requires a student to maintain at least 4.00 Term GPA in their program, term over term. 
• Should the student fall below the required margin, but recover in a future term, they will once again be eligible for the scholarship. This award is considered on a term-by-term basis. 
• Students must remain actively enrolled in their program as a full-time student. 
• Should a student withdraw from their program/term after funds are dispersed, the awarded funds will be returned on a pro-rated schedule using a similar calculation as our refund policy. 

Award amount

The President’s Academic Distinction List award is $1,000 per academic term.

Eligibility 

Domestic students admitted to UNF in the 2025 academic year will automatically receive the award.

Award Amount

Details

The award is disbursed from Term 2 after the term balance is paid. The first portion applies as a tuition credit toward Term 3.

Please review Terms and Conditions for entrance awards below.

Eligibility 

This award is available to members of CFOne and their immediate families. Students who are eligible for this award will automatically receive this award.

Find out more about UNF’s partnership with CFOne and the people and families that support them.

This award is part of the CF One Member Appreciation Program, which was created to promote a variety of exclusive and meaningful discounts to the Canadian Forces Community and their families, one million strong, in recognition of their sacrifices and dedication.

Award amount

Details

This award is applied as a discount to all courses within the accepted student’s program plan.

Please review Terms and Conditions for entrance awards below.

Students are required to remain in good academic standing, according to their programs specific grading scheme, term over term to continue receiving funding.

• Should a student fall below the margin, but remain active in their program the following term and recover their term GPA to once again be declared as in good academic standing, they are eligible to once again receive the funding (not for the previously missed term; only moving forward for future terms)
• Students must remain actively enrolled in their program, in a full-time capacity.
• Should a student withdraw from their program/term after funds are dispersed, the awarded funds will be returned on a pro-rated schedule (similar calculation to our refund policy)
  • Student withdraws prior to deadline – while the award should not be dispersed at this time, if for any reason it has, its returned in full as the student would be receiving a full refund less $500 administrative fee.
  • Student withdraws after registration deadline, but prior to academic deadline (receives W grade), student receives pro-rated refund depending on calculated days and a similar consideration for the award to be returned to the institution (unused portion).
  • Student withdraws after the 50% deadline of term, no funds are returned to student and while we would not be able to recoup any award, the student would not qualify for the next term regardless of academic scenario.
• All scholarships, bursaries and awards are subject to change without prior notice. If the allocated pool of financial support is fully utilized by the eligible applicants before the end of the award program’s validity, the award offer may be withdrawn - unless you have already received an official Letter of Acceptance.