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NSCAD University Entrance Scholarships and Bursaries

NSCAD University, Canada

Scholarship overview

NSCAD University, a specialist art, craft and design university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, funds entrance scholarships and bursaries for incoming undergraduate students from its own scholarship and bursary budget, alongside separately administered internal awards for continuing students and external scholarships passed on from outside sponsors.

The university awards about $200,000 in total each academic year across internal scholarships and bursaries and external funding. Entrance awards are drawn from this pool and are credited automatically to a recipient's tuition and fees account; they are not a separate application.

Award Information

  • Applicant to an undergraduate degree program at NSCAD University.
  • Application for admission submitted by the March 1 priority deadline for entrance scholarship consideration (for Fall entry).
  • No separate scholarship application is required: all admitted applicants who meet the deadline are automatically considered.
  • Individual entrance awards currently range from about $500 to $9,000.
  • Some entrance awards are renewable for up to four years of study.
  • Awards are credited directly to the recipient's NSCAD tuition and fees account.
  • Undergraduate (Fall entry): apply by March 1 to be considered for entrance scholarships.
  • Graduate admission deadline (MFA/MDes/MAAE): January 15.
  1. Submit a complete application for undergraduate admission to NSCAD University by March 1 for Fall entry.
  2. No separate scholarship application form is needed; admitted applicants who meet the deadline are automatically considered for entrance scholarships and bursaries.
  3. If awarded, the scholarship or bursary is credited to the student's tuition and fees account for the relevant semester.

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