Partially funded

Project Hero Award

Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada

Scholarship overview

Project Hero is a national initiative, co-founded by Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Kevin Reed and retired General Rick Hillier, that supports the children of Canadian Armed Forces members who died while serving on an active mission. Mount Saint Vincent University participates in the program by waiving base undergraduate tuition for eligible recipients.

The award is open to full-time undergraduate students in their first degree program and can be renewed for the length of the degree, provided the recipient keeps meeting the renewal conditions.

Award Information

  • A dependent child of Canadian Forces personnel who died while serving in an active mission.
  • Under the age of twenty-six.
  • A citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
  • Meets Mount Saint Vincent University's admission requirements.
  • Registered as a full-time student in a first undergraduate degree program.
  • Covers base undergraduate tuition only; ancillary fees such as Students' Union fees, distance fees and the U-Pass still apply and must be paid by the usual due dates.
  • Taxed under Canadian income tax rules; a T4A tax receipt is issued for the value of the base tuition covered.

Application deadline: March 1, submitted to the Admissions Office for the following Fall/Winter academic year.

  1. Download and complete the Project Hero Award Application.
  2. Submit the application to the Admissions Office by March 1 for the following Fall/Winter academic year.

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Project Hero Award Application form.
  • Proof of eligibility as a dependent child of fallen Canadian Forces personnel, per Canadian Forces criteria.

How selection works

Eligibility is verified against Canadian Forces criteria for dependent children of fallen personnel; renewal requires full-time study (3.0 units or more per academic year) and a term GPA of 2.00 or higher, for up to four years on a 15.0-unit degree or five years on a 20.0-unit degree.

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