TTerry Fox Humanitarian Award Program
Partially funded
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program, Canada
Scholarship overview
The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award provides university scholarships to students who volunteer and give back to their communities, open to students of all abilities and fields of study.
Recipients hold the award until they graduate with their first university degree or diploma, for a maximum of four years.
Award Information
- Good academic standing
- Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or permanent resident
- Graduating from secondary school, completing first year of CEGEP, or having completed secondary school
- Involved in unpaid voluntary humanitarian activities
- Planning to study, or already studying, toward a first university degree or diploma at a Canadian post-secondary institution
- Recipients must keep satisfactory academic standing and a standard of humanitarian work and conduct
- Maximum of $28,000 over four years
- $7,000 per year paid directly to the institution in two $3,500 instalments (September and January)
- 2026-2027 cycle opens for submission on November 1, 2026
- Application deadline: December 1 each year, midnight Pacific Time; late applications are not carried over
- Apply through the online system at apply.terryfoxawards.ca.
- Complete four sections: Referee, Personal Information, Essay and Transcript.
- Ensure all three referee forms are completed before the deadline.
- Shortlisted applicants attend a provincial interview, usually in April.
Official links
Documents you will need
- Three referee forms (referees cannot be related to the applicant)
- One unofficial transcript covering the last two years of schooling, as a single PDF
- Official sealed transcript only if advancing to provincial interviews
How selection works
- Initial review of complete applications and shortlist
- Face-to-face interview before a Provincial Interview Committee (usually April; applicants pay their own travel)
- Office review and Selection Committee recommendation
- Board of Directors makes final decisions in April
Criteria: dedication to Terry Fox's humanitarian ideals, courage in overcoming obstacles, and distinction and persistence in academic, athletic and civic life. Financial need is not a criterion on its own.
