Scholarships
Application Deadline July 15, 2024
How to Apply:
Consult the Scholarship Guidelines and Scholarship Criteria first:
Fill out the following Application Form and Scholarship Checklist:
Note that both must be completed and that the scholarship checklist must be dated and signed when you submit your application.
Each year, the Black Academic Scholarship Fund awards several scholarships to deserving students in our community. We honour Black students at the CEGEP, undergraduate and graduate levels of their post-secondary education, across a wide variety of fields including Health Sciences, Arts, and Social Economy Studies. This year, we are happy to announce the creation of two new scholarships thanks to our generous supporters: the Biomedical and Artificial Intelligence scholarships.
Feel free to browse through our individual scholarship pages for further details on eligibility criteria and guidelines for preparing your application. We encourage you to apply and to share widely. To date, we have awarded over 300 scholarships to deserving Black youth and look forward to expanding our alumni network.
BASF Scholarships
Supported by Beiersdorf, a leading provider of innovative skin and personal care products under the brands NIVEA, Eucerin, Aquaphor and Coppertone, one (non-renewable) scholarship of $3 000.00 CAD will be added to the BASF Undergraduate Scholarships. Beiersdorf believes in embracing inclusion and diversity of thought, experiences and perspectives to make us stronger as individuals and as a company. The company is committed to creative inclusive workplaces where everyone feels a sense of connection and belonging. Preference will be given to students representing Beiersdorf core values of Care, Simplicity, Courage and Trust. Beiersdorf will also offer the recipient the opportunity of an internship within its company.
In collaboration with the BASF and Repare Therapeutics, the creation of the Repare Therapeutics Scholarship will award $5000 renewable to students in good academic standing, enrolled full-time in the final year of an undergraduate or a graduate degree program. Preference is given to students registered in programs with a biomedical focus such as biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, and chemistry.
Repare Therapeutics also offers internships for qualified Black students in these areas of science.
With the support of Facebook Artificial Intelligence Montreal Lab, two scholarships with a value of $5000 each to be awarded to students registered in an undergraduate or a graduate degree program. Preference is given to students registered in programs with a focus on computer science, computer engineering, neuroscience, software engineering, statistics/mathematics.
A one-time scholarship valued at $2,000 to a student pursuing post-secondary education in Computer Sciences with an interest in Video Games. The recipient will receive a 1-on-1 coaching session about the video game industry. In addition, the chosen individual will be given an insight into the working environment at Keywords Studios.
The BASF Entrance Scholarship, will award $3000 non-renewable to a student who has recently graduated from a CEGEP program and who has been accepted into an undergraduate program at a recognized university.
The BASF Undergraduate Scholarship will award $3000 non-renewable to students who are currently pursuing full-time studies in an Undergraduate program.
The BASF Graduate Scholarship will award $3000 non-renewable to a student who is in the final year of an undergraduate program in Arts & Sciences at a Canadian University & who has been accepted into a Graduate Program.
The BASF Health Sciences/Nursing Scholarship will award $3000 non-renewable to a student who is currently pursuing full-time studies in a health sciences or nursing program at a CEGEP.
The BASF Social Scholarship will award $3000 non-renewable to a student who is enrolled full-time in a Social Economy program.
The BASF Sylvia Piggott Memorial Scholarship will award $3000 non-renewable to students who are currently pursuing full-time studies at the Undergraduate or Graduate level.
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