Terry Fox Memorial Scholarship

Most of our 450,000 members work to deliver public services of every kind to the citizens of their home provinces. We also have a large and growing number of members who work for private businesses.

To apply for a scholarship, you must meet all of the following requirements:

1. You must be a child or grandchild (including a stepchild, foster child, step-grandchild, or foster grandchild) or a legal ward of a current or retired member of a NUPGE Component or a Component’s affiliate.*
2. You must be planning to enter the 1st year of a public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year.*
3. The university or college that you are planning on attending must be located in Canada.
4. You must write and submit an original 750-to-1,000-word essay on this year’s essay topic for your scholarship.
5. You must use the online application form to submit your essay.
6. The contest results will be publicized on the social media and websites of NUPGE, its Components, and Components’ affiliates. So, you must agree to the publicity conditions.

Most NUPGE scholarships have additional requirements. See details on each scholarship below.

Please note that the Young Workers Scholarship is also open to members of NUPGE Components or a Component’s affiliates. Applicants for this scholarship do not have to be first-year students, but must be under the age of 35.

Each scholarship winner will be determined based on a 750-to-1,000-word essay on this year’s topics. Marks are allocated for content, presentation and adherence to the topic.

Terry Fox Memorial Scholarship

You may apply for this scholarship if:

• you meet the General Eligibility Requirements listed above and
• are a person with a disability.

You are considered a person with a disability if your disability been identified by your school, your doctor, your psychiatrist or psychologist, or social worker. Applicants will be asked to self-identify as having a disability.

Some of the applicants have identified physical disabilities such as blindness, deafness, and mobility issues. Others have identified learning disabilities such as dyslexia, or mental health issues such as generalized anxiety disorder.

The winner will be determined based on a 750-to-1,000-word essay on this year’s topic. The 2025 essay for this scholarship is:

• The importance of public services in enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities.