Amherst

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Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Deadline: Sep 15, 2025
$250,000
There are a few key milestones on your journey for an opportunity to receive the prize, starting with applying for the Challenge.Please make a careful note of each milestone and the deadline for reaching it.Application Submission Deadline September 15You must submit your application and video no later than September 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time (West Coast USA).Peer-To-Peer...

OYF Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
$1,000
Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program is proud to introduce the OYF Memorial Scholarship, to be awarded annually to two individuals pursuing post-secondary education in agriculture. This scholarship is possible through the foresight of alumnus Martin Streef (Ontario 1996). Martin’s dedication to agriculture and the OYF program will help future generations pursue their passion for agriculture.Award:Two $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually....

GeneTex Scholarship Program

Deadline: Jul 11, 2025
$2,000
GeneTex believes in accelerating scientific advancement and the notion that the genesis of future discoveries begins with the support of young scientists now. The GeneTex Scholarship Program will award a $2000 (USD) scholarship to students pursuing a STEM undergraduate or graduate degree. The scholarship will be awarded to one student twice a year.EligibilityStudent in good standing and enrolled at an...

Tommy Douglas Scholarship

Deadline: Jul 15, 2025
$2,500
There are no extra criteria to apply for this scholarship. As long as you meet the General Eligibility Requirements (above) you can apply.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:How Tommy Douglas’s life contributed to making Canada a more just and equitable nation.General eligibility requirementsTo apply for...

$18,000
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest-standing, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is available to students and artists around...

$2,000
Awards for Indigenous StudentsApply for an education grant from Canada PostCanada Post gives $2,000 grants to Indigenous Peoples who have renewed their educational learning. Find out how to apply for the award.Who can apply?You’re eligible to apply if you:Are a Canadian and a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit communityHave been out of school for 1 year or...

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Amherst is a Canadian town located in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. The current population is only more than 9,500 inhabitants.

The town of Amherst is located on an arm of the Bay of Fundy at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin. It is strategically situated 3 kilometers east of the interprovincial border with New Brunswick on the eastern boundary of the Tantramar Marshes. The town sit about 65 kilometres east of Moncton, New Brunswick. It is also situated 60 kilometres southwest of the New Brunswick abutment of the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island at Cape Jourimain.

The town is the biggest town and the county seat of Cumberland County. The name given to the town by the Micmac peoples was "Nemcheboogwek." It actually meant "going up rising ground" that was a reference to the higher lands east of the Tantramar Marshes. The Acadians who lived here as early as 1672 called the town Les Planches. It was named Amherst by the very first pioneer, Colonel Joseph Morse, in honour of Lord Jeffery Amherst, the commander-in-chief of the British Army within North America throughout the Seven Years' War. Locally, the name is pronounced with a silent "h" as "AM-erst".

The town was initially colonized during the year 1764 by immigrants from Yorkshire after the expulsion of the Acadians, with the original settlement being situated three kilometres southwest of the current town on the seashore of the Bay of Fundy. These early settlers were joined by United Empire Loyalists (Loyalists who fled the American colonies in the American Revolution). A mill was built on the present townsite, and the residents moved to be near work.

In the 19th century, Amherst became an important regional centre for shipbuilding and various services to faraway communities. An indication of the town's significance in Canadian history is seen with its four Fathers of Confederation: Edward B. Chandler, Robert B. Dickey, Jonathan McCully, and Sir Charles Tupper.

Amherst is the retail hub for Cumberland County and the southeastern section of Westmorland County. The town has numerous large box stores, like for example Sobeys, Wal-Mart, Zellers, Atlantic Superstore, Canadian Tire, Kent Building Supplies, and Shoppers Drug Mart, in addition to several fast food restaurants and auto dealerships. There are also smaller independent retailers and restaurants in the downtown area, located amongst several historic buildings. The town's location on Highway 104, that is part of the Trans-Canada Highway, has transformed South Albion street and Robert Angus Drive into a highway service centre.