Africville Heritage Trust Society Scholarship Program 2025

Deadline: Jun 30, 2025

undergraduate

partially funded

Canada

To Apply

Please visit the application link below to apply.

Opportunity Overview

📖 About Africville Heritage Trust Society Scholarship Program

The Africville Heritage Trust (AHT), in collaboration with Waterbury Newton Law Firm, has established a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to:

Former residents and descendants of former Africville residents pursuing post-secondary education.
Students who demonstrate efforts to further the purpose of the Society through community advocacy, research, publications, and training.

This scholarship is made possible through a $100,000 donation from Waterbury Newton Law Firm, which represents a portion of legal fees received in the settlement of an action against the former City of Halifax.

📅 Opportunity Details

Date Published: April 29, 2025
Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
Category:
- Bachelors
- Grants
- Undergraduate
Eligible Locations: Canada
Sponsor Organization: Africville Museum

🎁 Benefits of the Scholarship

The scholarship fund will provide up to five (5) individual scholarships totaling $5,000 annually.
Scholarships are available for students in any field of post-secondary study at an accredited Canadian post-secondary institution.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must:

Be a Canadian citizen.
Be a former Africville resident or a descendant of a former Africville resident.
- Alternatively, applicants who do not meet this requirement may be considered if they have demonstrated efforts to further the purpose of the AHT (e.g., community advocacy, research, publications, or training).
Be one of the following:
- A graduating high school student or mature student entering a Canadian accredited post-secondary institution.
- A student currently attending a Canadian accredited post-secondary institution, provided they are returning to school the following year.
Not be:
- An employee of the AHT (unless the employee is a student completing a summer term, work term, internship, or similar position).
- A board member of the AHT.
- An immediate family member of a member of the Scholarship Committee.

📋 Evaluation Criteria

Applicants will also be evaluated based on the following:

Participation in extra-curricular school and community activities.
Honours or awards received or other community recognition.
Work experience.
Goals and aspirations.
Academic achievement.
Unique personal or family circumstances, such as financial need.
References.

📝 Application Process

Applications or inquiries regarding the Scholarship Program should be directed to:

Africville Heritage Trust Society
c/o Scholarship Selection Committee
5795 Africville Road
PO Box 46053, PO Novalea
Halifax, NS B3K 5V8

Tel: (902) 455-6558
Email: projectafricvillemuseum@gmail.com

To apply, download the application form from the Africville Heritage Trust Society Scholarship Program page.

📌 Application Deadline

June 30, 2025

📂 Scholarship Application Portal

View details of the Africville Heritage Trust Society Scholarship Program.
Download the application form here.

Benefits

The fund will provide up to five (5) individual scholarships totaling $5,000 annually to students in any field of post-secondary study at an accredited Canadian post-secondary institution.

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