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Nipissing First Nation Entrance Scholarship
Nipissing University
- Amount
- $800$800 listed for 2026. Presented to three students; the page does not say whether each receives $800.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was May 3, 2026. Check the official page for this year's date. Nipissing's Entrance Award Application opens March 1 and closes May 1 (no year given on the high school awards page).
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Always confirm the details there before applying.
About this award
An $800 entrance scholarship presented to the three Nipissing First Nation students with the highest entrance averages who are starting at Nipissing University. Students are considered through Nipissing's entrance award application in Grade 12.
Who can apply
- Indigenous student from the Nipissing First Nation
- Among the three highest entrance averages of eligible applicants
- Entering first year of an undergraduate degree or the Indigenous Foundations Program at Nipissing (college transfer students with fewer than 18 credits also considered)
What to submit
- Apply to Nipissing University first (a 7-digit student number is needed)
- Nipissing Entrance Award Application (online)
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Scholarship
- Category
- Merit and Identity-based
- Program
- University
- When to apply
- Grade 12
- Where it applies
- Local, Nipissing First Nation
- For
- Indigenous students
- Other requirements
- Indigenous student from the Nipissing First Nation
- Only at
- Nipissing University
- The gap between what school costs and what your family is expected to pay. Bursaries and grants often use it.
- No
- Paid again in later years of your program, as long as you keep meeting its rules, such as a minimum average.
- No, one-time
- Application cycle
- 2025-26
Sources
Last checked against the official site on Oct 2, 2026.
What the official pages say
"Presented to three Indigenous students from the Nipissing First Nation with the highest entrance average."
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/881(opens in a new tab)"$800.00"
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/881(opens in a new tab)"Deadline 05/03/2026"
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/881(opens in a new tab)"Opens March 1st | Deadline is May 1st"
https://www.nipissingu.ca/departments/student-financial-services/student-awards-and-financial-aid/scholarships-bursaries-awards-high-school-students(opens in a new tab)
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