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NPF Member Child Bursary
National Police Federation Benevolent Foundation (NPFBF)
- Amount
- $5,000One $5,000 award for one year.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was May 14, 2026. Check the official page for this year's date. Check the NPFBF bursaries page in spring 2027; results are emailed in August.
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Always confirm the details there before applying.
About this award
The National Police Federation Benevolent Foundation gives one $5,000 bursary each year to a child of an active or deceased member of the National Police Federation, which represents RCMP members. Applicants must be 17 to 25, have at least a 70% average, and plan full-time undergraduate study in Canada. Selection is based on grades, community involvement, references and a 500-word essay. Member children can also apply to the foundation's public bursaries.
Who can apply
- Child (including adopted) of an active National Police Federation member, or of a deceased NPF member
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Age 17 to 25 at the application deadline
- Planning to start or continue full-time undergraduate study at an accredited Canadian university, college or polytechnic
- At least one year left in the program at the time of application
- Minimum 70% cumulative average over the last three terms
- Children of NPF salaried employees are not eligible; past NPFBF winners cannot reapply
What to submit
- Online application
- Member consent form completed by the NPF member
- Academic and extracurricular reference forms
- Transcripts for last three terms
- 500-word essay on community involvement
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Money for school that you usually do not pay back, given mainly because of financial need.
- Category
- Employer or union, Merit and Community service
- Program
- University and College
- When to apply
- Grade 12 and After starting post-secondary
- Minimum average
- 70%
- Where it applies
- National, Canada
- Other requirements
- Child (including an adopted child) of an active Member of the National Police Federation (NPF), the bargaining agent for RCMP members or Child of an NPF Member who is deceased
- 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.
- https://npf-fpn.com/npfbfbursaries/(opens in a new tab)
- https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)
What the official pages say
"The 2026 Sarah Beckett Memorial Bursary is valued at $5000 Canadian for one year."
https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)"including an adopted child, of an active Member of the NPF or a child of an NPF Member who is deceased"
https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)"are between the ages of 17 and 25 years old at the time of the application deadline"
https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)"You must have at least one year remaining in your program at the time of application"
https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)"have a minimum cumulative average of 70% or equivalent over the last three terms of available marks."
https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)"submit an online application no later than May 14, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST"
https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)"The application period for bursaries has closed for 2026."
https://npf-fpn.com/npfbfbursaries/(opens in a new tab)"sole certified bargaining agent for regular Members and reservists of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police"
https://npf-fpn.com/about-us/(opens in a new tab)"one child of an RCMP Member"
https://npf-fpn.com/news-item/national-police-federation-benevolent-foundation-announces-npfbf-bursary-program-2023-recipients/(opens in a new tab)"which will be awarded annually to one student enrolled in post-secondary undergraduate studies"
https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)"You will be informed of the results of the bursary program in August."
https://npf-fpn.com/app/uploads/2026/04/NPFBF-Dependent-and-Spouse-Bursary-2026_Program_Guidelines.pdf(opens in a new tab)
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