NU FIRST Robotics Scholarship
Nipissing University (in partnership with FIRST)
- Amount
- Not publishedFree tuition in first year (the scholarship will not exceed Fall/Winter tuition), then renewable at $3,000 a year for up to three more years with an 85% average on at least 24 Fall/Winter credits.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was May 3, 2026. Check the official page for this year's date. The listing says to apply on Nipissing's Entrance Award Application, available in early March, by May 1.
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About this award
Nipissing University offers up to two scholarships to incoming students who were on a high school FIRST Robotics Competition team in the last two years and have an admission average of at least 85%. It covers first year tuition and can renew at $3,000 a year for up to three more years. It cannot be combined with Nipissing's guaranteed entrance scholarship.
Who can apply
- Entering any program at Nipissing University
- Admission average of at least 85%
- Participated on a high school FIRST Robotics Competition team within the last two years
- Up to two recipients
- Cannot be held with the Chancellor's Award, NU Guaranteed Entrance Scholarship, President's Scholarship, Upper Year Carl Sanders Award or Schulich Scholarship
What to submit
- Nipissing Entrance Award Application
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Scholarship
- Category
- Merit
- Program
- University
- When to apply
- Grade 12
- Minimum average
- 85%
- Where it applies
- Local
- Other requirements
- Participated on a high school FIRST Robotics Competition team within the last two years
- 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.
- Yes
- Application cycle
- 2025-26
Sources
Last checked against the official site on Oct 2, 2026.
What the official pages say
"must have participated on a high school FIRST Robotics Competition team within the last two years"
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/897(opens in a new tab)"eligible recipients must have an admission average of at least 85%"
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/897(opens in a new tab)"Renewable at $3000 for up to three additional years if an 85% average is maintained"
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/897(opens in a new tab)"This scholarship will not exceed the value of a student's Fall/Winter tuition fees."
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/897(opens in a new tab)"Award Free Tuition Deadline 05/03/2026"
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/897(opens in a new tab)"Complete a Nipissing University Application for Entrance Awards, available on our website in early March. Deadline: May 1."
https://nipissingu.academicworks.ca/opportunities/897(opens in a new tab)
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