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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 23 (North Bay) Bursary Program
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 23, North Bay
- Amount
- $500Each bursary is $500. For graduating high school students: two St. Lawrence Bursaries (going to university), two Nipissing Bursaries (going to college), and one each of the Master Corporal Stephen Smith and Michael Robert Charles Smith Memorial Bursaries. Other Branch 23 bursaries are for current Canadore or Nipissing students or mature students.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was April 30, 2026. Check the official page for this year's date. Branch 23 guidelines say applications are due April 30 each year; confirm with the branch at (705) 477-0877 or branch23legion@gmail.com.
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Always confirm the details there before applying.
About this award
North Bay's Legion branch offers several $500 bursaries each year, including ones for graduating high school students heading to university or college. Awards consider financial need and academic standing, with preference for veterans' families and Branch 23 members' families. Paper forms are available from the branch, local guidance offices and campus financial aid offices.
Who can apply
- Entering or continuing college or university in an OSAP-eligible program
- St. Lawrence Bursary: graduating high school student going to university
- Nipissing Bursary: graduating high school student going to a college of applied arts and technology
- Financial need is considered (family and applicant income, dependants, tuition and living costs)
- Preference for war veterans and Branch 23 ordinary or associate members, and their dependants; the application form also lists their grandchildren
- Correspondence and distance education programs are not eligible
What to submit
- Paper application form (original copy, signed by applicant and parent)
- Personal and family financial information
- Academic information as required for the chosen bursary
- Proof of acceptance (can be provided later)
- Optional brief letter on goals, interests and volunteer 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
- Financial need
- Program
- University and College
- When to apply
- Grade 12 and After starting post-secondary
- Where it applies
- Local, North Bay
- The gap between what school costs and what your family is expected to pay. Bursaries and grants often use it.
- Yes
- 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://www.canadorecollege.ca/support/money/external-awards(opens in a new tab)
- https://cdn.agilitycms.com/canadore-college/Attachments/about-us/RCL-Br23-Bursary-Application.pdf(opens in a new tab)
What the official pages say
"each in the amount of $500 .00 are awarded annually to two students upon successful completion of Secondary School"
https://cdn.agilitycms.com/canadore-college/Attachments/about-us/RCL-Br23-Bursary-Application.pdf(opens in a new tab)"Application deadlines: April 30th each year or enquire at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 23 office"
https://cdn.agilitycms.com/canadore-college/Attachments/about-us/RCL-Br23-Bursary-Application.pdf(opens in a new tab)"Deadline: April 30, 2026"
https://www.canadorecollege.ca/support/money/external-awards(opens in a new tab)"Documented financial need"
https://cdn.agilitycms.com/canadore-college/Attachments/about-us/RCL-Br23-Bursary-Application.pdf(opens in a new tab)"priority and preference in consideration of an application will also be given if the applicant's family circumstances"
https://cdn.agilitycms.com/canadore-college/Attachments/about-us/RCL-Br23-Bursary-Application.pdf(opens in a new tab)"Annual Bursary Program"
https://cdn.agilitycms.com/canadore-college/Attachments/about-us/RCL-Br23-Bursary-Application.pdf(opens in a new tab)"War Veterans, their dependents, grandchild"
https://cdn.agilitycms.com/canadore-college/Attachments/about-us/RCL-Br23-Bursary-Application.pdf(opens in a new tab)
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