About the award Ujima is one element of Nguzo Saba, or “The Seven Principles” of Africentrism. Ujima means “Collective Work and Responsibility: To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.” The Ujima Award has been established with the support and endorsement of […]
About the donor The Hope & Inspiration Award was created by The Honourable Dr. Mayann E. Francis during her service as Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor. During her tenure, the award supported 39 students, and was available on all thirteen (13) NSCC campuses. Inspired by the success and spirit of those first recipients, Dr. Francis launched a fundraising […]
About the award The Black Employee Resource Network created the Chester Borden Community Award to honor Chester’s outstanding work in his community. Chester hails from the community of Whitney Pier. He has been working with the youth in his community for about 40 years, through coaching; as a student support worker through the school board; […]
About the donor The Black Employee Resource Network developed the Deanna Mohamed Community Leadership Award to honor Deanna’s outstanding work in her community. Deanna was born and raised in the historical African Nova Scotian community of New Glasgow. Deanna has worked in the field of education for 20 years. She started her career as an […]
RE/MAX Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2024 RE/MAX Quest for Excellence scholarship program, which is open from September 12th, 2023 through to March 13th, 2024. The annual program awards a $1,000 scholarship to 40 graduating high-school students in Canada, presented during their commencement ceremonies.
Greener Project Development Inc. is dedicated to giving back to the community it works in. A percentage of all rental revenue collected by Greener is donated to the Greener Give Back Fund. Over the years the fund has contributed to a number of charitable donations. Greener Project Development Bursary up to $2,500 Are you paying […]
Open to full and part-time students enrolled in any year of study in any program offered at the Akerley, Institute of Technology and Ivany campuses. About the award This award honours the life and legacy of Cara Beals, a treasured NSCC employee of 23 years who recently lost her courageous battle to cancer. Brave, dedicated, […]
To assist African Canadian students who are attending Dalhousie University; studying towards a social work degree. This is an annual scholarship, you need to resubmit each time before Oct 15th annually.
The Rick Blight Leadership in Action Scholarship for Athletes was created in tribute to Rick’s life to recognize the presence of mental wellness in athletics. We encourage you to apply if you have a dedication to leadership in sports and an ongoing investment in the mental wellness of yourself, your sports team or your community. […]
At North, we recognize the need for better representation, diversity and inclusion within the craft beer and restaurant communities. We recognize that there are deep seeded systems and practices within our industry that result in a lack of representation and opportunity for so many people. Our goal is to provide work opportunities and funding for […]
