Scholarships - Nursing

Violet M Thomson Nursing Scholarship (non-renewable, available to Canadian students only)

This one-time award is available to students enrolled in the Certificate in Health Sciences and planning to continue into a Nursing degree. Students must apply for and receive a Canadian government student loan of at least $8,500 to be eligible and meet all academic requirements.

Award Amount:  $8000

Available Awards:  3 

Apply early

To receive this scholarship you must:

• Be a first time student at Burman University and have initial admission in the Certificate in Health Sciences.
• be planning to continue into a Nursing degree.
• complete the application, submit financial documents and pay the $150 Confirmation fee.
• provide a student loan Notice of Assessment to Student Financial Services.
• meet all academic requirements of the Certificate in Health Sciences.
  • Scholarships are awarded in a 50/50 split between the fall and winter terms. A student must complete 12 credits each term and receive a minimum 2.8 GPA in the Fall term to be able to receive the 2nd half of the award in the Winter term.
• Students are not eligible for this award if they are already receiving a Second Degree Discount or a full-tuition scholarship.
• New Winter term entrants may be eligible for 50% of the award if funding permits

 This is a competitive award process.  Recipients will be evaluated based on:

• Date of application submission
• Date of financial documents submission
• Receipt of $150 Confirmation Deposit
• Receipt of loan Notice of Assessment
• Financial Need
• Preference will be given to students taking 15 of more credits.

We encourage you to apply early.