Bursary Program
The Goal of the Bursary Program is to assist graduating Senior High School Students financially with their education within the public education system (Atlantic Provinces) and/or Community Colleges, sponsored by the Provincial Governments throughout Atlantic Canada.
The Students apply to a Lodge in their area, usually through the local High School Guidance Dept., and the Lodge’s Bursary Committee decides who will receive the award.
The criteria for the Bursary is a good academic standing, community involvement, need, etc..
The Lodge provides one third of the funds and the Masonic Foundation provides two thirds of the amount of the Bursary up to a maximum of $1500 from the Masonic Foundation. No funds are dispersed until all paper work and the Lodge portion of the funding is received from the sponsoring Lodge and an invoice is received from the Institution the student is attending, to the Masonic Foundation of Nova Scotia. The student is presented with a letter which they present to the Registrar of the University at the time of Registration explaining the process to be followed for the university to receive the bursary funds.. The required REGISTRATION FORM comes in the Bursary Package the Student receives.
The Masonic Foundation has been able to receive “matched” Bursary funding from two Universities - St. Mary’s and Dalhousie. If the Bursary recipient maintains their academic standing for the First Semester, the Universities will match the total Masonic Bursary awarded. This “matching” is not automatic and instant; all criteria must be met by the Student Recipient. The Masonic Foundation is working toward increasing the number of Institutions willing to participate in the “matched funding” program.
The Masonic Foundation of Nova Scotia is proud to be able to assist our youth in their educational endeavors.
Attention Masonic Lodges: All the information required to begin the process for Bursary involvement is contained in the Masonic Foundation information packages sent to your Lodge Secretary each year.