Scholarship for Dependents of Deceased Canadian Forces Personnel

Award offered by the University of Ottawa

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Variable
The value of the scholarship is equivalent to: a. The amount of full-time tuition fees for the program, not including incidental, ancillary and administrative fees; and b. the amount of the on-campus residence fees.
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

The University of Ottawa has established a scholarship program to provide financial assistance towards the postsecondary education of dependants of Canadian Forces personnel deceased while serving in an active military mission.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
  2. a dependent of a Canadian Forces personnel member deceased while serving in an active mission
  3. be under the age of twenty-six (26) at the time of the application deadline
  4. registered as a full-time undergraduate student at the University of Ottawa, in a program of study eligible for funding by the province of Ontario
Note : Dependents' status will be determined as per the Revenue Canada criteria.

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. an official document provided by the Canadian Forces confirming that the member was killed while serving in an active mission
Period of the scholarship

The scholarship is valid for:

1. A period of eight (8) full-time terms in the case of the tuition fees.

2. The first two (2) full-time terms in the case of the on-campus residence fees.