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1) You'll need to submit the following to complete your online application:

Short descriptions (1 paragraph, single spaced) of:

• the international experience you'll be participating in
• how this international experience relates to your academic program of study
• how this international experience relates to your future goals

2) You'll also need to submit the following workshop in excel or PDF file to the Financial Aid and Awards Counsellor at financialaid@mta.ca, or in-person at the Registrar's Office, Wallace McCain Student Centre (2nd floor):

• A completed International Travel Budget Worksheet (Excel doc.)

For: international experience abroad

This bursary was created to assist registered 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø students in an international experience abroad.

Eligibility:

• must be from Atlantic Canada and/or demonstrate financial need
• preference is given to students completing a study term abroad but is also available to support students interested in working abroad as part of a 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø sponsored/approved program

Purpose: Provide support for students’ tuition, travel or program costs. 

Value: $5,000

To support Canadian students in thinking beyond what they know, and reaching beyond their comfort level.

This award can be used to cover program fees, travel and living expenses for an experience that could include but is not limited to being a research assistant with an organization or institute, volunteering with a governmental or non-governmental organization, or participating in a field school or study abroad program.

The experience must be a minimum of 4 weeks in length.

Eligibility:

• must be Canadian and in good academic standing
• open to students have completed at least one full year of full time studies and will be returning to study at 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø following their experience
• preference will be given to students traveling where Scotiabank has operations

Purpose:

Travel should relate to the students field of study.

• allows students to think beyond what they know and reach beyond their comfort level
• build on both the academic and extracurricular experience

For: international exchange

The Class of ’73 created this award to assist registered 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø students in participating on an exchange program by providing support with travel costs.

Eligibility:

Students must meet the academic requirements and other specific criteria to qualify them to participate in an exchange program.

To be eligible for this bursary students must:

• be currently receiving student loans in this academic year and demonstrate financial need as determined through the general bursary application
• preference is given to applicants from Atlantic Canada, but the bursary is available for all students

Purpose: Provide support for students travel costs.  

This award was created to support students interested in collaborating on a special project or completing an internship with a government or non-governmental organization as well as non-profit agencies.

It may also be given to an individual or group to conduct research with an organization working in a developing country.

Eligibility: open to all students

Purpose: Provide support for students travel costs.

For: exchange or study abroad

Fran and Edmond Clark created this award to assist registered 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø students in participating on exchange or study abroad programs in various countries around the world. 

Eligibility:

Students must meet the academic requirements and other specific criteria to qualify them to participate in an exchange or study abroad program.

Purpose: Provide support for students travel costs.

For: exchange or study abroad for PPE student only

Fran and Edmond Clark created this award to assist registered 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø students in participating on exchange or study abroad programs in various countries around the world. 

Eligibility:

Students must meet the academic requirements and other specific criteria to qualify them to participate in an exchange or study abroad program and be a PPE student.

Purpose: Provide support for students travel costs.

For: international field trip course or experiential activity

In honour of Dr. Summerby-Murray, the staff and students of the Geography department created this award to assist registered 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø students to participate in an international activity.

Eligibility:

This bursary can be applied to an international field trip course or an international experiential activity.

To be eligible for this bursary, students must:

• be currently receiving student loans in this academic year and demonstrate financial need as determined through the general bursary application

Purpose: Provide support for students travel costs.  

Value: Minimum $2,000
For: experiential learning activity

1-2 grants awarded annually, to cover students' travel, registration, and accommodation costs associated with experiential learning initiatives at 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø, including but not limited to internships, community service learning, case competitions, summer research, and academic exchanges.

Eligibility: Preference given to students from Sackville, NB, or Prince Edward Island

For: international summer study program for credit

Dr. Hans VanderLeest created the Traveling Scholarships to assist registered 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø students in participating in an international summer study program for credit run by 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø.

If not all funding is expended on students completing a summer study program through 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø, then 69³ÉÈ˵çÓ°Íø students undertaking an international summer study program for credit towards their degree offered by another university may be considered. 

Eligibility:

• students must receive a PGPA of 3.0 of higher in the fall term prior to application.
• Note: scholarships are not available to students receiving the J.E.A Crake Scholarship for Summer Study in Greece, Italy, or the Mediterranean. 

Purpose: Provide support for students’ tuition, travel or program costs.