African Nova Scotian Bursary Program

6 months ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Power Full time

Overview:
**African Nova Scotian Bursary Program**

At Nova Scotia Power, we see the diversity of our team as one of our strengths - one we continue to build upon on and celebrate. Our five-year community investment strategy focuses on supporting programs, organizations, and initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, help to remove barriers, and advance education and drive awareness in our communities.

**Eligibility & Selection Criteria**
- Applicants must be Canadian citizens of African descent and permanent residents of Nova Scotia.
- Priority will be given to African Nova Scotians who self-identify as Indigenous Black, Africadian, Afri-Scotian or Scotian and who are descendants of free and enslaved Black Loyalists, Black Refugees, Maroons and other Black people who were settled across 52 indigenous (original) land-based Black communities.

In addition to lineage, other indicators of connection may include information such as:

- Having family members who reside in one or more of the communities.
- Having been raised in the culture of the historical Black churches of Nova Scotia.
- Attending African Nova Scotian community events.
- Participating in organizations or other activities connected to one or other of the African Nova Scotian communities.

Please be prepared to speak to your connection to the African Nova Scotian community as defined above if selected for an interview.

This bursary will not be awarded in conjunction with any other Nova Scotia Power Inc. scholarship or bursary and will not be awarded for the pursuit of graduate studies.

**Application Requirements**
- Resume
- High School transcript (Grade 10-12, including fall semester marks) or University transcript (unofficial is acceptable)
- TOPIC: “Tell us about your accomplishments, goals, and involvement in your community. Describe a time in your life and/or a way you have contributed to your community that has shaped who you are as a person.”
- Budget (click on the Budget Template to open the document).

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