First Nations and Indigenous Black Student Scholarships — Bachelor's Scholarship

The First Nations and Indigenous Black Student (FNIB) Scholarships are Dalhousie University entrance awards for new undergraduates from these communities in Atlantic Canada.

Recipients study in person at Dalhousie in Nova Scotia (Halifax or Truro). Applicants are considered through the General Entrance Award application; no separate form is listed.

Benefits & funding

C$32,000: C$8,000 a year, renewable for 4 years (current awards page). Dal’s Black and Indigenous student support pages still list C$3,000 a year, up to C$12,000.
Paid to the student account in mid-August and mid-December; full-time registration is required each funded term.

Eligibility

Indigenous Black or First Nations students from Atlantic Canada with good academic standing and financial need (awards page); the Indigenous support page says the Maritime provinces, and the Black support page also names Inuit and Métis students.
The admissions average is not considered for FNIB.
Entering from high school or as a mature student without transferable post-secondary study; FNIB students from the Maritimes may also apply as transfer students.
Starting in the fall term.

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“Indigenous Black and First Nations students from Atlantic Canada who demonstrate good academic standing and financial need.” Eligibility

Residence required
Canada
Education required
High School

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Application process

1
Apply to an undergraduate program in Dalhousie’s portal (C$70 fee if not yet admitted).
2
Complete the General Entrance Award application yourself in the same portal.
3
Have your school send an official Grade 12 first-semester transcript, unless Dalhousie holds your Nova Scotia student ID or OUAC number; all due February 15, 2027.

Program timeline

General Entrance Award application opens
October 1, 2026
Application deadline
February 15, 2027
Award offers sent
Spring 2027
Deadline to accept awards (with admission deposit)
May 1, 2027