The Levinsky Bursary is a Dalhousie University entrance award for Indigenous students starting the Bachelor of Commerce in the Faculty of Management.
Recipients study in person in Halifax, Canada. Applicants are considered through Dalhousie’s General Entrance Award application; no separate form is listed.
Benefits & funding
- Up to C$20,000 a year; the page states no number of years or renewal terms.
- Paid to the student account in two equal instalments, mid-August and mid-December; full-time registration is required in each funded term.
Eligibility
- Students who identify as Indigenous, admitted to the Bachelor of Commerce, with demonstrated financial need.
- Entering directly from high school, or a mature student with no transferable post-secondary study; transfer students are generally excluded.
- Starting in the fall term.
- Usually an 80% average across the program’s five required courses, or 26 predicted IB points.
- Domestic and international students may apply.
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Application process
- 1Apply to the Bachelor of Commerce through Dalhousie’s application portal (C$70 fee if not yet admitted).
- 2Complete the General Entrance Award application yourself in the same portal.
- 3Have your school send an official Grade 12 first-semester transcript, unless Dalhousie holds your Nova Scotia student ID or OUAC number; everything is 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