The Murray Family Jamaican Engineering Scholarship is a Dalhousie University entrance award for students from Jamaica starting the Bachelor of Engineering, with a preference for Civil Engineering.
Recipients study in person at Dalhousie in Halifax, Canada. Candidates are considered through Dalhousie’s General Entrance Award application; no separate form is listed.
Benefits & funding
- C$88,000 in total: C$22,000 a year, renewable for 4 years.
- Credited to the student account in two equal instalments, mid-August and mid-December; full-time registration is required in each funded term.
Eligibility
- Students from Jamaica (the page does not say whether this means citizenship or residence) entering the Bachelor of Engineering, in good academic standing and with financial need; Civil Engineering is preferred, not required.
- 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.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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“You’re eligible to apply if you: … Are applying directly from high school, or are a mature student with no transferable post-secondary study … Eligibility: Students from Jamaica entering the Bachelor of Engineering program, with a preference for Civil Engineering, who demonstrate good academic standing and financial need.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
Jamaica
Residents of Jamaica can also apply.
Education required
High School
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Application process
- 1Apply to the Bachelor of Engineering through Dalhousie’s application portal (C$70 fee if not yet admitted).
- 2Complete the General Entrance Award application yourself in the same portal, uploading financial documents there.
- 3Have your school send official Grade 12 first-semester (or mid-year predicted) grades; all of this 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
Studies begin
September 2027