New Brunswick's student-funding stack is unusually generous for a small-population province: NB Student Aid layers tuition-specific bursaries on top of standard provincial loans + grants, and the Tuition Access Bursary delivers up-front tuition relief for low-income families. Combined with a strong slate of university awards at UNB, Mount Allison, and St. Thomas, well-prepared NB students see meaningful provincial support.
Who this page is for
New Brunswick residents applying to post-secondary in NB or elsewhere. Out-of-province students at NB universities should still check institutional entrance awards — many open to all Canadians.
New Brunswick Student Aid
Apply at studentaid.gnb.ca:
- NB Student Loan: provincial loan stacked on Canada Student Loan.
- NB Bursary: provincial grant component (does not repay).
- Tuition Access Bursary (TAB): targets New Brunswick families with annual income ≤$60,000. Covers full tuition at NB public post-secondary up to $10,000/year.
- Tuition Relief for the Middle Class (TRMC): targets families with income $60,000-$160,000. Delivers tuition reduction up to $3,000/year.
NB Tuition Access vs Tuition Relief
These two programs together cover most of New Brunswick's middle-and-lower-income households at NB universities. Eligibility is family-income-tested and applied at the institution level, not as a separate award. Verify with your school's financial aid office.
New Brunswick universities
- University of New Brunswick (UNB): UNB Excellence Scholarship, UNB Entrance, Currie Centre, Renaissance Awards. Multiple stackable streams.
- St. Thomas University (STU): STU Entrance, Don Lavoy, McKenna Scholarship.
- Mount Allison University: Bell Scholarship, Mount Allison Entrance, Bowman.
- Université de Moncton: Bourses d'admission, Bourses Edmund-de-Coussergues.
- Crandall University: Crandall Entrance, Founders.
New Brunswick Community College + CCNB
NBCC + CCNB (francophone equivalent) offer entrance awards across their campus network. Trades + technology programs stack with federal apprenticeship grants.
Indigenous New Brunswick students
- Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn / Wolastoqey Nation: First Nations education funding for member students.
- Indspire: national funding streams with NB-eligible awards.
What our directory lists
Below: New Brunswick-eligible scholarships, grants, bursaries, and loans currently in our directory. For the full Atlantic Canada student funding guide (covers NB + NS + NL + PEI), see the linked blog post.