Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland & Labrador student funding, scholarships, grants & loans for 2026

Newfoundland and Labrador Student Aid (provincial loans and grants), Up Front Need-Based Grant, Memorial University entrance awards, College of the North Atlantic awards, NL Tuition Freeze Reinvestment.

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9 Newfoundland & Labrador awards verified

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Yvonne Mercer

The Yvonne Mercer Indigenous Student Bursary

Next deadline Nov 1

Wood Canada Limited

Wood Indigenous Bursary

Next deadline Nov 1

World University Service of Canada (WUSC)

WUSC — Student Refugee Program (SRP)

college, undergraduate

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador — Department of Education

StudentAidNL — Newfoundland and Labrador Student Aid

graduate, trades

Government of Canada — Employment and Social Development Canada

Canada Apprentice Loan

$20,000

trades

BBA

BBA Award for Indigenous Students

Next deadline Nov 1

Canadian Nurses Foundation

ARNNL Education and Research Trust 25th Anniversary Scholarship

$10,000 Closed Jan 31

graduate

Teck Resources Limited

Teck Indigenous Award

Next deadline Nov 1

Soroptimist Foundation of Canada

Soroptimist Foundation of Canada — Grants for Women Graduate Students

$8,500

graduate
Show editorial notes about Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador has low tuition for residents and a provincial student aid program: NL Student Aid includes loans, grants and the Up Front Need-Based Grant. Memorial University, the province's flagship, runs entrance and continuing scholarships across all faculties.

Who this page is for

NL residents applying to post-secondary in NL or out-of-province. Mainland Canadian students at Memorial University should check institutional entrance awards — Memorial's entrance scholarships are open to non-NL residents.

Newfoundland & Labrador Student Aid

Apply at aesl.gov.nl.ca:

  • NL Student Loan: provincial loan stacked on Canada Student Loan.
  • NL Grant: need-based provincial grant (does not repay).
  • Up Front Need-Based Grant: distributes need-based grant funding directly at start of program (no waiting for end-of-year reconciliation).
  • NL Tuition Freeze Reinvestment: provincial program offsetting tuition for NL residents at Memorial.

NL Tuition advantage

Memorial University has low tuition for NL residents, and the Up Front Need-Based Grant helps with costs.

Memorial University awards

Memorial University runs entrance and continuing scholarships across all faculties:

  • Memorial Entrance Scholarship: tiered based on Grade 12 average, multiple thresholds.
  • President's First-Year Scholarship: top-of-class merit award.
  • Lyle Cunningham Memorial Scholarship: targeted to academic excellence.
  • Memorial Trades Awards: targeted at trades + technology programs.
  • Indigenous Student Awards: dedicated stream for First Nations, Métis, Inuit students.

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

CNA offers entrance and continuing awards across its 17 campuses. Trades and technology programs stack with federal apprenticeship grants and the NL Apprenticeship Branch funding.

Indigenous NL students

  • Innu Nation / Nunatsiavut Government: dedicated education funding for member students.
  • Mi'kmaq First Nations Assembly of Newfoundland: scholarship and bursary programs.
  • Indspire: national funding streams with NL-eligible awards.

What our directory lists

Below: Newfoundland and Labrador-eligible scholarships, grants, bursaries, and loans currently in our directory. For the full Atlantic Canada student funding guide (covers NL + NS + NB + PEI), see the linked blog post.

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