NPFBF Bursary Program
Supporting Post-Secondary Students Across Canada
12 Regional Bursaries - $2,500
The NPFBF will provide financial assistance to post-secondary students through twelve bursaries annually in the amount of $2,500 each. Students attending post-secondary studies and meeting the criteria below will be eligible.
National - Gordon Clarke Annual Bursary - $5,000: https://foundation.npf-fpn.com/bursaries/gordon-clarke-bursary/
NPFBF has also established the Gordon Clarke Bursary, in the amount of $5000, which will be awarded annually to one student enrolled in post-secondary studies in the public safety field who has shown exceptional leadership, compassion and support for their community.
Criteria for NPFBF Bursaries:
- Three bursaries per Region. If there are no qualified applicants in a Region in any specific year, then no bursary will be awarded for that year.
- The applicant must be enrolled or accepted to a post-secondary institution (ie, university, college or polytechnical institute) in the field of public safety prior to the bursary being awarded;
- The applicant must live in the Region from which they are applying;
- The applicant must write an essay of between 750 and 1000 words explaining how they made their community a better place in which to live. The applicant must demonstrate their involvement in extra-curricular activities, such as sports, music, dance, volunteerism, and how they have shown leadership in these areas to improve their community.
- Applicants cannot be the children of any National Police Federation salaried employee.
- Bursaries will be reviewed and awarded by a selection committee consisting of Directors and staff of the Benevolent Foundation.
- Those applying must complete and submit their application by mail or email the Benevolent Foundation bursary application form and attach their essay.
Criteria for the Gordon Clarke Bursary:
- One bursary to be awarded nationally per year – if there are no qualified applicants in a given year, the bursary will not be awarded for that year;
- The applicant must be enrolled or accepted to a post-secondary institution (i.e. university, college or polytechnical institute) in the field of public safety prior to the scholarship being awarded;
- The applicant must write an essay of not less than 1000 words explaining how they have shown exceptional leadership, compassion and support for their community;
- Applicants cannot be the children of any National Police Federation salaried employee. This does not include children of Local Area Representatives (LAR’s).
- Bursaries will be reviewed and awarded by a selection committee consisting of Directors and staff of the Benevolent Foundation.
Apply for a Regional Bursary
NPFBF will issue a call for submissions annually, no later than June 1, through the NPF’s social media channels and direct contact with post-secondary institutions across Canada.
FAQs
Apply for the Gordon Clarke Bursary
The Gordon Clarke Bursary is awarded to one post-secondary student from across Canada each calendar year, in the amount of $5,000.