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ETFO Scholarships and Bursaries

ETFO Scholarships and Bursaries


The ETFO Scholarships and Bursaries Program offers financial incentives to: members and non-members entering faculties of education; members studying at the graduate level; and members upgrading their qualifications at publicly funded universities/institutions in Ontario. This includes bursaries for members of designated groups, including Black and Indigenous educators, and bursaries for children of ETFO members.

ETFO Scholarship and Bursary Listing

How to Apply 


The application period opens in January and ends April 30 each year. Scholarship and bursary applications, including criteria, will be posted under each category below during this period. 


The awards applications window is open between October and February 1 of each year. More information on is available at this link: ETFO awards.

Bursaries are offered annually to children of an active ETFO member entering a bachelor of education program in a faculty of education at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to 12 bursaries of $500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

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ETFO offers this bursary annually to support an individual who identifies as Black, who is entering their first year in a publicly funded faculty of education program in Ontario, as a full-time student. A bursary of $12,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This bursary is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

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ETFO offers this bursary annually to support an individual who identifies as a Black woman, who is entering their first year in a publicly funded faculty of education program in Ontario, as a full-time student. A bursary of $12,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This bursary is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

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Bursaries are offered annually to members of designated groups who are entering a faculty of education at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario or ETFO members of designated groups who are taking a qualification/upgrading course at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to eight bursaries of up to $625 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

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Bursaries are offered annually to women members of designated groups who are entering a faculty of education at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario or ETFO women members of designated groups who are taking a qualification/upgrading course at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to eight bursaries of up to $625 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

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This scholarship may be offered to active ETFO members to study at the doctoral level at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. One award of $2,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

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This scholarship may be offered to active ETFO women members to study at the doctoral level at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. One award of $2,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

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Bursaries are offered annually to members who are entering a faculty of education in Ontario or who are taking a qualification/upgrading course at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to eight bursaries of up to $625 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

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This bursary may be offered annually to an active ETFO member who is taking an FNMI-focused additional qualification course from a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario, an FMNI professional learning course or attending an FNMI workshop/conference. Up to two bursaries of $750 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

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ETFO offers this bursary annually to First Nations, Métis and Inuit women who are entering a publicly funded faculty of education in Ontario, or ETFO First Nations, Métis and Inuit women members who are taking a qualification/upgrading course from a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to four bursaries of up to $1,250 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

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ETFO offers this scholarship annually to First Nations, Métis and Inuit women who are entering their first year of a full-time undergraduate degree at an accredited university in Ontario. Up to two scholarships of $12,500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted. This award is not intended to support a master’s or doctorate program.

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This bursary may be offered annually to an active ETFO woman member who is pursuing professional learning and leadership opportunities through an additional qualification course from a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario, a professional learning leadership course or attending a leadership workshop/conference. Up to two bursaries of $625 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

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This scholarship may be offered to active ETFO members to study at the master’s level at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to four awards of $1,250 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

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This scholarship may be offered to active ETFO women members to study at the master’s level at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to four awards of $1,250 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY.