Get between $1,000 and $7,000 for your full-time post-secondary studies in conservation at a Canadian institution.
Published by G Paul · last checked September 26, 2026
You can receive between $1,000 and $7,000. This is a scholarship, not a loan, so you do not have to pay it back. Depending on the fund and availability for the year, the money may be divided into two separate payments. This is for you if you are a student dedicated to the field of conservation. Applications must be received on or before May 31. Each successful applicant gets a letter with the decision in the fall. A selection committee of the Orville Erickson Memorial Scholarship Fund reviews the applications and picks the winners. The number of scholarships given each year isn't published. The Canadian Wildlife Foundation issues the scholarship cheques. You can use the money for living expenses, but not to buy equipment or vehicles. If you win, you must send a transcript of your marks after each semester. Each scholarship covers one regular academic year; the guidelines do not describe a renewal.
You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant) who intends to work in Canada, and you must be enrolled full-time in a Canadian post-secondary institution. This award is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are studying in the field of conservation. If you are a graduate student, you can apply even if you are not in a thesis-based program (a program where you are not required to write a regular thesis that gets examined by faculty). You must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or the equivalent.
This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.
Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.
Your school's registrar can take a week or two.
Give your referees at least two weeks' notice, and send them your résumé.
Save a copy, and submit at least a day before the deadline shown above.
Use the Apply on the official site button on this page: it opens the official application page in a new tab.
Applications close on May 31, 2027. Submit a day or two early: application sites get busy at the end.
No. You need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
FundMyCourse.ca · checked Sep 26, 2026
$1,000 to $7,000
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