High School Transition

Funding and Scholarship Programs

Donald E. Curren Scholarship

The scholarship is open to students with mobility impairments who have been accepted by a university in the Atlantic Provinces. Preference is given to applicants who are paraplegic or quadriplegic. The award is based on academic standing and other criteria as determined by the Selection Committee. Recipients must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants and reside in the Atlantic provinces. The deadline for receipt of applications is July 31 of each year.

Donald E. Curren Scholarship Fund
c/o Canadian Paraplegic Asociation (Nova Scotia)
Suite S21 West End Mall
6960 Mumford Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3L 4P1
Toll-Free 1-800-889-1889
E-mail: Halifax@canparaplegic.org
Website: www.canparaplegic.org/ns