Study and Research Grants, Awards and Fellowships
An amount is budgeted annually for Conference Grants, Educational Research Awards, and Full-Time Study Grants.
The disbursement of these funds will be on the recommendation of the Professional Development Committee, ratified by the Provincial Executive.
If the deadline falls on a holiday or weekend, we will accept applications until 4:00pm the next business day.
Education Research Award
Educational Research Awards are provided to support, encourage, and recognize Members who engage in professional inquiry and research focused on educational inquiry. The Awards will be given out once per year at a ceremony at the Local level. In order to encourage the greatest number of Members, individual Awards will be limited to five-hundred dollars ($500).
No individual shall receive more than one Educational Research Award in any three (3) consecutive school year period.
Applications must be received at the NSTU Central Office by 4:00p.m. on the first Wednesday in December.
Click here to download the application form (English)
Click here to download the application form (French)
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The NSTU has started to compile the academic research in education by our members in our repository. Check it out HERE!
NSTU Full Time Study Grants
Full-Time Study Grants are provided to support Members that are following a full-time program of study for the purpose of professional learning. In order to assist the greatest number of Members, individual Grants will be limited to two-thousand dollars ($2,000).
No individual shall receive more than one Full-Time Study Grant in any three (3) consecutive school year period.
Applications must be received at the NSTU Central Office is 4:00 p.m. on the SECOND Wednesday in April.
Click here to download the application form (English)
Click here to download the application form (French)
Conference Grants - NEW DEADLINES AND GUIDELINES FOR 2024-25
PLEASE SEND APPLICATION TO APPL@NSTU.CA
Conference Grants (excluding October Conference) are provided to support members wishing to attend conferences for the purpose of professional learning. In order to assist the greatest number of Members, individual Grants will be limited to up to six-hundred dollars ($600).
No individual shall receive more than one Conference Grant in any two (2) consecutive school year period. Conference offerings may include in-person or online conferences.
Applicants, please complete the new application form linked below. Older application forms will no longer be processed.
Applications must be received at the NSTU Central Office is 4:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday in October and May.
Click here to download the application form (English)
Click here to download the application form (French)
Travel Fellowship (sponsored by Johnson Inc)
Johnson Incorporated sponsors these Travel Fellowships in the amount of three-thousand dollars ($3,000) in order to provide support to Members engaged in educational travel. In order to assist the greatest number of Members, individual Fellowships will be limited to five-hundred dollars ($500). Eligible travel period is generally over the summer break for members; however, exceptions can be made for Members assigned to work during that period.
Applications must be received at NSTU Central Office by 4:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday in May.
The Committee is in the process of updating the Travel Fellowship application. Please check back in early March 2025 for the application link.