NUPGE Scholarships

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This year’s deadline is Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 5pm (EDT).

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Information you will need for this form:

Your original essay on this year's topic. Only essays in PDF are accepted. Please put your name and the scholarship you are applying for at the top of the essay. This will not count towards the essay's word count.
The name of your high school and its contact information.
The university or college program you plan to attend and its contact information.

Information that will help us process your application:

The name of the union your parents, grandparents, or legal guardians is a member of, i.e., a NUPGE Component or a Component's affiliate.
Whether they are a current or retired member.
The name and contact information of someone at the union who could verify their membership.

Please note that the deadline for all scholarship applications is Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 5pm (EDT).

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Scholarship you're applying to: *

About this scholarship

Brian Fudge, the son of Derek Fudge and Jill Broadbent, and the brother of Steve, graduated from John McRae Secondary School in Ottawa in June 2001 and from the Police Foundations program at Humber College in Toronto in May 2004. On January 2, 2005, Brian passed away after just having celebrated his 22nd birthday.

This scholarship honours Brian’s memory and assists those studying one or more of the following: policing, criminal justice, community services, or health care.

Essay topic

The importance of your field of study in either policing, criminal justice, community services, or health care in delivering public services to Canadians.

Criteria

The winner will be determined based on a 750-to-1,000-word essay on this year’s topic (above). Marks are allocated for presentation and adherence to the topic. The online application form must be completed and used to submit the essay. All applicants are encouraged to review the Scholarship FAQ prior to applying.

Essay topic

The importance of unions in supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

Criteria

Essay topic

Describe the contributions of 2 Black trailblazers (past or contemporary) and how these have inspired you as a person.

Criteria

Essay topic

The importance of public services in enhancing the quality of life of Indigenous students.

Criteria

Essay topic

The importance of public services in enhancing the quality of life of people of colour.

Criteria

Essay topic

The importance of public services in enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities.

Criteria

Essay topic

How Tommy Douglas’s life contributed to making Canada a more just and equitable nation.

Criteria

Essay topic

In what ways are unions still important in the contemporary workplace?

Criteria

Disability *

I am a person with a disability who is planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year

You must be a person with a disability who is planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year to enter.

POC *

I am a person of colour planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year

You must be a person of colour planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year to enter.

Eligibility

For the purpose of this scholarship, an Indigenous person (the legal term is Aboriginal person) in Canada, as recognized in the Constitution Act, 1982, is a person who identifies as First Nations (Status/Non-Status), Métis, or Inuit.

Indigenous identity data is collected solely to determine scholarship eligibility. Indigenous identity data will be stored on a secure server and retained for a period of 5 years, after which time it will be destroyed. Indigenous identity data will not be sold or distributed.

Please note that scholarship winners will have their names and the name of the scholarship they won published online, but details about status, membership, etc. will not be shared.

Are you Indigenous? *

Yes. I am First Nations.
Yes. I am Métis.
Yes. I am Inuit.

There are 2 options to confirm your First Nations identity for this scholarship.

Option 1—Legal documentation you must provide:

a copy of your Secure Certificate of Indian Status, or
a copy of your Certificate of Indian Status, or
a copy of proof of citizenship from a First Nation or band in the list maintained by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
In addition to any one of the types of legal documentation listed above, all applicants are welcome to submit an alternative identity term (e.g., Kanien’kehá:ka, Anishinaabe, Treaty #3, etc.) with their application.

Please note that membership to pan-Indigenous organizations will not be recognized.

Option 2—Candidate self-declaration

If a candidate does not possess proof of the documentation listed in Option 1, they must submit a statement (minimum 200 words) about their lived experiences and ongoing relationship to a legally recognized Indigenous community, Nation, or people. This includes specific information about their First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community and can include copies of historical documents or oral testimony.

The statement must be signed by 2 guarantors who are part of the community, Nation, etc. that the applicant describes their ties to. Guarantors must be over the age of 18 and cannot be members of the applicant’s immediate family (i.e., no siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, children, grandchildren, or any step variations).

There are 2 options to confirm your Métis identity for this scholarship.

Option 1—Legal documentation you must provide:

a copy of a Métis Nation Citizenship card from one of the 4 regional/provincial affiliates of the Métis National Council (Métis Nation British Columbia, Métis Nation of Alberta, Métis Nation Saskatchewan, and Métis Nation of Ontario); or
a copy of a valid Métis Citizenship and Harvester Identification Card from the Manitoba Métis Federation; or
a copy of a valid Citizenship card from the Métis Settlements of Alberta; or
a copy of a valid Citizenship card from the Northwest Territory Métis Nation.
In addition to any one of the types of legal documentation listed above, all applicants are welcome to submit an alternative identity term (e.g., Kanien’kehá:ka, Anishinaabe, Treaty #3, etc.) with their application.

Option 2—Candidate self-declaration

There are 2 options to confirm your Inuit identity for this scholarship.

Option 1—Legal documentation you must provide:

A copy of an Inuit membership card issued by any one of the 4 Inuit Treaty Organizations or Governments that are covered by the Inuit Nunangat Policy:
1. Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
2. The Nunatsiavut Government
3. Makivik Corporation
4. The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
In addition to any one of the types of legal documentation listed above, all applicants are welcome to submit an alternative identity term (e.g., Kanien’kehá:ka, Anishinaabe, Treaty #3, etc.) with their application.

Option 2—Candidate self-declaration

Document Upload *

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black *

I am a Black person planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year

You must be a Black student planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year to enter.

2SLGBTQIA+ *

I am a 2SLGBTQIA+ student planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year

You must be an 2SLGBTQIA+ student planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year to enter.

age *

I am a young worker under the age of 35 as of the scholarship’s deadline

You must be a young worker under the age of 35 as of the scholarship’s deadline to enter.

school *

I am planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year

You must be planning to enter the 1st year of a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year to enter.

school (young worker) *

I am planning to enter a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year

You must be planning to enter a Canadian public, post-secondary education institution, full-time or part-time, in the coming year to enter.

subject *

I am entering a field of study in policing, criminal justice, community services, or health care

You must be entering a field of study in policing, criminal justice, community services, or health care to enter.

child *

I am a child or grandchild (including a stepchild, foster child, step-grandchild, or foster grandchild) or a legal ward of a current or retired member of a NUPGE Component or a Component's affiliate

You must be a child or grandchild (including a stepchild, foster child, step-grandchild, or foster grandchild) or a legal ward of a current or retired member of a NUPGE Component or a Component’s affiliate to enter.

child (young worker) *

I am a member, child, or grandchild (including a stepchild, foster child, step-grandchild, or foster grandchild) or a legal ward of a current or retired member of a NUPGE Component or a Component's affiliate

You must be a member, or child or grandchild (including a stepchild, foster child, step-grandchild, or foster grandchild) or a legal ward of a current or retired member of a NUPGE Component or a Component’s affiliate to enter.

public *

I accept contest results will be publicized on the social media and websites of NUPGE, its Components, and Component's affiliates

You must agree to the publicity conditions to enter.

We must confirm membership in a NUPGE Component or its affiliate.

Name of your parent, grandparent, or guardian who is a current or retired member *

Your parent, grandparent, or guardian must be a current or retired member of one of our components or affiliates to enter.

Your name or the name of your parent, grandparent, or guardian who is a current or retired member *

You or your parent, grandparent, or guardian must be a current or retired member of one of our components or affiliates to enter.

Select the NUPGE Component or Component affiliate that your parent, grandparent, or guardian is a member of *

Find more information about our Components on the NUPGE website.

Select the NUPGE Component or Component affiliate that you or your parent, grandparent, or guardian is a member of *

Find more information about our Components on the NUPGE website.

Indicate the union local (if applicable)

A "local" is a local union, branch, or chapter of the larger union.

Current or retired member? *

Current
Retired

Do you know someone at the union we can contact to verify this membership? *

Component official's contact information

Please enter the following contact information of an official of the Component or Component's affiliate to which your parent, grandparent, or guardian belongs (e.g. staff member, elected executive member or steward). This official must not be related to you.

Your component official's contact information

Please enter the following contact information of an official of the Component or Component's affiliate to which you or your parent, grandparent, or guardian belongs (e.g. staff member, elected executive member or steward). This official must not be related to you.

The official's name *

First

Last

Local (if applicable)

A "local" is a local union, branch, or chapter of the larger union.

Position

Eg. Steward, elected executive, staff member.

Official's phone number

Please include the area code.

Official's Email

Confirm Email

Your contact information

Your name *

First

Last

Your email *

Confirm Email

Your phone number *

Please include your area code.

Your address *

Postal Code *

City/Town *

Province/Territory *

Please fill in the contact information for the high school you attended and the university or college you plan to attend.

High School

Name of the high school you attended *

School's email

Confirm Email

Address

Province/Territory

City/Town *

High school's postal code

Other useful information about your high school

Any other useful information can go here.

University or College

University or college you plan to attend in September this coming year *

Name of the post-secondary program *

Address

Province/Territory *

City/Town *

University or College's postal code

Other useful information

Any other useful information can go here.

Where did you hear about our Scholarships?

From a NUPGE Component or Component affiliate
My high school
My university
Scholarship Canada
Social media
Other (please give details below)

Please explain the "other" way you heard about our Scholarships.

Essay topic for the Brian Fudge Memorial Scholarship

The importance of your field of study in either policing, criminal justice, community services, or health care in delivering public services to Canadians.