Scholarship Programs

About the Reward

The 2nd BLMG Youth Scholarship Award has been launched by Black Lives Matter Golf. Black Lives Matter Golf presents the BLMG Youth Scholarship Award every year to assist and celebrate youth in Nova Scotia who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour who are pursuing a higher education.

Four students will receive a $2,500 scholarship from Black Lives Matter Golf, which may be used for tuition, books, or any relevant expenditures involved with pursuing a higher education. The BLMG Scholarship for Young People is accessible to students enrolled in any program from around the province,beginning or continuing their 1st or 2nd year of post-secondary study

Awards & Recognition

Feb 2022  1st Recipients

Portia Rae

Science at Dalhousie University

Isiah Jones

History at Mount Saint Vincent University

 

Aynsley Rheal Byers

Commerce at Saint Mary`s University

Mercy Olugu

Biology at Acadia University

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the BLMG Youth
Scholarship Award, youth must:

  • Identify as Black, Indigenous and/or a
    Person of Colour
  •  Be a Canadian citizen and resident of
    Nova Scotia
  •  Be attending a college or university on a
    full-time basis
  •  Be entering the 1st or 2nd year of study
  •  Submit one essay (up to 500 words)
    answering the following question: What
    does Black Lives Matter mean to you?