Bachelor of Education Bursaries for Children of ETFO Members

Bachelor of Education and Early Childhood Education Program Bursaries (for children of ETFO members) Application 2026
PROCEDURES

The application must be received by ETFO no later than April 30, 2026.
1. Applications are processed by the ETFO Awards Committee. The committee’s recommendations are taken forward to the ETFO provincial Executive for consideration. You can expect to hear regarding the disposition of the award after June 30, 2026.
2. Application forms, in their entirety, will be shared with ETFO staff and members of the ETFO Awards Committee who are ETFO members.
3. Materials submitted to the Awards Committee in support of an application become the property of the Awards Committee and will not be returned.
4. ETFO will not accept incomplete applications or applications outside this submission form. Please include as much detail as possible in your responses.
5. If your submission does not adhere to procedures and criteria as noted in this application, if attachments are password-protected, or encumber committee consideration, the submission will be automatically deleted and removed from committee consideration.
6. This form contains mandatory fields that must be addressed to enable the form to be submitted.
7. Priority will be given to candidates for the Bachelor of Education and Early Childhood Education Program Bursaries for Children of ETFO Members who are:
  • women candidates whose major is in mathematics, science or technology
  • men candidates in the primary/junior options
  • men or women candidates whose major is in French
Please make sure to read the application carefully and in full and fill it out completely.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the ETFO Awards Committee at awards@etfo.org.
CRITERIA

Bachelor of Education and Early Childhood Education Program Bursaries for Children of ETFO Members

Bursaries are offered annually to children of an active ETFO members entering a bachelor of education program in a faculty of education at a publicly funded university/institution in Ontario. Up to 12 bursaries of $500 and a Certificate of Recognition may be granted.

Candidates for the Bachelor of Education and Early Childhood Education Program Bursaries for Children of ETFO Members must adhere to specific criteria.

Please answer the following mandatory questions:
Applying for more than one award or bursary/scholarship in any given year results in disqualification. Please confirm this is the only application you are submitting to ETFO this year.*

CONFIRM
Please confirm this is the only application you are making for a bursary during your Bachelor of Education or Early Childhood Education program.*

CONFIRM
Please confirm you acknowledge that if you do not pursue the intended course of study, you agree to return any award received to ETFO.*

CONFIRM
Please confirm you are a child of an active ETFO member in good standing.*

CONFIRM
Please confirm you have been accepted into a Bachelor of Education or an Early Childhood Education program at a Faculty of Education or Early Childhood Education institution in Ontario. A dropdown will appear once you have selected "CONFIRM". Note: Those in concurrent programs must be entering their first year in the education program.*

CONFIRM
Please select your faculty of education.*
Please indicate your institution and program emphasis:*
Are you entering your first year of your Bachelor of Education or Early Childhood Education program?*

YesNo
Is this a concurrent program?*

YesNo
Those in concurrent programs must be entering their first year. Please confirm you are entering your first year of the concurrent program.*

CONFIRM
Proof of acceptance into the Bachelor of Education or Early Childhood Education program, which can be a Letter of Acceptance from your attending institution or Proof of Payment/Receipt must be included with your application. Please note - an offer letter or invoice is not sufficient proof. *

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Please confirm the study period occurs between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027.*

CONFIRM
Child of ETFO Member*

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Email*
Summer Address (if different)

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ETFO MEMBER*

First NameLast Name
ETFO Membership #*
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ETFO Member's Email
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ETFO Local*
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Years Employed by a School Board
1) What are your career goals?
2) One of the criteria considered in awarding bursaries is the financial need of the applicant. Please outline how receiving this bursary is of particular importance in you being able to continue your studies.
3) Please describe any activities, outside of academics, you have undertaken within public education.
4) Please upload any additional attachments here. Please note - links/html, google docs and password protected pdfs will not be accepted.

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CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION

Self-identification allows ETFO to achieve a critical goal, supporting and encouraging the participation of all individuals in ETFO programs, services and events. By completing this section, ETFO will be able to undertake the necessary statistical analysis to achieve this goal. All information collected and the reporting of statistical data will ensure full confidentiality of all. Although the completion of this section is voluntary, ETFO encourages you to self-identify.
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STATEMENT BY APPLICANT - I have read the criteria and procedures of this award and if chosen as the successful candidate, agree to abide by them. To the best of my knowledge, all information on this application form is correct. By signing this document, I consent to my name being published in ETFO publications and being included in ETFO media releases. I further consent that my contact information may be provided to local media upon request and for no other purpose.
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Bachelor of Education and Early Childhood Education Program Bursaries (for children of ETFO members) Application 2026

PROCEDURES

CRITERIA