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Overview

At North Cover, our goal has always been to protect the quality of people’s lives. We do this by providing life and final expenses insurance products that meet the needs of everyday Canadians and offer peace of mind at an affordable price.

We know that you and your family’s future depends on the expertise and dedication of the people shaping our healthcare, business, and finance industries. So, with that in mind, we are aiming to attract the best people into these industries by providing the North Cover Futures Scholarship.

Availability

This Scholarship is offered annually to one person. Applications for the 2025 Scholarship are open now until October 31, 2025.

The Scholarship

The value of this Scholarship is CAD $5,000 (total amount). This amount is paid as a one-off payment to the Winner.

Eligibility criteria

  1. To be eligible, you must be a domestic undergraduate enrolled full-time in an accredited Canadian Post-Secondary Education Institution and studying for a certificate, diploma, degree, or internship in any of the following areas:
    • Business – including any business-related courses from any institution.
    • Finance – including actuarial, statistics, accounting and general finance courses.
    • Medicine – including medical and health sciences, surgery and medical research.
    • Healthcare – including health and fitness-related specialties, sport sciences, health services assistance and international health.
    • Specialist healthcare – including nursing, optometry, dentistry and pharmacy.
  2. Only citizens or permanent residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) can apply.
  3. You must have reached 18 years of age or older to enter.
  4. Employees and Immediate family members including the spouse, de-facto spouse, parent, guardian, child or sibling ("Immediate Family Members") of a North Cover employee are ineligible to enter. Employees, and Immediate Family Members of Greenstone Financial Services Pty Ltd and Greenstone Financial Services Canada Inc. are also ineligible to enter.
  5. Entrants must abide by the Terms and Conditions for an entry to be deemed eligible.

The challenge

To apply for the North Cover Futures Scholarship, you will need to write an essay (maximum 700 words) on why you want to work in your selected industry and the difference you hope to make in your particular field of study.

We are looking for submissions that reflect a real desire to improve the quality of people’s lives. It doesn’t have to be great prose, just honest and from the heart, so start thinking about the real reasons you have chosen the career path you have and then put them into words.

How to apply

All applicants must email the following documentation to scholarships@northcover.ca for their submission to be considered:

  • Proof of Identification;
  • Proof of enrolment, including course name, post-secondary education institution name and enrolment status;
  • Your response (max word count 700 words); and
  • Contact details (including residential address).

Selection process

The Winner of the Scholarship will be selected and awarded by a panel of judges from the North Cover team in their absolute discretion, on the basis of the entry that best grasps the challenge. The panel for the 2025 Scholarship will convene from November 15, 2025.

Important dates

  • April 16, 2025: Program launched and open for submissions.
  • October 31, 2025: Submissions close.
  • December 1, 2025: Winner to be notified via email and phone (if number is provided).
  • January 31, 2026: Deadline for Winner to supply all supporting documentation.
  • February 2, 2026: Winner announced on the website.

Notification

The Winner of the 2025 Scholarship will be notified by email and phone, with their name published on our website on February 2, 2026.

Please be aware that if we are unable to get in contact with the Winner within four weeks of our initial contact attempt (on approximately December 1, 2025), that Winner forfeits the Scholarship, and we will then select another Winner.

If you have any queries regarding the Scholarship Program, or wish to obtain a copy of the terms and conditions for previous Scholarships, please contact us via email at marketingenquiries@greenstone.com.au

By participating in this Scholarship Program, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of the Scholarship Program including cooperation with marketing and promotional requests made by The Promoter. See full Terms and Conditions.