Indigenous, visible minority or physically disabled
General Motors Undergraduate Scholarship
This scholarship was established by General Motors of Canada Limited with contributions to the University’s Opportunity Fund Campaign. Interest from the fund will provide one or more scholarships to support individuals who qualify as Indigenous or members of a visible minority and/or have a physical disability. It will be awarded to students in any year or faculty or school at Memorial University of Newfoundland.  It will be awarded on the basis of scholarship standing.

Brain injury
Newfoundland and Labrador Neurotrauma Initiative Award
This award, valued at a portion of the income on the investment, is made possible by a generous endowment from the Newfoundland and Labrador Neurotrauma Initiative Program, a partnership between the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation, the Canadian Paraplegic Association, the Brain Injury Association and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The award will be available on an annually rotating basis between undergraduate and graduate students, with first preference given to a student who has been identified with a brain or spinal cord injury.
If no candidate is available with a brain or spinal cord injury, preference will be given to a student who is studying in any field related to neurotrauma. If it is not awarded at the level of study (i.e. graduate/undergraduate) on rotation in a given year, it may be awarded to a student studying at the other level for that year. In the case of undergraduates, the award will be made by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards. In the case of graduates it will be awarded by the Dean, School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Awards and Medals Committee. This award is open to part-time or full-time students with clear academic standing.
Graduate Students are required to apply specifically to the School of Graduate Studies, Room IIC 2021, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, (709) 864-2600.

Canadian Armed Forces
(active service, veteran or dependent)
Don Kenney Veterans Award
This award was established by Joan Bessey in honour of her husband, Don Kenney. After retiring from Transport Canada, Don returned to university to complete a degree in Military History, a subject area that meant so much to him. A voracious reader and prolific writer, Don always appreciated the importance and value of a university education and encouraged everyone to pursue higher education, especially those in the Canadian Forces. Recalling his years with the Royal Canadian Air Force with pride and respect, he and his wife Joan, a Memorial University of Newfoundland alumna herself, wanted to empower and motivate the next generation of serving and retired veteran students. Valued at $1,000 annually, it will be granted to an undergraduate student beyond the first year of study in any program at Memorial University who is in active service with, a veteran of, or the dependant of an active service member or veteran of, the Canadian Armed Forces. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by the University. The award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.