The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia invites applications from students with epilepsy for the following scholarships and bursaries. Deadline is May 15th; winners will be notified June 15th .

1. The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia Memorial Scholarship/Bursary - value $500 each, 2 available.

2. The James Russell Kline Memorial Bursary - value $500.

3. The Jesse Payne Memorial Bursary - value $500.

Potential applicants should take note of the basis on which the scholarships and bursary are awarded and apply for the one that best fits their situation.

Scholarships are awarded based on scholastic achievement, volunteer and work experience and extracurricular activities.

Bursaries are awarded based largely on financial need but scholastic achievement, volunteer and work experience and extracurricular activities will be taken into consideration.

Congratulations to the 2009 Scholarship Winners:

EANS Memorial Scholarship
Kelsie Arsenault, Dartmouth
Kailee Ingram, Brookfield

James Russell Kline Memorial Bursary
Janice Pace, Halifax

Scholarship Application Form

Bursary Application Form

Each year in September, a percentage of the EANS Sunflower Campaign profits will be set aside and placed into a Research Fund that is a sub-account of our General Operating Account.  Research money will be available on October 31st of every 2nd year to the winner of the competition.  There will be an open competition for an EANS Research Grant.

Purpose of the EANS Research Grant

The EANS Research Grant exists to stimulate research that has a direct link with epilepsy, its causes, treatments, quality of life issues, outcomes, psychosocial issues, and program evaluation.  Research projects examining people whose lives are affected by epilepsy are favored over animal experimentation.  Pilot work that is descriptive in nature will be considered, especially if it provides preliminary information on persons living in Nova Scotia.

Equipment and direct operating costs (including salary of research assistant) are eligible expenses.  Salaries of investigators, graduate students, post-doctoral students, and travel to meetings are not eligible expenses.  Funding will not be awarded to run a clinical program, unless the purpose of the funding is to evaluate the efficacy of a new program.  The principle criteria used to judge applications are the relevance to EANS, the scientific merit of the proposal, the feasibility of the project and the track record of the applicant(s).  There is a limit of one application per investigator every two years.

The 2007 EANS Research Grant was awarded to Drs. Carol and Peter Camfield to pay for data entry into their study entitled "Long-term follow-up of young adults with epilepsy: a population based study."

Research Grant Application