| Varma Prizes in Gothic Literature | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department of English | English, Honours English |
| Vidya Seth Endowed Scholarship | Mount Saint Vincent University | Faculty of Arts and Science | Department of Economics, Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry and Physics | Economics, Public Policy, Liberal Arts, Physical Sciences: Biology, Physical Sciences: Physics, Physical Sciences: Applied Science |
| W. Andrew MacKay Alumni Scholarship | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Management, Faculty of Health Professions, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Faculty of Computer Science | | |
| W. Gordon Ross Memorial Scholarship in History | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | Department of History and Classics | History |
| Wallace and Trenna Turner Scholarship | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | | art, music, creative writing |
| Walter Shelton Essay Prize in History | Mount Saint Vincent University | Faculty of Arts and Science | Department of History | History, Honours History |
| Weston Music Therapy Practicum Award | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | School of Music | Music Therapy degree program, Certificate of Music Therapy program |
| Wilfred E. Hillis Bursary | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | | |
| William G. Fletcher Memorial Award in Classics | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | Department of History and Classics | Classics |
| William Laird Archibald Scholarship | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science | | |
| William Lewis Wright Scholarship in Music | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | School of Music | |
| William Tritt Recital Prize | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department of Music | Piano |
| William Tritt/Scotia Festival Memorial Prize | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department of Music | Piano |
| Winnie Rhodes Prize in Music | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | School of Music | |
| Women's Association of the Mining Industry of Canada Foundation Bursary | All Universities | | | Bachelor of Arts in Earth Science , Geophysics, Geology, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering Metallurgy |
| Women's Studies Graduate Scholarship | Mount Saint Vincent University | Faculty of Arts and Science | Department of Women's Studies | Master of Arts: Women's Studies |
