| Rev. S.H. Prince Prize in Sociology | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology | |
| Reverend J.W.A. Nicholson Bursaries | Dalhousie University | College of Arts & Science | | |
| Robert Bruce Bursaries - Dalhousie University | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | | |
| Robert Markle Scholarship | All Universities | | | Visual Arts |
| Robert Pope Foundation Graduate Scholarship | NSCAD University | Division of Fine Arts, Division of Media Arts | | Master of Fine Arts |
| Robert Pope Foundation Undergraduate Awards | NSCAD University | Division of Fine Arts, Division of Media Arts, Division of Craft | | |
| Roloff Beny Graduate Photography Scholarship | NSCAD University | Division of Fine Arts, Division of Media Arts | | Master of Fine Arts: Photography |
| Ronald G. Smith Memorial Scholarship | University of King's College | | Arts, Science, School of Journalism | |
| Ronald Stewart Longley History Scholarship | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | Department of History and Classics | History |
| Royal Saint George's Society of Halifax Prize in Music | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department of Music | |
| Rudy Pace Memorial Jazz Bursary | St. Francis Xavier University | Faculty of Arts | Department of Music | Jazz Studies Program |
| Ruth Murray Scholarship in French Studies | Dalhousie University | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Department of French | |
| Sara Elizabeth Phillips Endowed Scholarship in Mathematics | Mount Saint Vincent University | Faculty of Arts and Science | Department of Mathematics and Computer Science | Mathematics |
| Sara Elizabeth Phillips Memorial Prize in Mathematics | Mount Saint Vincent University | Faculty of Arts and Science | Department of Mathematics and Computer Science | Mathematics |
| Schering-Plough Canada Endowed Scholarship | Mount Saint Vincent University | Faculty of Arts and Science | | Bachelor of Science |
| Schizophrenia Society Bursary | Cape Breton University | School of Arts and Community Studies | Department of Psychology | |
| School of Music Memorial Bursary | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | School of Music | Bachelor of Music degree program |
| School Sisters of Notre Dame Bursary | Mount Saint Vincent University | Faculty of Arts and Science | Department of Philosophy/Religious Studies | Religious Studies |
| Scots' College Fund of Canada | St. Francis Xavier University | Faculty of Arts | Department of Religious Studies | |
| Sgt. Philip Sydney Beals Memorial Prize | Acadia University | Faculty of Arts | Department of English | |
