Scotia Funds Your Future Contest
Enter now for your chance to win one of two (2) prizes valued at $30,000 CAD‡
Two $30,000‡ tuition prizes to be won
It’s not every day, or we should say semester, that you have a chance to win an A+ prize like this. With the Scotia Funds Your Future Contest, there are two $30,000 prizes to be won, 1 prize for domestic students and 1 prize for international students. Whether you are a new or existing customer, the more products you have, the more entries you earn, up to a maximum of 6 entries per person.
Closing date of entry is January 31st, 2024. The winners will be notified by March 18th, 2024.
How to enter
To be eligible to enter for a chance to win a $30,000 prize, you must:
- Be 17 years of age or older
- Be currently enrolled or will be enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary institution by January 31, 2024
- Be residing in Canada or will be as of January 31, 2024
- Fill in the contest entry form
I am not a Scotia Student customer
Step 1
Open a new eligible student bank account, credit card, or line of credit.*
Earn 1 entry into the contest per eligible account type you open during the contest period:
- Student Banking Advantage Plan – 1 Entry
- Student Credit Card† – 1 Entry
- MomentumPLUS Savings Account – 1 Entry
Increase your chances
Plus, earn an additional three (3) bonus entries by opening all three for a total of 6 entries!
Step 2
To be eligible to enter for a chance to win a $30,000 prize, you must:
*Not a Scotia student customer and just want to enter the contest for a chance to win a $30,000 scholarship?
I am a Scotia Student customer
As a Scotia student customer, you can earn 1 entry for each of your current eligible student account types:
- Student Banking Advantage Plan – 1 Entry
- Student Credit Card† – 1 Entry
- MomentumPLUS Savings Account – 1 Entry
Increase your chances
The more eligible products you have, the more entries you get! Earn an additional 3 bonus entries if you have or open all three!
Want to add a new eligible product to your portfolio to increase your chances?
Check out our student products to earn up to six (6) contest entries
Whether you are a new or existing customer, the more products you have, the more entries you earn

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Earn up to $360 in welcome bonus and savings when you bundle your banking°

Student Banking Advantage® Plan
A worry-free account matched for student life.
Earn a $100 welcome bonus1
No monthly account fee2
Unlimited debit3 and Interac e-Transfer† transactions
Earn points on everyday purchases with the Scene+TM program4

Student Credit Cards
Earn while you learn with a credit card designed for students.

MomentumPLUS Savings Account
All your savings goals. One high-interest savings account.
- Save for multiple goals in one account
- No monthly account fees or minimum balance required
- Earn even more interest6 when you open and fund a Premium Period(s)7
- The longer you save, the higher your interest rate
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Value of up to $360 in welcome bonuses and point value with the Scene+TM Student Banking Bundle includes $100 cash bonus and up to 13,250 in bonus Scene+ points (valued at up to $132.50) as follows:
- $100 cash offer for new Student Banking Advantage® Plan customers
- 5,000 Scene+ points ($50 value) for new Scotiabank® SceneTM Visa* Card customers
- 1,250 Scene+ points ($12.50 value) for new customers who combine the products above with a new MomentumPLUS Savings Account
- 5,000 Scene+ points ($50 value) when you bundle all 3 of the above accounts and complete certain qualifying transactions
- $149.90 in savings with the Scotia iTRADE® perk for Student Banking Advantage Plan holders ($4.99 per trade and Trade 1 Get 1 Free at Scotia iTRADE®)
Conditions apply. Please see Scotiabank® Scene+™ Bundle for Students Offer.
To qualify for the $100 welcome bonus (the “Offer”), you must:
- Open a new Student Banking Advantage Plan (an “Eligible Account”) by June 10, 2023; and
- Complete one of the following activities in your Eligible Account within 60 days of Eligible Account opening:
- Set up and clear at least one (1) eligible automated and recurring direct deposit or
- Set up and clear at least one (1) eligible recurring pre-authorized transaction for a minimum of $25 per transaction, which will recur monthly for a minimum of three (3) consecutive months.
♢♢Click here for a list of eligible direct deposits and pre-authorized transactions. While a transaction may be included in these lists, certain exclusions may still apply and Scotiabank reserves the right to modify these lists and to determine whether a specific direct deposit or pre-authorized transaction is eligible for the Offer. Fund transfers initiated to other Scotiabank accounts (one time or recurring, e.g. credit card or savings account), to chequing or savings accounts held at other financial institutions, or to payment processing firms, are not eligible for the Offer.
Eligibility Exclusions: Individuals who are currently holders of a Scotiabank Chequing Account are not eligible for the Offer. Individuals who were previously holders of a Scotiabank Chequing Account within the last two (2) years are not eligible for the Offer. “Scotiabank Chequing Account” means any of the following accounts: Ultimate Package, Preferred Package, Scotia One Account, Basic Plus Bank Account, Basic Banking Plan, Basic Bank Account, Momentum Chequing, Power Chequing, Scotia One Service, Scotia Value, Student Banking Advantage Plan. Employees of Scotiabank are also not eligible for the Offer.
General Terms: The 5,000 Scene+ points will be deposited to your Scene+ membership account within six (6) months from account open date provided all Offer conditions outlined above have been met. The Eligible Account must be open and in good standing until the time of payout of the welcome bonus. The Eligible Account is not in "good standing" if: (i) it has a negative balance exceeding the authorized overdraft limit, or (ii) it has been in continuous overdraft for a period of three consecutive months. The Offer is non-transferable and may not be duplicated. Limit of one (1) Offer per customer, regardless of the number of Eligible Accounts opened. If more than one (1) Eligible Account is opened, only the first Eligible Account opened will be eligible for the Offer. For joint accounts, if at the time of awarding the 5,000 Scene+ points, each customer has a Scene+ ScotiaCard, the points will be split equally between account holders. All rates, fees, features and benefits are subject to change. The Offer may be changed, cancelled or extended at any time without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers.