In the U.S., government grants at both the federal and state level are organized into three categories. Grants are awarded to minorities -- both ethnic minorities and women, to low-income and disadvantaged students, and to students pursuing a degree in a high-need area of education such as teaching or nursing. Government grants are not awarded for personal qualifications such as not smoking.
In Canada, the government began a program in January 2008 to reward high school students who don't smoke. The R.E.W.A.R.D.S. program challenges students in fifth through eighth grade to sign a contract promising to remain smoke free throughout high school. Those who succeed earn a $5000 grant that can be used any way the student sees fit.
Many non-government organizations offer grants and scholarships to students, and there are a much wider range of qualifications. The Gertrude J. Deppen Scholarship Fund offers money to non-athletes from Mount Carmel, PA, who do not smoke, drink or use narcotics, as long as they are attending Pennsylvania's Bucknell University. Washtenaw County, Michigan, students attending Cleary College may receive up to $1500 for not smoking, thanks to the Morse B. Barker Scholarship. Other scholarships, such as the Robert G. Robinson Scholarship, are not awarded for being a nonsmoker, though preference is given to nonsmoking applicants.