Canada

Ontario scholarships by school

How awards work at each Ontario school we cover, in plain words, with a link to the full page. School awards are separate from government student aid, so most students do both. Confirm everything on the official site.

29 schools in Ontario

• Algonquin College

  Algonquin offers the Algonquin College Entrance Bursary and handles other aid through Financial Aid & Student Awards in Student Central.

• Brock University

  Brock Scholars Awards are automatic for students entering straight from high school. Most other awards and bursaries use one form called OneApp.

• Carleton University

  Carleton's Awards and Financial Aid office runs bursaries, Indigenous awards, awards for students with disabilities and the Deans' Honour List.

• Centennial College

  Centennial splits its awards into Academic Scholarships and Awards and Application Scholarships and Awards, listed by term.

• Conestoga College

  Conestoga offers a Degree Entrance Scholarship based on your admission average and a general awards application each term.

• Durham College

  Durham College uses one General Bursary and Awards Application in MyDC, offered each term.

• Fanshawe College

  Fanshawe runs separate Scholarship and Bursary portals and has named entrance awards for trades and future builders.

• George Brown College

  George Brown awards and bursaries are applied for in STU-VIEW, starting with a Student Profile you submit once a year.

• Georgian College

  Georgian College awards, scholarships and bursaries are all applied for through its AcademicWorks portal.

• Humber Polytechnic

  Humber's degree entrance and transfer scholarships are automatic. Tuition bursaries and other scholarships are applied for through MyHumber.

• Lakehead University

  Lakehead's academic entrance scholarships are automatic for students coming from a Canadian high school. Other awards run through myAwards.

• Laurentian University

  Laurentian's Academic Excellence Scholarships are automatic from your Grade 12 average. Most bursaries need an application and proof of need.

• McMaster University

  McMaster has entrance scholarships and bursaries for new students. Current students apply for awards through AwardSpring.

• Mohawk College

  At Mohawk, one Scholarships and Bursaries Application each semester considers you for every award you qualify for.

• Niagara College

  At Niagara College, applying for OSAP automatically considers you for Entrance Bursaries. Current students use the Award Portal.

• Ontario Tech University

  Ontario Tech's entrance scholarships need an application, and its need-based bursaries are open to both domestic and international students.

• Queen’s University

  Queen's gives some entrance aid automatically and runs a separate set of awards that need an application.

• Seneca Polytechnic

  Seneca Polytechnic lists program-specific awards and offers work-study to full-time students who show financial need.

• Sheridan College

  Sheridan has entrance scholarships for degree and international students. Current students fill in a Student Budget and a General Award Application.

• Toronto Metropolitan University

  TMU gives guaranteed, renewable entrance scholarships automatically from your final admission average, and runs named awards through AwardSpring.

• Trent University

  Trent's entrance and in-course scholarships are automatic from your grades. Bursaries need an application each term.

• University of Guelph

  Guelph bursaries need an application that shows a shortfall in your study-period budget.

• University of Ottawa

  uOttawa considers eligible students for its Admission Scholarship automatically. Most other awards are applied for online through uoZone.

• University of Toronto

  Many U of T admission awards are considered automatically when you apply. Some need an awards profile, and the rules differ by faculty, college and campus.

• University of Waterloo

  Waterloo keeps one Awards Directory for incoming and current students, and the "Find Awards" tool runs through Quest.

• University of Windsor

  Windsor uses a Student Award Profile in UWinsite Student, plus the UWinAward tool.

• Western University

  Western splits its awards into Admission and In-Course sections and runs a separate Bursaries & Work Study program.

• Wilfrid Laurier University

  Laurier's awards run through LORIS, where you fill in a General Student Profile and a Faculty-Specific Profile.

• York University

  York gives an Automatic Entrance Scholarship to eligible new students. Other funding runs through the FAAS App.