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Scholarships and Awards

Use this tool to search the scholarships that are available to first-year students.

You can select one or multiple criteria. Click on the "Search" button to retrieve your results.

While grades are important, universities also offer many scholarships based on financial need, community involvement and school leadership. Make sure you perform several searches to find all of the scholarships available to you.

If you are not enrolled in an Ontario secondary school: Many universities offer scholarships specifically to students applying from outside Ontario and from outside Canada. These scholarships are not listed on eINFO - please contact the universities directly for further information.

Note: Only English-language universities are listed below. To view scholarships offered at French-language universities, view the French eINFO: www.infoelectronique.ca.

19 scholarships found.

Wilfrid Laurier University - Brantford

Name Quantity Value Criteria Additional Information Notes
Application Required
Alumni Association Award of Merit 3

Up to $1,000

Full-time undergraduate students entering first year who are brothers, sisters or children of Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Lutheran University, or Waterloo College alumni; academic achievement; leadership; community activities.

For further information about Student Awards, please visit: www.wlu.ca/~wwwsa/.

Deadline: September 30
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

Chancellor's Scholarship Fund 2

Up to $1,800

Full-time undergraduate students entering first year directly from a Canadian secondary school; outstanding academic achievement (minimum "A" [85%] average in best six 4U/M courses, or equivalent); extracurricular activities or volunteer work.

For further information about Student Awards, please visit www.wlu.ca/~wwwsa/.

Deadline: July 27
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

County of Brant Scholarship Fund, First Year Award 1

Up to $2,700

Full-time undergraduate student entering first year at Laurier Brantford; resident of the County of Brant (not resident of the city of Brantford); academic achievement; school or community activities; proven financial need.

For further information about student awards, please visit: www.wlu.ca/~wwwsa/.

Deadline: July 27
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

Criminology Association Entrance Scholarship 1

To be determined.

Open to students entering year one of the full time Honours Criminology program at Laurier Brantford, directly from secondary school, with significant involvement in volunteer work in the applicant's local community.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

Dr. John and Mrs. Helmi Marquis Scholarship Fund 1

Up to $1,800

Full-time undergraduate student entering first year at Laurier Brantford; minimum "B+" (77-79%) average in best six 4U/M courses; proven financial need.

For further information about student awards, please visit: www.wlu.ca/~wwwsa/.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

Glenn & Isabelle Rittinger Bursary Fund 1

Up to $650

Full-time undergraduate students entering year one from the Avon Maitland School District; minimum "B+" average (77-79%) in best six 4U/M courses; preference will be given to students enrolled in the Honours BBA program; Canadian citizen, permanent resident.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

Grand Valley Educational Society Entrance Award Up to 9

Up to $1,000

Full-time undergraduate students entering first year at Laurier Brantford; resident of Brant County or city of Brantford; academic achievement; extracurricular activities; proven financial need.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

James Ingoldsby Memorial Bursary Fund 1

Up to $900

Full-time undergraduate students in year one who attended a Catholic secondary school in Waterloo Region; participation in athletic activities; proven financial need. If no recipients from the Separate Board are eligible, consideration will be given to students from the Public Board within Waterloo Region.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

Laurier Brantford Toronto Award 1

Up to $1,100

Full-time undergraduate students entering year one at Laurier Brantford; minimum final average in secondary school of "B+" (77%) or admission to Wilfrid Laurier with mature student status; Canadian citizen, permanent resident (landed immigrant), or protected person; continuous residence in the Greater Toronto Area (Metropolitan Toronto, Halton, Peel, York or Durham) for 12 consecutive months prior to admission; long-term resident of Ontario; proven financial need.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

Megan Keenan-Tyler Schmidt Memorial Award 1

Up to $2,000

Eligible applicants will be graduates of Waterloo Oxford District Secondary School (WODSS) who demonstrate financial need. In the absence of eligible applicants from WODSS, applicants from other secondary schools in the Waterloo Region District School Board will be considered. Preference will be given to applicants who are entering the Kinesiology and Physical Education program (full time, year one) at Wilfrid Laurier University. Applicants must show significant involvement in extracurricular activities (participation in a varsity sport will be given preference) and provide solid leadership experiences. The recipient must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident (landed immigrant), or protected person, and a long-term resident of Ontario; proven financial need.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

The Chancellor W. Z. Estey Scholarships 3

Up to $1,550

Full-time undergraduate student entering a Bachelor of Arts program; resident of Ontario; proven financial need; recipient will have the highest overall average in best six 4U/M courses, in combination with financial need.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Renewable. www.wlu.ca

The Deer Ridge Entrance Award 3

Up to $1,000

Full-time undergraduate students entering year one from secondary schools in Waterloo region; minimum 10 years residency in Waterloo region; good academic achievement; participation in extracurricular activities at school or in the community; Canadian citizen, permanent resident (landed immigrant) or protected person; long-term resident of Ontario; proven financial need; Deer Ridge Golf Club members, their spouses and children are not eligible.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

The Dom Cardillo Scholarship 1

Full-time undergraduate students entering year one; resident of Kitchener or Waterloo; minimum final average of 80% in best six 4U/M courses; good academic achievement; demonstrated leadership qualities; participation in school or community activities.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

The Leo Groarke Award 1

Up to $800

This award supports a first-year full-time student entering the Honours Contemporary Studies Program at Laurier Brantford directly from secondary school. Applicants must be residents of Brantford for at least 12 consecutive months prior to entering Laurier Brantford, and a graduate from a secondary school with a minimum average of 77%. Preference will be given to a student that has taken a philosophy course in secondary school.

http://www.wlu.ca

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable.

The Rotary Club of Brantford Scholarship Fund 3

Up to $3,500

Full-time undergraduate students entering first year at Laurier Brantford who attended secondary school in Brantford or Brant County; minimum 75% average in best six 4U/M courses; resident of Ontario; proven financial need.

For further information about student awards, please visit: www.wlu.ca/~wwwsa/.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

The S. C. Johnson & Son Scholarship Fund 4

Up to $2,100

Full-time undergraduate students entering first year at Laurier Brantford; high academic achievement (preferably an "A" average [minimum 85%] in best six 4U/M courses); school, community or volunteer activities.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

Wescast Industries Entrance Scholarship Fund 4

Up to $1,100

Full-time undergraduate students entering first year of a degree program at Laurier Brantford; community or school-based extracurricular activities; resident of Ontario; proven financial need.

Deadline: Fall 2013
Non-renewable.

Application Not Required
Entrance Scholarships Unlimited

$500-$2,000

Automatically granted based on entrance average and program; see www.wlu.ca/~wwwsa/ for an updated Entrance Scholarship Grid.

For further information about Student Awards, please visit: www.wlu.ca.

Deadline: No application necessary.
Non-renewable. www.wlu.ca

President's Centennial Scholarship Unlimited

$23,000 ($3,000 first year; renewable based on academic performance for up to four* years at $5,000 per year) *Fourth year of renewal eligibility for approved five-year undergraduate programs only.

Full-time undergraduate students entering first year; Canadian citizens, permanent residents or bearers of a valid student visa (visa applicants must have completed their senior year at a Canadian secondary school); successful completion of Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent; minimum overall average of 95% in best six 4U/M courses (or equivalent); the university reserves the right to modify the minimum grade requirement for this scholarship.

For further information about Student Awards, please visit: http://www.wlu.ca.

Deadline: Automatic
Renewable. www.wlu.ca