Which entrance scholarships do you have to apply for?
Beyond the automatic awards, most universities run a second tier for leadership, community work or a specific faculty. These need an application, and they are where the larger sums are.
Every answer below is what the university tells Ontario guidance counsellors, quoted from the OUAC guide for September 2026 entry. It isn’t published on their student pages. Rules like this change rarely; dates don’t — check any date here with the university. Where this comes from.
What each of the 22 universities says
www.algomau.ca/awards
SHSM Entrance Awards available.
Students can apply for all donor awards and bursaries by completing the OneApp. | https://brocku.ca/safa/ awards-and-bursaries/oneapp
Students with a 90% admission average and extracurricular activities are eligible to apply for one of our Prestige Scholarships. https://carleton.ca/awards/awards/scholarships
Awards for Indigenous students: https://carleton.ca/awards/awards/indigenous-students-awards
Awards for students with disabilities: https://carleton.ca/awards/awards/ students-with-disabilities-awards
Presidential Scholarship: $40,000 total value ($10,000 per year). www.lakeheadu.ca/admissions/scholarships-awards-loans
Alumni Entrance Award: $10,000 ($2,500 per year). https://alumni.lakeheadu.ca/engage/nominate
www.laurentian.ca/scholarships-bursaries
International: www.laurentian.ca/international/scholarships
The McMaster Brighter World Entrance Award for Black students is valued at $5,000 each (50 available).
The Marjorie Anderson Financial Award for Indigenous Students is valued at $80,000 ($20,000 per year).
Access Awards for students from underrepresented groups in the Greater Toronto Area are valued at up to $20,000 per year.
Over $20 million in awards, for international fee-paying undergraduate students entering in fall 2026. https://registrar.mcmaster.ca/ aid-awards-for-international-students
Chancellor's Award: $10,000, renewable for up to 3 additional years. www.nipissingu.ca/scholarships-bursaries-awards/ chancellors-award
Entrance Awards and Bursaries: $500 - $3,000+ www.nipissingu.ca/awards
We offer a limited number of entrance scholarships and awards and will consider all applicants based on portfolio or supplemental materials and academic merit. https://admissions.ocadu.ca/afford/funding-options
Major Entrance Scholarships: 5 renewable awards, ranging from $24,000 to $36,000 each, are available to students who have a minimum 85% average, are exceptional leaders and are active participants in their community.
Joyce Foundation Success Award: 2 renewable awards of $4,000 each are available by application to students in Durham Region or Northumberland County high schools who have a minimum 75% average.
Women for STEM Scholarship Program: 2 ($5,000) scholarships automatically awarded to women with top grade point averages entering STEM programs. https://safa.ontariotechu.ca/ awards-bursaries-and-scholarships/scholarships/index.php
Queen's Major Admission Awards (MAAs) range from $40,000 to $120,000, renewable over 4 years.
Queen's Commitment Scholars Award is valued at $48,000 renewable over 4 years.
MAAs are available to Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected persons only.
https://ustpaul.ca/en/scholarships-2/ studying-in-french-scholarship
Applicants and current students can apply for scholarships and bursaries by visiting: https://torontomu.awardspring.ca.
President's Entrance Scholarships: $40,000 (total value). Terence Grier Entrance Scholarship: Full tuition for first year only
(non-renewable). Ted Rogers Legacy Scholarships: $100,000 (total value), 2
recipients, enrolling in Computer Science or Computer Engineering programs. More information: www.torontomu.ca/scholarships
Prestigious Scholarships available up to $30,000 over 4 years. www.trentu.ca/scholarships
We have several top scholarships and merit- and needs-based programs to assist students over and above government sources.
www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance
Founders' Academic Merit Scholarship ($36,000: $9,000 x 4)
Vice-Provost Entrance Scholarship ($20,000: $5,000 x 4)
Local First Nations Award (Full tuition)
Specialist High Skills Major Entrance Award ($1,000)
Full details at: www.guelphhumber.ca/tuition-support/entrance-scholarships.
Our scholarship and bursary program is one of the most generous in the country.
Indigenous Leadership Scholarships (up to $26,000). o Application due: March 31, 2026.
Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Scholarship (up to $11,500). o Application due: March 15, 2026 (past).
Schulich Leader Scholarship ($100,000 to $120,000). o Application due: January 2026 (past).
Loran Award (Up to $100,000). o Application due: October 2025 (past).
Joyce Family Foundation Bursary ($22,000).
Father Roger Guindon Student Assistance Fund (maximum $20,000). www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/ scholarships-awards-overview
National Scholarship (full-ride scholarship): https://future.utoronto.ca/national-scholarships
Applicants must complete the Awards Profile to be considered for awards based on: o demonstrated financial need, o community involvement, o extracurricular activity and/or o leadership excellence.
Award Profile scholarship values range from $300 to $24,000.
https://future.utoronto.ca/scholarships
We also offer program-specific entrance scholarships ranging from $500 to $80,000. Most of our scholarships do not require an application, but a small number of scholarships do require an application for consideration with varying deadlines. This includes specific awards for Black students and Indigenous students.
Students may complete the UWinAward Student Profile to be considered for additional entrance scholarships valued from $1,000 to $40,000. Deadline: April 30, 2026. www.uwindsor.ca/studentawards/381/uwinawardapplication
We may offer a minimal level of support automatically with a student's offer of admission.
The Outstanding Scholars Program awards additional scholarships of $750 per semester to 100 students entering first-year studies directly from high school with a minimum average of 85%. After first year, students are eligible to apply for undergraduate research appointments. | www.uwindsor.ca/outstandingscholars
Elevate Scholarship: We offer undergraduate entrance scholarships for Black, Indigenous and female students, and for students who identify as non-binary, of up to $5,000 and with a guaranteed summer research position in the Faculty of Engineering following the completion of their first year.
National Scholarships range in value from $2,000 to $100,000. Open to both domestic and international students. registrar.uwo.ca/national_scholarship
National Indigenous Scholarships are $50,000.
www.wlu.ca/scholarships
The Schulich School of Business offers the Schulich Real Property Alumni Association Leadership Award for Black Communities (1) and Indigenous Communities (1), each valued at up to $30,000.
Our numerous prestigious scholarships include the Governors' Awards of Distinction ($32,000) and the Avie Bennett Award ($30,000).
Bennett Family Award for Black & Indigenous Students: $30,000 over 4 years.
Bennett Family First Generation Award: $30,000 over 4 years.
Bennett Family Jane & Finch Award: $30,000 over 4 years.
Other things students ask
- Do night school, summer school and online courses count for university admission?
- Do Grade 11 marks matter for Ontario university admission?
- If you repeat a course, which mark do universities use?
- Does the order you rank programs on OUAC matter?
- What happens if you don't get into your first-choice program?
- Which Ontario universities require a supplementary application?
Policies decide whether a mark counts. Your average decides where it gets you.