Guelph entrance scholarships

How Guelph hands money out

From the OUAC guide written for guidance counsellors, September 2026 entry. Rules like these change rarely; dates do — check any deadline with the university.

How automatic awards work here

All students entering the first semester of an undergraduate degree for the first time are automatically considered for a U of G Entrance Scholarship, based on admission average.

Entrance scholarships for Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and for international students: www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/finances-fees/scholarships-bursaries

Awards you have to apply for

We have several top scholarships and merit- and needs-based programs to assist students over and above government sources.

www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance

Deadlines

There are various scholarship and bursary deadlines. www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance

Bursaries

The Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards is due April 15, 2026. An offer of admission is not required to apply. www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance/osap_naf

6 you get without applying

• Board of Governors' Scholarship$20,000

  80-85%

  $20,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Joe & Barbara Maxwell Entrance Scholarship$10,000

  Other Criteria· renewable· April 15, 2026

  $10,000 (payable over 4 years)

• Kevin & Leigh Golding and Family Bursary in Support of Black Student Scholars$10,000

  Other Criteria· April 15, 2026

• Robert Orr Lawson Microbiology Entrance Scholarship$4,000

  80-85%· renewable

  $4,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Honours Physics Scholarships$2,000

  90-95%

• University of Guelph Entrance Scholarship$2,000

  90-95%· renewable

  Several awards ranging from $1,000 to $2,000

16 that need an application

• Devine Family Scholarship$50,000

  80-85%· April 15, 2026

  $50,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Lincoln Alexander Chancellor's Scholarships$42,500

  90-95%· January 23, 2026

  $42,500 ($8,250 annually for 4 years of study plus one $9,500 stipend for summer research assistantship)

• Colwyn Rich Food Science Scholarship$32,000

  80-85%· April 15, 2026

  $32,000 (payable over 4 years)

• University of Guelph Accessibility Bursaries$14,000

  Other Criteria· April 15, 2026

  $14,000 (payable over 4 years of study) plus a work-study approval

• P.A.J. Clarke Family Scholarship$12,000

  80-85%· April 15, 2026

  $12,000 (payable over 4 years)

• Angelo and Frank Agro Undergrad Scholarship$10,000

  75-80%· April 15, 2026

  $10,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Clara E. Elliott Education Scholarship$10,000

  80-85%· April 15, 2026

  $10,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Clara E. Elliott Entrance Scholarship$10,000

  80-85%· April 15, 2026

  $10,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Gary Knechtel Memorial Scholarship$10,000

  Other Criteria· April 15, 2026

  $10,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Harold A. Kopas Memorial Entrance Scholarship$10,000

  < 75%· April 15, 2026

  $10,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Kenneth O. Hammill – Blount Canada Scholarship$9,600

  Other Criteria· April 15, 2026

  $9,600 (payable in 8 payments of $1,200)

• Fred Hindle Bursary$5,000

  Other Criteria· renewable· April 15, 2026

  $5,000 (payable over 4 years of study)

• Spitzig Entrance Scholarship in Economics$5,000

  Other Criteria· April 15, 2026

• Registrar's Entrance Bursaries$4,000

  Other Criteria· April 15, 2026

• Other Awards$3,500

  Other Criteria

  $300 to $3,500

• Rol-Land Farms Scholarships$2,000

  80-85%· April 15, 2026