Ottawa entrance scholarships

University of Ottawa lists 77 entrance scholarships, and 34 of them need no application — you are considered automatically when you apply. The lowest published band starts at 75%.

Awards listed

No application

Lowest band

75%

How Ottawa 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

Admission Scholarship ($1,000-$3,000): Awarded automatically to Canadian students with 85-100% admission averages.

International English Admission Scholarship ($15,000 per year): Awarded automatically to international students enrolled in an English language bachelor's program in a direct-entry faculty and admitted with an average of at least 80%.

International English Academic Excellence Scholarship ($10,000, renewable): 100 scholarships for international students who have 90% on their average will be considered.

The 2 English International Scholarships can be combined.

Awards you have to apply for

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

Deadlines

March 31, 2026, unless noted otherwise.

Bursaries

New scholarship search portal: www.uottawa.syntosolution.com/general-directory.

French Studies Bursary ($1,000 per year): Awarded automatically to Canadian students taking at least 3 courses taught in French per term (2 if enrolled in French Immersion Stream).

Bursary for Postsecondary Studies in French as a Second Language ($3,000). Application due: March 31, 2026.

Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship for international students studying in French or French Immersion (between $25,000 and $36,000 per year).

34 you get without applying

Differential Tuition Fee Exemption - Undergraduate Degree (for International Students)$144,000
Other Criteria· renewable· international students
$100,000 to $144,000 ($25,000 to $36,000 per year)
International English Admission Scholarship$60,000
80-85%· renewable· international students
$60,000 ($7,500 per term)
Chad Bayne Entrance Scholarship in Engineering and Law$10,000
Other Criteria· international students
Christine Thomlinson Entrance Scholarship in Equity and Human Rights$10,000
Other Criteria· international students
Fleur de Lys Admission Scholarship Fund of the Telfer School of Management$10,000
Other Criteria· renewable
$10,000 ($2,500 per year)
Gollin Family Admission Scholarship for Indigenous Civil Law Students$10,000
Other Criteria
International English Academic Excellence Scholarship$10,000
90-95%· international students
$10,000 ($5,000 per term)
André A. Morin, Ad. E., and Liliane Keeler Admission Scholarship for Indigenous Civil Law Students$5,000
Other Criteria
Bachand-Duguay Bursary for Students with Exceptional Life Journeys$5,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
Marc-André Bédard Right to Equality Memorial Scholarship$5,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
Dean of the Faculty of Arts' Merit Scholarship$4,000
90-95%· renewable· international students
$4,000 ($1,000 per year)
Dean's Excellence Award – Faculty of Social Sciences$4,000
90-95%
$ 4,000
French Studies Bursary$4,000
Other Criteria· renewable
$4,000 ($1,000 per year)
University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship (95–100%)$3,000
95-100%
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (Calgary) Entrance Scholarship$2,000
Other Criteria
Guy Gagnon and Céline Audet Admission Scholarship for Indigenous Civil Law Students$2,000
Other Criteria
Student Mobility Scholarship$2,000
Other Criteria· international students
$1,000 to $2,000
University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship (90–94.9%)$2,000
90-95%
Indigenous Leadership Scholarship (Finalists)$1,500
85-90%
Bernadette Sarazin and Carl Nappert Admission Scholarship$1,000
Other Criteria· international students
Dr. Walter J. Hader Football Scholarship (Sports)$1,000
Other Criteria
$1,000 (minimum)
Eastern Ontario Perseverance Scholarship$1,000
Other Criteria
Harrison-Comtois Family Admission Scholarship$1,000
Other Criteria
Mark and Megan Farrell Family Admission Scholarship$1,000
80-85%· international students
Peter Koppel Admission Scholarship For Excellence$1,000
80-85%· international students
$1,000 (minimum)
School of Music 50th Anniversary Admission Scholarship$1,000
Other Criteria· international students
$1,000 (minimum)
University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship (85–89.9%)$1,000
85-90%
University of Ottawa Personal Experience Admission Scholarship$1,000
Other Criteria
$1,000 (minimum)
Admission Scholarship for Elite Student-Athletes—
80-85%· international students
Variable
Admission Scholarship for the Certificate in Indigenous Laws Program at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section—
Other Criteria
Variable
Dean's Excellence Award - Faculty of Social Sciences for International students—
90-95%· international students
Variable
Gérard Coulombe Scholarship—
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026
Variable
Loran Award/CMSF National Awards—
Other Criteria· October 11, 2026
Variable
Schulich Leader Scholarship—
Other Criteria· January 31, 2026
Variable

43 that need an application

Father Roger Guindon Student Assistance Fund$80,000
Other Criteria· renewable· March 31, 2026· international students
$20,000 to $80,000 (up to $20,000 per year)
Nidjìnawendàganag (All My Relations) Living Learning Community Student Assistance Fund$36,000
Other Criteria· renewable· March 31, 2026
Maximum $36,000 ($9,000 per year)
Faculty of Medicine Social Accountability Pre-Med Bursary for Students of Low Socio-Economic Status$35,000
85-90%· renewable· March 31, 2026
$5,000 to $35,000 (maximum $10,000 per year)
Indigenous Leadership Scholarship$26,000
85-90%· renewable· March 31, 2026
$26,000 ($6,500 per year)
Joyce Family Foundation Bursary$22,000
Other Criteria· renewable· March 31, 2026
Maximum $22,000 ($5,500 per year)
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Scholarship$20,000
Other Criteria· renewable· March 31, 2026
$20,000 (minimum $10,000 per year, renewable 1 year)
Telfer Diversity and Equity Admission Scholarship$20,000
Other Criteria· renewable· March 31, 2026
$20,000 ($5,000 per year)
Undergraduate Research Scholarships - Faculty of Science$18,000
90-95%· renewable· March 15, 2026
$11,500 to $18,000 ($5,000 in first work term and $6,250 in the second)
Costco Canada Scholarship$8,000
75-80%· renewable· March 31, 2026
$8,000 ($2,000 per year)
Arcade Guindon Scholarship$5,000
75-80%· March 31, 2026
$5,000 (minimum)
Bank of Montreal Entrance Scholarship$5,000
85-90%· March 31, 2026
$5,000 (minimum)
Bourbonnais-Dallaire Bursary for Students with Exceptional Life Journeys$5,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
Claude Morency Bursary for Students with Exceptional Life Journeys$5,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
E.N.F. Telfer Admission Bursary for Women$5,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026
Engineering Equity, Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Admission Scholarship$5,000
90-95%· March 31, 2026· international students
Jean Chrétien Scholarships at the University of Ottawa$5,000
90-95%· March 31, 2026
$5,000 (minimum)
Mitch Garber Bursary for Students with Exceptional Life Journeys$5,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
Bell/Ottawa-Gatineau Youth Foundation Educational Bursary - Admission$4,200
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026
$3,000 (minimum) to $4,200
Bursaries for Postsecondary Studies in French as a Second Language$3,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026
El-Aggan Family Entrance Scholarship (OTSS)$3,000
Other Criteria· May 1, 2026
$3,000 (maximum)
Cara/Michael Syron Scholarship for the encouragement of entrepreneurial excellence (OSOTF)$2,800
75-80%· May 1, 2026
$2,000 (minimum) to $2,800
Bereskin & Parr Admission Scholarship (Civil Law)$2,500
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
Nortel Founding Scholarship for the School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE) - (OSOTF)$2,500
80-85%· March 31, 2026
Minimum $2,500
Paul Gagné Admission Scholarship at the Telfer School of Management$2,500
80-85%· March 31, 2026
Faculty of Engineering Memorial Scholarship$2,000
80-85%· March 31, 2026
Arnold Amber Admission Scholarship$1,500
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026
$1,500 (minimum)
Christopher Goudey Memorial Scholarship$1,500
85-90%· March 31, 2026
Between $1,000 and $1,500
Linda Ann Wytsma Memorial Admission Scholarship$1,500
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026
$1,500 (minimum)
Marlene King Patrick Admission Scholarship$1,500
80-85%· March 31, 2026· international students
Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education Entrance Scholarship$1,500
80-85%· March 31, 2026
$1,500 each
Bouchard-Phillips Admission Scholarship$1,250
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
$1,000 (minimum) to $1,250
Caisses Populaires Desjardins de l'Ontario Scholarship$1,250
80-85%· March 31, 2026
$500 (minimum) to $1,250
Bansoba Admission Scholarship for Black Students$1,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
$1,000 (minimum)
Droste Kennedy Admission Scholarship in Civil Engineering$1,000
80-85%· March 31, 2026
$1,000 (minimum)
Enrichment Mini-Courses Program Scholarships$1,000
85-90%· March 31, 2026
Two scholarships worth $1,000 and 2 scholarships worth $500 are awarded to 2 students from an English high school and 2 students from a French high school.
Noëlla Larocque and Louis-David Major Bursary for Students in Northern Ontario$1,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026
Telfer BCom Bold Beginnings Scholarships$1,000
Other Criteria· international students
$1,000 (minimum)
Weatherhead Family Scholarship$1,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
$1,000 (minimum)
Wynn Quon Admission Scholarship in Software Engineering$1,000
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026· international students
Father Jean-Baptiste Dupuy Admission Scholarship (OSOTF)$600
80-85%· March 31, 2026
$600 (minimum)
Follett of Canada Textbook Bursaries$250
Other Criteria· March 31, 2026
$250 (gift certificate)
Admission Bursary - JD Program—
Other Criteria· May 1, 2026· international students
Variable
Varsity Student-Athlete Scholarships (Sports)—
Other Criteria· June 1, 2026· international students
Variable

Scholarships follow your average. Work out what yours is first.

Work out my top 6 All 248 Ottawa programs Every Ontario award

Award values and grade bands are published by the universities through Ontario Universities’ Info. Qualifying on average does not guarantee an award — several are competitive or pooled. Confirm with the university before you rely on anything here.