Queen's deadlines, September 2027 entry

Supplementary applications at Queen's

5 programs at Queen's ask for more than marks. Queen's’s own pages had not published this year’s closing dates when we read them, so no date is printed as current — what they showed is below.

All 5 Queen's programs that need more than marks, and what each asks for

Scholarship application deadlines

Only the awards that need an application have a date. Most entrance money at Ontario universities is automatic on your average, with nothing to submit.

• December 8, 2026Sobey Atlantic Award$120,000
• December 8, 2026Bank of Montreal Award$72,000
• December 8, 2026Chernoff Family Award$72,000
• December 8, 2026Dr. Iris May Marsh Memorial Award$72,000
• December 8, 2026Melvin R. Goodes Entrance Award$72,000
• December 8, 2026Science 1968 Admission Award in Applied Science$60,000
• December 8, 2026Chancellor's Scholarship$48,000
• February 15, 2027Admission Bursaries$9,000

Every entrance scholarship at Queen's, and what your average is worth

When Queen's decides, and what happens after

In Queen's’s own words to guidance counsellors, from the OUAC resource guide (September 2026 entry). That guide was written for last cycle, so a line carrying a specific 2025 or 2026 date is marked — the pattern holds, the date does not.

When offers go out

Students should add Queen's (@queensu.ca) to their safe senders list as soon as they apply. We will send acknowledgement of application(s), as well as offer(s) of admission, only via email.

We make offers on a rolling basis from November to mid-May. Final decisions will be communicated by May 15, 2026.last cycle’s date

Deferring your offer

Applicants with extenuating circumstances who accept an offer of admission may request a deferral of admission to that program for a period of 1 year.

We consider requests based on final grades and the reason provided by the student. If we grant a student a deferral, they may not attend another postsecondary institution during their deferral year. The deferral application will open in the summer.

Tuition deposit

International fee-paying offer holders are required to pay a nonrefundable tuition deposit of $2,500 to secure their seat and receive the documentation required for their study permit application.

OUAC dates that apply to everyone

The 2026–27 (entry September 2027) schedule from OUAC’s counsellor site, checked 2026-08-20. The source. The dates you act on yourself; the school-to-OUAC and OUAC-to-university transmission dates are on the full calendar.

• August 2026youThe OUAC relaunches Ontario Universities' Info and starts posting application material for fall 2027 admission. This is the month the information appears, not the month you can apply.
• Mid-September 2026not published by OUACyouThe OUAC application opens for Ontario high school students. OUAC has not published an exact date for this cycle — anything you see online naming a specific day is not coming from OUAC.
• January 15, 2027youThe deadline for Ontario high school students to submit their completed application. This is the one date everybody knows — but several supplementary applications land before it. The OUAC still processes applications received after this date, though individual university deadlines then apply.
• May 28, 2027youThe latest date you can expect a response if you applied by January 15 — an offer, a refusal, or a deferral of admission.
• June 1, 2027youThe earliest date a university can require you to respond to an offer or pay a deposit. Scholarships, financial aid and residence all count as part of the offer: you may accept them earlier if you want to, but nothing can be demanded of you before this date.

The full OUAC calendar, with what is next