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Canadian citizens or permanent residents entering a Thompson Rivers University campus baccalaureate degree who have not previously attended academic post-secondary (except up to 12 transferable university credits part-time), with at least an 80% average in the best four academic Grade 11 courses including English 11, and a strong record of leadership, service, and accomplishments may apply for the TRU Leadership Entrance Scholarship.
A minimum of 15 scholarships of $8,000 to $12,000 each are offered, applied toward four years of tuition and fees.
Apply through the single myTRU undergraduate entrance scholarship application (December 1 to March 1). The application requires short essay responses, an activities table, and two reference PDFs emailed to entrance@tru.ca.
The TRU Leadership Entrance Scholarship awards $8,000 (15 winners).
The deadline is March 1, 2027. The scholarship is not currently accepting applications; check the sponsor's official page for a future cycle.
Key requirements include: Canada; Thompson Rivers University; Undergraduate; Canadian citizen. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
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Students in research-oriented doctoral programs may apply for the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS D). Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and protected persons are eligible; international applicants must already be registered in a doctoral program at an eligible Canadian institution by the deadline (up to 15% of awards). Applicants must have completed no more than 36 months of full-time equivalent doctoral study by December 31 of the application year. The award is $40,000 per year for up to 36 months. Apply through your Canadian institution or directly to CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC; the agency direct deadline is October 17 (institutional deadlines are often earlier).
Indigenous undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time or part-time at the University of Ottawa who are Canadian citizens, demonstrate academic excellence, and provide documented proof of Indigenous identity under uOttawa's focused admissions, scholarships, and bursaries procedure for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people may apply. Two awards of $10,000 are available annually. Apply by emailing IndigenousAffairs@uOttawa.ca with proof of Indigenous identity by October 20. This non-endowed fund is supported by Cenovus Energy in partnership with Positive Energy, Indspire, and the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, and is administered by Indspire with the Positive Energy Chair in Energy Policy and Regulation.
Domestic undergraduate and part-time graduate students at Laurier with demonstrated financial need. Tuition assistance with amounts that vary by term based on qualified applicants and available funding. Separate Fall, Winter, and Spring applications through LORIS; part-time undergraduates (under 1.5 credits) and part-time graduate students apply for Fall and Winter. Funding is applied directly to the student account.
Graduate students enrolled in a French-language master's or PhD program who participate in a research project at the Franco-Ontarian Institute, demonstrate financial need, and meet Ontario residency as defined by OSAP may apply for the Blanche and Maurice Lavoie Scholarship. The award value varies. An application is required through the student awards office.
Laurentian University students in any year of an Engineering program who demonstrate financial need may apply. Preference goes to graduates of northern Ontario secondary schools. The bursary is valued at $1,000. An application is required. Established by Lopes Mechanical Limited to honour Felix and Maria Lopes's lifelong commitment to education and the Greater Sudbury community.
International University of Calgary students may apply. Twenty bursaries of $1,500 each are offered annually. Selection is based on financial need and academic merit.