Scholarships that require an application

Governers’ Awards of Distinction

• John S. Proctor Entrance Scholarship
• Alumni Award of Distinction Scholarship
• Murray Ross
• Betty-Jean
• John M. Bankes

Eligibility

• Minimum average of 90%
• Accomplishments in community service, leadership, the arts, or sports
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person

For full application details:

John S. Proctor Entrance Scholarship
Alumni Award of Distinction Scholarship

Awards of Distinction – Merit Scholarships

Eligibility

Awarded to applicants short-listed for the Awards of Distinction as noted above. No separate application from the one above is required.

Avie Bennett Award

Eligibility

• Entering first year of full-time studies
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person
• Minimum admission average of 75%
• Resident of Brampton (Ontario)
• Demonstrated financial need
• Proven commitment to service and society

Apply using the Scholarships, Awards, and Bursaries Application

Awards of Achievement – York University

Eligibility

• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person
• Minimum admission average of 85%
• Contributions to school or community
• Achievement and financial need

Recipients are not eligible for any renewable entrance scholarship
Apply using the Scholarships, Awards, and Bursaries Application

Harry Arthurs Alumni Families Scholarship

Eligibility

• Child, grandchild or sibling of a York alumnus/alumna
• Minimum admission average of 90%
• Demonstrated record of participation, leadership or volunteerism
• Renewable

Recipients are not eligible for any renewable entrance scholarship
Application details and instructions

The Honderich Bursary

Eligibility

• Incoming high school students from James Cardinal McGuigan Secondary School, Emery Collegiate Institute, CW Jeffrey’s Secondary School and Westview Centennial Secondary School
• Includes a summer job at the Toronto Star at the end of the first year

Apply using the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Application, and contact your guidance office for additional information about the application process.

Award for Aboriginal Students

Eligibility

• Students of Aboriginal ancestry selected from each of the Provincial Territorial Organizations in Ontario
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person; Ontario resident
• Minimum admission average of 70%
• Demonstrate financial need
• Recipient required to participate in a mentorship program

Apply using the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Application.

Chancellor Bennett Entrance Award for the Westview Partnership

Eligibility

• For students from Westview Centennial Secondary School, C.W. Jeffrey’s Collegiate Institute, Emery Collegiate Institute, James Cardinal McGuigan and North Albion Collegiate.
• Applying to direct entry undergraduate program
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person; Ontario resident and demonstrated financial need
• Demonstrate financial need
• Admission average of 75% or higher
• Contributions to school or community

Apply using the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Application.

York University Renewable Entrance Athletic Scholarship

Eligibility

• Entering first year of full-time studies
• Minimum admission average of 80% (or equivalent)
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person
• Students must contact the head coach of the intended interuniversity team

Apply using the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Application.

The Ethel Harris Entrance Scholarships at Glendon College

Eligibility

• High academic standing (minimum 85% average for AB & BC, minimum 80% for QC)
• Must be a student from Alberta, British Columbia or Quebec
• Must be entering Glendon as a new student who will study full-time
• Demonstrate community involvement, leadership, and volunteerism

Download the PDF application form for AB and BC
Download the PDF application form for QC

Entrance Bursary for Aboriginal Students

Eligibility

• Status and non-status undergraduate students of Aboriginal ancestry who demonstrate financial need.
• Must be Ontario residents who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons.

Apply using the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Application.

Bourse d’entrée pour les finissants des écoles de langue française de l’Ontario

Eligibility

• Students entering directly from an Ontario French-language high school.

Download the PDF application form

Friends of Glendon Entrance Scholarships

Eligibility

• Academic achievement
• Involvement in extracurricular activities

Download the PDF application form

Glendon Language Internships

• Internships are 100-120 hours of community service done in your second language either at Glendon or in Toronto.

Eligibility

• Academic achievement
• Involvement in extracurricular activities

Download the PDF application form

Sarah and Joe Rainsberger Entrance Bursary for Home-Schooled Students

Eligibility

• Must be home schooled
• Demonstrate financial need

Download the PDF application form

York University Undergraduate Entrance Award

Eligibility

• Admission average between 75% and 84.9%
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person in financial need.

Apply using the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Application.

Award for Aboriginal Students

Eligibility

• Available to students of Aboriginal ancestry with one award recipient selected from each of the Provincial Territorial Organizations in Ontario (currently Nishnabwe-Aski Nation, Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres, Anishinabek Nation, Union of Ontario Indians, Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, Grand Council Treaty No. 3, Métis Nation of Ontario)
• Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons and residents of Ontario who demonstrate financial need and who present a minimum admission average of 70 per cent
• Recipients of the award will be required to take part in a mentorship program

Apply using the Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Application.