International Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships

Overview

Eligibility

International students entering post-secondary studies for the first time and registering in the first semester of a degree program in the fall semester.

Admission Average*	Current Value for Fall 2024 (year 1)	Annual Renewal Amount (years 2, 3 and 4)**	Overall 4 Year total
95.0% and greater	$9,500	$4,000	$21,500
90.0% - 94.9%	$8,500	$4,000	$20,500
85.0% - 89.9%	$7,500	$4,000	$19,500
80.0% - 84.9%	$6,500	$4,000	$18,500
75.0% - 79.9%	$5,500 (Year 1 only)	Not Eligible	N/A

*Eligibility will be based on the admission offer average calculated by the University of Guelph’s Admission Services. U of G will determine averages for applicants who are not studying in a Canadian secondary school curriculum based on curriculum, grading practices and grading scale interpretation.

**Students admitted in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023 or Fall 2024 with an 80.0% or higher admission average are eligible to receive a $4,000 award in years 2, 3 and 4 if all renewal criteria (see below) are met each year.

Students' Responsibilities

1. Submit an application for admission.

2. Ensure that my admission application is complete and all documents are received as requested by Admission Services, University of Guelph.

University's Responsibilities

1. Consider your application for admission and your scholarship eligibility when the required curriculum-specific supporting documentation, as stated on the Admission Services website, is received. Successful recipients will be informed of their scholarship with their offer of admission.

2. Apply the scholarship to your U of G student account in two equal payments over the fall and winter semesters.

Conditions of Entrance Scholarships

1. Recipients must register for both the fall and winter semesters in year 1.

2. Recipients must pay the International student tuition and fees.

Renewal criteria

1. Does not apply to Admission Average 75.0% - 79.9%

2. Recipients must remain registered in full-time studies and achieve a minimum 80.0% average in their previous academic year of full-time study (typically fall/winter).

3. Recipients must continue to pay the International student tuition and fees.

Students who fail to qualify for a continuing payment may re-qualify by subsequently obtaining an 80.0% or better average in the previous academic year of full-time study. Payments lost cannot be added to the end of the award period.

NOTE: Entrance scholarships cannot be deferred. Students who defer their offer of admission are reconsidered the following year based on the availability of scholarship for that cohort.