We offer Indigenous candidates an additional and alternative pathway for admission to the first year of a full-time, first-entry undergraduate degree program, known as the Indigenous Admission Policy.
Indigenous candidates apply through the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC) and self-identify as having Indigenous ancestry. Candidates must meet the general admission requirements for each program and deadlines for undergraduate admission and submit any supplementary information required to complete the application (details (including due dates) on each applicant's SOLUS Student Centre).
We review and update our Supplementary requirements regularly to ensure applicants have a meaningful platform to share additional information not available through their grades.
As well, the Queen’s University Indigenous Admissions Pathway requires one of the following documents to access the program:
- Indian status cards from First Nations who are federally recognized and those listed on the Indigenous & Northern Affairs Canada website;
- Non-Status First Nations applicants may provide their parents and/or grandparents Indian status card & long-form birth certificate or baptismal certificate;
- A membership card indicating that they are a Non-Status First Nations who are currently in a court case (example: Algonquin);
- Métis citizenship from organizations that are members of the Métis National Council;
- Nunavut Trust Certificate card or Inuit roll number; or
- American Indian, Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian citizenship documents from tribes that are state or federally recognized.
Candidates seeking admission consideration under this policy should email the Indigenous Community Outreach Coordinator at fd.recruiter@queensu.ca for more information. Admission to Queen’s University will depend on the assessment of the student’s program prerequisites (or equivalencies) and the assessment of any required supplementary information. The number of students admitted each year under this policy will be determined in the annual enrolment plan upon consultation with the faculties and schools.
Jay Treaty
Queen's promises to waive the international student tuition differential for students who are verified members of Indigenous nations in the United States of America. This commitment is part of the university’s recognition of the spirit of the Jay Treaty of 1794.
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Financial Aid
Queen’s offers merit- and need-based financial awards to entering students who self-identify as First Nations, Inuit, and Métis when applying to Queen’s via the OUAC, as part of the 2 step Indigenous verification process as per Queen's University Policy. Please review the accepted forms of ID page.
To be eligible for a need-based Indigenous Admission Award, students must self-identify on the Admission Bursary Application by February 15. See Student Awards for more information.
Application Support
Our Indigenous Community Outreach Coordinator will be your primary contact throughout the application and admission process. Contact fd.recruiter@queensu.ca.
If you have any additional questions, please connect with Taylor Day, Four Directions Community Outreach coordinator.
Email: t.day@queensu.ca or Call: 613-533-6970
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