FAQs - Admission Awards
Major Admission Award Questions
Ontario Students:
Students studying in an Ontario High School must submit ONE of the following:
- A Credit Counselling Summary
- A Student Status Sheet
The document submitted should include:
- All previously completed course marks - grade 9 through last completed year.
- November grades for those courses you are currently enrolled in.
- If your November grades are not included in your Credit Counselling Summary or Student Status Sheet you will be required to submit an additional document with your current November Grades – a report card, or hand written on an unofficial transcript or on school letterhead – signed by a school official.
Non-Ontario Students:
Students studying in a Non-Ontario High School must submit ALL of the following:
- An Unofficial High School Transcript - grade 9 through last completed year.
- November grades for those courses you are currently enrolled in.
- A list of all courses to be taken during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Current year courses and November grades may be hand written, together or on separate documents, on either an unofficial transcript, report card, or on school letterhead – signed by a school official.
All Students:
Do not submit multiple copies of the same grades. It is expected that students have a cumulative average of 90% or higher throughout high school in order to be competitive in our Major Admission Award competition.
Yes, students who have applied for Major Admission Awards, including the Chancellor's, must fulfill all admission requirements for the desired program(s) that are being applied to. Review Admission Requirements.
Yes, In order to be considered for a Chancellor’s Scholarship, you must receive the nomination from the high school where you most recently attended full time studies. Nominations from institutions where you have been enrolled in part-time studies will not be accepted.
Yes, you may still apply for the Major Admission Awards. However, students who wish to apply for the Chancellor’s Scholarship must receive a nomination from their prior full-time high school. As there are restrictions on the number of nominees per school, It is up to the discretion of the High School Official whether to nominate a prior student over a student that is currently enrolled.
A student from Quebec may receive a Chancellor's nomination from either their prior full time high school OR their current full time CEGEP.
General Admission Award Questions
If Undergraduate Admission grants a deferral of your admission to the program of study that you have accepted (e.g. Commerce), then your scholarship will also be deferred.
Please note this is for merit-based scholarships only.
Any award that has financial need criteria cannot be deferred. You must re-apply for need-based assistance through the Admission Bursaries and Awards application in the year you are planning on entering Queen's.
To be eligible for renewal of an academic-based award a student is expected to be registered in an 80% course load (typically 24 units in Fall/Winter).
Admission Bursary Questions
The University will assist students who demonstrate the highest financial need and the fewest options to finance their university education.