NU Guaranteed Entrance Scholarship - $1000 - up to free tuition
Students are GUARANTEED AN ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP if they achieve a minimum 80% on their best six final 4U/4M marks completed as of June 30. Secondary school applicants from outside Ontario are also eligible for entrance scholarships; please contact the Liaison Office for information at nuinfo@nipissingu.ca.
Additionally, students who apply for full time admission to Nipissing University directly from high school, and who complete an Entrance Award application, will be considered for the following scholarships, bursaries and awards:
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and Technology or Biology Talon Tuition Award
- Calliope Loukidelis Memorial Scholarship
- Chancellor's Awards
- Doty Family Scholarship
- Dr. John Long Memorial Bursary
- First Generation Bursary
- Jacksons of Lansdowne and O’Brien Award
- J.S. Redpath Limited Award in Business
- J.S. Redpath Limited Award in Environmental Science
- Joyce Family Foundation Bursary
- KPMG Nipissing First Nation Bursary
- Laurentian Community Veterans Association Award
- Limberlost Forest Scholarship
- Mac's Convenience Inc./ Northmar Distributors Entrance Scholarship
- Nipissing First Nation Award
- Nipissing University Alumni Entrance Award
- Nipissing University Entrance Bursary
- North Bay and Area Realtors Association Award
- NU FIRST Robotics Scholarship
- Ptarmigan Mining Award
- Robert and Ann Parsons Northern Scholar Award
- Stephanie Balanchuk Patterson Scholarship
- Woodruff Jacob Award
Only one application needs to be completed to be considered for all awards available to students entering the first year of studies directly from high school. NOTE: Students must have applied to Nipissing University and received a 6-digit student number in order to log into our awards management software (e.g. 0612345).
This application opens March 1st
DO NOT WAIT FOR AN OFFER OF ADMISSION TO APPLY
The deadline is May 1st
Some helpful info:
- You can save and edit this application as many time as you want between March 1st and May 1st. Even if submit, you can go back in and edit and resubmit.
- Students submitting a Chancellor's Award application will need two references to be considered: a school reference and a community reference.
Some of the awards for which students are considered through this application include:
Chancellor's Award - $10,000 in first year, renewed at $3,000/year for 3 more years
- entering full-time undergraduate studies from high school
- minimum average of 85%, show evidence of personal leadership activities and financial need
- renewable at $3,000 per year
Various donor-established Awards - $500 - $3,000
- various awards based on high school, extracurricular involvement, financial need, etc.
Students are also encouraged to check out the information on our Work Study program, OSAP and External Funding to fully explore all funding options.