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Entrance Scholarships (including the President's Gold Scholarship)

Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Scholarship overview

Laurier automatically considers every applicant for an entrance scholarship based on their admission average, with no separate application required. Scholarships are offered to students attending postsecondary for the first time, starting their degree at Laurier with fewer than 4.0 university credits previously attempted at any university, or with less than one year of full-time college education.

The President's Gold Scholarship is the top tier of the entrance scholarship grid, awarded to students with a final admission average of 95% or higher as of July 2027. It is renewable in upper years for students who maintain the required GPA.

Award Information

  • Attending postsecondary for the first time, or starting at Laurier with fewer than 4.0 previously attempted university credits (at any university) or less than one year of full-time college education.
  • Admission average assessed as of July 2027 (grid valid for students beginning in September 2027 and after).
  • Domestic Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and BBA double-degree students require an admission average of 90% or higher to be eligible.
  • Must be registered full-time (minimum 2.0 credits per term) and registered in two terms within the first academic year (September to August) to receive the full amount.
  • President's Gold Scholarship: final admission average of 95% or higher; renewable in upper years with an annual GPA of 10.5 or higher based on completion of a minimum of 5.0 full credits in the past academic year, for up to four years (five for approved double-degree programs). Recipients of the President's Gold Scholarship are not eligible for in-course scholarships.
  • 80.0-84.9% admission average: $5,000 CAD (international students only; not available to domestic students at this band).
  • 85.0-89.9%: $2,500 CAD (domestic), $5,000 CAD (international).
  • 90.0-94.9%: $3,000 CAD (domestic), $5,000 CAD (international).
  • 95.0-100% (President's Gold Scholarship): $4,000 CAD per year (domestic), $6,000 CAD per year (international), renewable for up to four years (five for approved double-degree programs).

No application is required. Applicants are automatically assessed, and the entrance scholarship received (and any conditions to maintain it) is listed on the offer of admission. The scholarship value is applied directly and split between the first two terms of study.

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How selection works

Selection is based solely on the applicant's admission average as calculated by Laurier as of July 2027.

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