Partially funded

General Entrance Award (GEA)

Dalhousie University, Canada

Scholarship overview

Dalhousie University's General Entrance Award (GEA) program covers more than 2,000 entrance scholarships and bursaries awarded each year to students entering directly from high school, or as mature students with no transferable post-secondary study, starting in the Fall term. A single application and admission average are used to automatically consider a student for dozens of individual named awards within the GEA pool.

Awards recognize academic achievement, leadership, community involvement and financial need, and some are reserved for specific groups, including Black, Indigenous, and students with disabilities, as well as applicants from particular countries. Values range from about $1,000 to $80,000, and some awards renew for up to four years while others are one-time.

Award Information

  • Applying directly from high school, or a mature student with no transferable post-secondary study.
  • Starting in the Fall term.
  • Admission average typically around 80%, or 26 predicted/anticipated IB points, calculated from the five program-required courses (named awards within the pool may set their own additional criteria such as background, field of study, country of origin or financial need).
  • Open to domestic and international students.
  • Individual GEA awards range from about $1,000 to $80,000 per year, depending on the specific award.
  • Some awards are one-time; others renew for up to 4 years.

Application opens October 1 and closes February 15 for Fall-term entry.

  1. Apply for admission to a Dalhousie undergraduate program.
  2. Complete the entrance award application through the application portal.
  3. Submit the first-semester transcript or provincial student ID (Nova Scotia/Ontario) as required.

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Documents you will need

  • First-semester high school transcript, or provincial student ID (NS/ON)

How selection works

Applicants are automatically considered for the General Entrance Award pool based on their admission average and program; specific named awards within the pool have their own additional eligibility criteria.

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