Partially funded

Inspiring Lives Scholarship

Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Scholarship overview

The Inspiring Lives Scholarship is an entrance scholarship available exclusively to international students beginning undergraduate studies at Laurier. It is awarded annually to students who demonstrate leadership and purpose in their communities and extracurricular activities, and is valued at $500 to $5,000 CAD.

The scholarship can be stacked with entrance scholarships and other competitive scholarships and awards. Past recipients have come from countries including Jamaica, Namibia, Tanzania, Ghana, Bangladesh, India, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, China, Madagascar and Bermuda, across programs such as Computer Science, Business Administration, Health Sciences and Core Sciences.

Award Information

  • Must be an international student who has applied to and accepted an offer from Laurier, entering the first year of undergraduate studies in the fall term.
  • Open to students in any undergraduate program at any Laurier campus.
  • Must be paying full-time international tuition fees in the fall term to receive the scholarship.
  • No minimum admission average is required to apply.
  • Can be awarded in addition to other entrance scholarships.
  • $500 to $5,000 CAD, awarded in tiers based on the applicant's video submission and background.
  • Application opens: Sept. 4, 2026.
  • Application deadline: Nov. 8, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EDT.
  • Applicants must accept their offer of admission before applying.
  1. Accept your offer of admission to Laurier.
  2. Complete the scholarship application.
  3. Submit a video, no longer than two minutes, describing how you inspire lives of leadership and purpose.
  4. Submit only one application; if more than one is submitted, the most recent is reviewed.

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Documents you will need

  • A video submission (maximum two minutes).

How selection works

Recipients are selected based on their video submission demonstrating leadership and purpose in their community and extracurricular activities. Applicants may contact an enrolment advisor or email [email protected] for support.

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