McGill Entrance Scholarships (One-Year and Major)

• One-year entrance scholarship: CAD $3,000, non-renewable.
• Major entrance scholarships: CAD $3,000, $5,000, $10,000 or $12,000 per year, renewable for up to 3 or 4 years if renewal criteria are met, for a total value of $12,000 to $48,000.
• McGill Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong Entrance Scholarship: CAD $10,000, one-year.
• One-Year Community Leadership Entrance Award: CAD $5,000.
• Benefits for entrance scholarship recipients entering in September include a guaranteed top-three choice of residence building, priority course registration for first year, and for Prestige ($10,000), Greville Smith ($12,000) and Schulich Leaders Engineering or Science recipients, an invitation to the Prestige Scholars mentorship program.

One-year entrance scholarships have no separate application or deadline; eligibility is assessed from the admission application. Major Entrance Scholarship applications open October 1 on the Undergraduate Admissions Applicant Portal, with a separate application required soon after the admission application is submitted; the Major Entrance Scholarship deadline does not move even if a late admission application has been permitted. First-time entrance scholarships apply only to the session for which they are awarded; they can be deferred for up to one year only if the student is also granted deferred admission, and no new major-scholarship application is accepted in the deferred year.

How to apply

1. Submit an application for admission to a McGill full-time undergraduate degree program, including all grades and interim grades available by the admissions deadline, with subsequent grades forwarded as issued.
2. No separate application is needed for the one-year $3,000 scholarship; eligible applicants are automatically considered.
3. To be considered for a Major Entrance Scholarship, submit the separate Major Entrance Scholarship application on the Undergraduate Admissions Applicant Portal once it opens October 1, soon after submitting the admission application and by the published scholarship deadline.
4. To defer an awarded scholarship, first request deferred admission in writing to the Deferral Coordinator in the Admissions Office.

• All grades and interim grades available at the time of the admissions application.
• Any subsequent interim or final grades, forwarded to the admissions office as they are issued.
• The separate Major Entrance Scholarship application, for applicants seeking a major award.

One-year scholarships are awarded solely on academic achievement against McGill's minimum academic requirements, with no guarantee even if the minimum is met. Major Entrance Scholarships are decided by selection committees, weighing academic excellence first and demonstrated leadership in school or community activities second.