Queen's University Major Admission Awards

• Bank of Montreal Award: CAD 40,000-72,000 total (CAD 10,000-18,000 per year), variable number.
• Chancellor's Scholarship and named Chancellor variants: CAD 48,000 total (CAD 12,000 per year), 50 awarded in total across the group.
• Chernoff Family Award: CAD 48,000-72,000 total (CAD 12,000-18,000 per year), variable number.
• Sobey Atlantic Award: CAD 80,000-120,000 total (CAD 20,000-30,000 per year), up to 10 awarded.
• Gregory Scholarship in Engineering: CAD 48,000 total (CAD 12,000 per year), 1 awarded.
• Dr. Iris May Marsh Memorial Award: CAD 48,000-72,000 total (CAD 12,000-18,000 per year), variable number.
• Melvin R. Goodes Entrance Award: CAD 48,000-72,000 total (CAD 12,000-18,000 per year), variable number.
• Science 1968 Admission Award in Applied Science: CAD 60,000 total (CAD 15,000 per year), 1 awarded.
• Most awards are renewable for 3 further years (4 years total), typically requiring a 3.5 GPA on a full course load; exceptions are the Sobey Atlantic (satisfactory average, full-time enrolment), the Gregory Scholarship (3.5 GPA plus continued leadership/extracurricular involvement), and the Goodes award (3.0 GPA in first year, then 3.5).

The single Major Admission Awards application must be submitted in SOLUS by December 8, 2026. Applicants must first apply to Queen's through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) by November 20, since SOLUS access takes 4-6 business days to activate after applying. Results are released in the SOLUS Student Centre in late February. Supplementary essay deadlines, where required, are separate and listed on the award application itself.

1. Review eligibility for each award (September-October) and prepare answers using the practice application, posted in early October on the Application Forms page.
2. Apply to Queen's through OUAC by November 20; SOLUS access typically activates 4-6 business days later.
3. Submit the single online Major Admission Awards application in SOLUS by December 8, 2026; this one application covers every award the applicant is eligible for.
4. For the Chancellor's Scholarship, provide a High School Official's name and email in the application; the official receives an email link to submit a nomination form electronically, so applicants should confirm directly with that person.
5. Meet all admission requirements for the program(s) applied to by February 1; an early admission offer does not affect award consideration.
6. Check results in the SOLUS Student Centre in late February.

• Ontario students: one of a Credit Counselling Summary or a Student Status Sheet, covering all completed course marks from Grade 9 through the last completed year, plus November grades for current courses (handwritten on a transcript, report card or school letterhead signed by an official if not otherwise available).
• Non-Ontario students: an unofficial high-school transcript (Grade 9 through the last completed year), November grades for current courses, and a list of all courses planned for 2026-27.
• Only one copy of grades should be submitted; duplicate submissions are not required.
• The Financial Aid and Awards Profile (completed in SOLUS) is required for the Bank of Montreal, Chernoff Family, Sobey Atlantic, Marsh Memorial, Goodes, and Science 1968 awards.

Selection draws on the criteria listed for each award (academic ability, leadership, creative/original thinking, community involvement, financial need, and in some cases region, program or school of origin). The Chancellor's Scholarship requires a confirmed high-school nomination. Merit-based awards can be deferred if Undergraduate Admission approves an admission deferral; awards with a financial-need criterion cannot be deferred, though a General Bursary can be applied for once enrolled.