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Trent University Prestigious Scholarships

Trent University, Canada

Scholarship overview

Trent's Prestigious Scholarships are its top entrance awards for Canadian students entering first year with an admission average of 80% or higher. A single application considers a student for all of the prestigious scholarships at once.

The program includes the Champlain Scholarship (2 available) for students of exceptionally high academic achievement and promise, the Board of Governor's Leadership Scholarship (1 available) for outstanding leadership and community involvement alongside academic achievement, the Special Admission Scholarship (10 available) for outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievement, and the Canada-Wide Science Fair Scholarship (1 available) for a medal or honourable-mention winner at a senior-level Canada-Wide Science Fair project within the past two years.

A student may hold only one major Trent entrance scholarship: a Prestigious Scholarship award replaces a National Renewable Entrance Scholarship if a student qualifies for both, and students not selected for a Prestigious Scholarship are automatically considered for the National Renewable Entrance Scholarship instead.

Award Information

  • Canadian student entering first year at Trent with a final admission average of 80% or higher.
  • Enrolled full-time in a degree-seeking program.
  • Champlain Scholarship: exceptionally high academic achievement and promise.
  • Board of Governor's Leadership Scholarship: outstanding leadership and community involvement combined with academic achievement.
  • Special Admission Scholarship: outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievement.
  • Canada-Wide Science Fair Scholarship: awarded a medal or honourable mention for a senior-level project at a Canada-Wide Science Fair within the past two calendar years.
  • Renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study provided a minimum 80% average is maintained in a full course load each year.
  • Champlain Scholarship (2 available): CAD 7,500 per year; maximum potential CAD 30,000 over four years.
  • Board of Governor's Leadership Scholarship (1 available): CAD 7,500 per year; maximum potential CAD 30,000 over four years.
  • Special Admission Scholarship (10 available): CAD 4,500 per year; maximum potential CAD 18,000 over four years.
  • Canada-Wide Science Fair Scholarship (1 available): CAD 4,500 per year; maximum potential CAD 18,000 over four years.

Application deadline: March 2 (as published, applies to the current admission cycle).

How to apply

  1. Receive an offer of admission to Trent with a final entrance average of 80% or higher.
  2. Log in to the myTrent applicant portal.
  3. Go to the Finances tab and complete the single Prestigious Scholarships application form, which covers all prestigious scholarship categories.
  4. Submit the application by the March 2 deadline.

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Active myTrent applicant account.
  • Completed Prestigious Scholarships application form (myTrent Finances tab).

How selection works

Recipients are selected by Trent for each scholarship category based on the specific criteria (academic achievement, leadership, extracurricular involvement, or science fair recognition). Students not selected for a Prestigious Scholarship are automatically considered for the National Renewable Entrance Scholarship instead.

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