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University of Windsor Named Entrance Awards and Bursaries

University of Windsor, Canada

Scholarship overview

Beyond the automatic entrance scholarship scale, the University of Windsor funds a set of named entrance scholarships and bursaries donated by individuals, estates and corporate partners. These target specific groups, programs or circumstances, such as students entering Engineering, Creative or Dramatic Arts, Human Kinetics, or students who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or First Nations, Métis or Inuit, as well as students from Windsor/Essex County high schools with financial need.

Awards are applied for through the UWinAward Application (Award Profile) in UWinsite Student, which opens for the cycle alongside admission. Values range from a one-time $1,000 to a renewable $20,000 per year for four years.

Award Information

  • Entering directly from secondary school into a specific program or group, depending on the award (e.g. Engineering, Creative Arts/Dramatic Arts, Human Kinetics)
  • Canadian citizenship or permanent residency is required for most awards; a few (e.g. the ELEVATE Black Students in Engineering Entrance Award) are open to domestic and international students
  • Minimum entrance/scholarship averages vary by award, from about 67-70% up to 95%
  • Many awards require demonstrated financial need; some target self-identified Black, Indigenous, or First Nations/Métis/Inuit students, or students from Windsor/Essex County high schools
  • Alan Wildeman and Debra Henderson Scholarship in Creative & Dramatic Arts — $3,000 x 2 terms (1 award)
  • Cecil Houston Diaspora Scholarship — $1,000 x 2 terms (6 awards)
  • Ed Lumley Bursary — $4,000 x 8 terms (10 awards)
  • ELEVATE – Black Students in Engineering Entrance Award — $2,500 x 2 terms (number varies)
  • ELEVATE – Indigenous Students in Engineering Award — $2,500 x 2 terms (number varies)
  • LC Memorial Award for FNMI in STEM — $20,000 per year x 4 years (5 awards)
  • Ron W. Ianni Entrance Scholarship — $2,750 x 8 terms (4 awards)
  • Stephen and Vicki Adams Bursary in Creative Arts — $1,500 x 2 terms (1 award)
  • VOICES of Excellence Scholarship — $1,000 (2 awards)
  • Wawiiahtana Ziibii Entrance Scholarship — $2,500 x 8 terms (4 awards)
  • Windsor Green Engineering Scholarships — $2,500 x 8 terms (up to 4 awards)

No single published deadline for all named awards; applications are submitted through the Award Profile in UWinsite Student alongside or after the admission application for the entering cycle.

  1. Apply for undergraduate admission to the relevant program
  2. Complete the UWinAward Application (Award Profile) in UWinsite Student, which lists awards the applicant may be eligible for
  3. Submit any award-specific statements (e.g. self-identification, self-reflection statement, letter of application) as required by the individual award

Official links

Documents you will need

Award Profile responses in UWinsite Student; supporting statements for specific awards (e.g. self-reflection statement for the LC Memorial Award for FNMI in STEM, self-identification for Black- or Indigenous-designated awards).

How selection works

Each award is assessed against its own published criteria (academic average, financial need, program, self-identification, or geographic origin); several renewable awards require maintaining a scholarship average (commonly 75%) in subsequent years.

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