Scholarships at Thompson Rivers University

To be considered, new students must have a minimum GPA of 86% (A) during last year of high school/college/university. Award candidates will be identified by the international marketing team based on program application submission and contacted directly if deemed eligible. If identified, candidates are eligible for up to $2,000. Qualified students will receive first $1,000 then must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA at the completion of their first semester at TRU to be eligible to receive $1,000 for a second semester. This award is for new students only.

TRU offers global diversity scholarships to new international students that demonstrate excellent academics and are from countries that are underrepresented on campus (5 or less on campus). To be considered, students should meet one of the following: 3.0 GPA or 6.5 IELTS or 88 TOEFL iBT. There is no application process, scholarship will be automatically applied at time of student application if above qualifications are met.

International students accepted and enrolled in TRU’s two-year Engineering Transfer program will be considered. Two new international students per year will be selected to receive a $3,000 scholarship each divided over four semesters ($1,000 first year and $2,000 second year).

To be considered, new students must have a minimum GPA of 80% (A-) during the last year of high school/college/university and gain direct entry to academic studies (IELTS 6.5+). Award candidates will be identified by the international marketing team based on program application submission and contacted directly if deemed eligible. If identified, candidates are eligible for up to $4,000. Qualified students will receive first $1,000 then must maintain a minimum 3.33 GPA at the completion of each subsequent semester at TRU to be eligible to receive $1,000 for each additional semester up to 3 semesters. This award is for new students only.

Students of outstanding athletic ability who compete for one of TRU’s Varsity Teams may be considered for an athletic scholarship. Scholarship recipients must be full-time academic students enrolled in degree-granting credit hours (ESL is not eligible) and meet all U SPORTS regulations for receipt of athletic financial awards.

Eligible Disciplines

Basketball, Soccer, Swimming and Volleyball

Students from the Bahamas (or Jamaica if there are no eligible applicants from The Bahamas) entering an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism or the Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics will automatically be considered to receive a $7500 award. Selection is based on the student's academic record and recommendations from their admission file assessment. If no applicants are available from The Bahamas or Jamaica, the next choice would be a student from the Caribbean.

US citizens admitted to a TRU undergraduate program of two [2] years or longer are eligible for an automatic scholarship of CAD$2,000 per student, as follows:

• First CAD$1,000 based on Grade 12 GPA of 73% (B grade) or higher (Assessed by international admissions).

• Second CAD$1,000 based on TRU first semester grades/GPA of 73% (B grade) or higher (assessed by Student Awards).

Three other important facts to know:

• US students are eligible to apply for all TRU programs based scholarships and academic awards after their first semester.

• TRU is designated for US veteran funding through the Department of Veteran Affairs.

• TRU does not have Title IV designation with the US Department of Education, and is therefore not currently eligible for US direct student loans, including Pell Grants.