Scholarships at Wilfrid Laurier University

You are automatically assessed for an entrance scholarship when you apply to Laurier and are offered based on your admission average. You don't need to apply for an entrance scholarship.

Winter 2024 and Spring2024 Scholarships

Beginning in fall 2024, our entrance scholarships for international students will be increaseing. The estimated cost of tuition is also subject to change for the fall 2024 semester. 

Fall 2024 Scholarships

Important Notes

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and BBA double-degree students are eligible for entrance scholarships with an admission average of 90% and higher.

• The scholarship for the admission average of 95.0 - 100% is the President's Gold Scholarship.

• You must be registered full time (2.0 credits minimum per term) to receive the full entrance scholarship amount and you must be registered in two terms within your first academic year. At Laurier, an academic year is from September to August.

• The value of your entrance scholarship is split between your first two terms of study.

The in-course scholarship program recognizes academic excellence by assessing your marks taken at Laurier that were attained in the previous academic year. You do not have to apply for an in-course scholarship.

To be eligible for assessment you must be:

• full-time undergraduate student leading to a recognized degree,

• not in the first year of your program,

• and you must meet all elgibility requirements listed below.

Successful recipients are notified by email once grades have been finalized for the appropriate term or year of study.

The value of in-course scholarships are listed below and are subject to change.

In-Course Scholarship Grid

Several scholarships are awarded each year to incoming international undergraduate students who inspire lives of leadership and purpose in their communities and through extracurricular activities.

The scholarship requires a separate application. We will email students when the application opens each year.

If your admission average is 95% or higher, we will award you with the President's Gold Scholarship for your first year at Laurier, which is worth $4,000 for domestic students and $6,000 for international students. If you maintain the eligibility requirements, you will receive another $4,000 (domestic) or $6,000 (international) per year for four years (or up to five for some programs).

This scholarship is automatically renewable if you achieve an annual GPA (grade point average) of 10.5 or higher based on the completion of a minimum of 5.0 full credits during the past academic year. Students who receive the President's Gold Scholarship are not eligible to receive in-course scholarships. See the full eligibility requirements to maintain your President’s Gold Scholarship.