Scholarships at University of Windsor

The University of Windsor is committed to supporting students who are excelling academically and who go above and beyond by competing in a variety of skills competitions and challenges. UWindsor Skills Competition Scholarships can be received in addition to an open entrance scholarship or any other award that the student is eligible to receive. You can also receive multiple skills competition scholarships!

To qualify, students must be entering directly from full-time secondary school studies into a first year, undergraduate program at the University of Windsor. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the terms and conditions that are specific to each award. scholarships cannot be transferred to another student and are applied directly to a student's tuition account in the fall term, provided that the student has confirmed their scholarship by completing the registration form and they have registered as a full-time student.

Event: UWindsor Science Olympiad

Organizers: UWindsor - Faculty of Science

Value: $1000

Award Description: Awarded annually to members of the University of Windsor hosted winning Science Olympiad team. Recipients must accept an offer of admission and register at the University of Windsor within two years of receiving the award.

Event: Windsor Regional Science, Tech. and Engineering Fair

Organizers: WRSTEF Committee

Value: $2000

Award Description: The University of Windsor seeks to acknowledge the best gold medal-awarded senior project from the Windsor Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair (WRSTEF). This award will be applied to the tuition fees when the student registers in an undergraduate Science or Engineering program at the University of Windsor. In the case of a partner project, each student will receive a $1000 award. If there is no gold-medal senior project, the award will be given to the best gold-medal intermediate project winner.

Event: FIRST Robotics - Windsor Essex Great Lakes District Event

Organizers: FIRST Robotics Canada

Value: Up to $3000 depending on your program of study

Award Description: The University of Windsor seeks to acknowledge participation in the Windsor-Essex Great Lakes District FIRST Robotics competition. Eligible recipients must be currently in Grade 12 and planning to attend the University of Windsor as a full-time, undergraduate student in upcoming Fall semester.

No matter what program you choose, you will be guaranteed a minimum level of institutional financial support in the form of scholarships and/ or bursaries if you are entering directly from full-time secondary school studies.  Your scholarship offer will be based on your application for admission and best six final and interim Grade 12 U/M level courses (or equivalent) available in May or CEGEP courses provided that you have no previous attendance at post-secondary educational institutions. Students entering directly from full-time secondary school who have achieved academic excellence are considered for automatic entrance scholarships.

We will review a student's scholarship offer when final grades are received at the end of June and if at that time a student's best six Grade 12 U or M course grades warrants an increase in the value of the scholarship(s) offered, the student will be notified. Please note that no scholarship offer will be adjusted downward based on final grades.  Also, summer secondary school grades are not considered for entrance scholarship eligibility.

Students must be entering the Fall term as a full-time student to be considered. Scholarship allocations will be adjusted accordingly if a student's start term is deferred to the Winter term.

The University of Windsor reserves the right to substitute all or a portion of a student's automatic entrance scholarship for a donor-sponsored renewable entrance scholarship that is equal to or greater than the value of the automatic renewable entrance scholarship.

Renewable Entrance Scholarships may be granted for a maximum of four academic years (or 8 semesters) provided the student is registered on a full-time basis and maintains the required minimum cumulative average of 85%.

If you’re a student athlete interested in playing for an interuniversity athletic team you may be considered for a an athletic scholarship up to $4,500.

• Selection of candidates, who are entering student athletes, will be based on academic achievement and athletic excellence.

• The awards will be administered in accordance with all Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and Ontario University Athletics (OUA) regulations.

If you are a student athlete and you are applying for the Ontario Student Assistance Program, please complete the UWinAward Student Profile.