Founders' Academic Merit Scholarship

$36,000 ($9,000 X 4) total funding per recipient

The Founders' Academic Merit Scholarship recognizes academic achievement, leadership and extracurricular activities. Every year, 10 students are awarded a Founders' Academic Merit Scholarship. Each recipient receives $9,000 per academic year over four years of full-time study, for a total of $36,000.

Note: The Founders’ Academic Merit Scholarship cannot be combined with the Vice-Provost Entrance Award or the Renewable Entrance Scholarship.

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

  • Applicant must be entering post-secondary studies for the first time as a full-time student.
  • Applicant must be entering any degree program offered by the University of Guelph-Humber.
  • Applicants must have a minimum admission average of 90% (inclusive of subject requirements) based on grades submitted.
  • Applicant must have demonstrated significant leadership achievements through participation in school and/or community activities.
  • Applicant must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
  • This award cannot be held with the Guelph-Humber Student Leadership Scholarship, the University of Guelph’s President’s and Chancellors’ Scholarships or the University of Guelph’s Board of Governors’ Scholarships.
  • Out of Province Applicants only: Please have your high school Guidance Counsellor or School Administrator email your official transcript by February 28 to admissions@guelphhumber.ca. Your transcript must include grades for all completed and in-progress grade 11 and 12 courses to be considered for the scholarship.

Renewability:

  • If you have been awarded a Founders' Academic Merit Scholarship, we will automatically consider you for each renewal year.
  • You must maintain a full-time course load in both the Fall and Winter semesters before the year of renewal. Note: courses completed on a Letter of Permission do not count towards a full-time course load.
  • If you do not receive renewal one year, you are still eligible in subsequent years if your cumulative average of the fall and winter semesters rises within the award levels.
  • This scholarship is eligible for renewal for three calendar years from the term of admission only.
  • You must achieve a minimum 80% average in the previous academic year.
  • You must submit an annual report which outlines their participation, accomplishments and leadership in campus and/or community activities each year. Students will be contacted in late June/early July every year with report requirements. 

Apply 

To apply, complete the Founders' Academic Merit Scholarship Application and submit all supporting documents online.

Deadline: You must submit your application and all supporting documents by January 25th, 2025.

Receiving your scholarship

You must be registered in a full-time course load.  We will automatically credit your scholarship to your University account. The scholarship amount for each year will be divided into two equal payments: one at the beginning of the fall semester and the other at the beginning of the winter semester.