Scholarships, Bursaries & Grants

Canadian high school applicants with a final admission average* of 82.0% or higher are guaranteed an automatic entrance award from Huron.

Final Admissions Average     Value of Award 

82.00% to 84.9%                      $6,000 ($1500/year)
85.00% to 89.9%                      $10,000 ($2,500/year)
90.00% to 94.9%                      $12,000 ($3000/year)
95% and above                        $14,000 ($3,500/year)

Final admission average is calculated using admission requirements (including any required courses for the program to which the student has applied) for courses completed.

Automatic entrance scholarships are renewable for up to four years provided that you maintain a minimum overall average of 80% in a minimum of 5.0 credits each year prior.

International students with strong entrance averages will automatically be assessed for scholarships valued between $4,000 to $60,000 over four years ($1,000 to $15,000 per year), based on their academic results.

No supplemental application is required for this scholarship. In order to be assessed for this scholarship, you must submit an application to a Huron program. You will then be automatically assessed for International Entrance Scholarships during the application process and any scholarships awarded will be stated on your Letter of Acceptance.

After receiving a Letter of Acceptance with an International Entrance Scholarship, international students can also submit optional applications to increase the amount of their their International Entrance Scholarship up to a maximum of $60,000 over four years ($15,000 per year) by submitting one of the below application forms:

Supplemental Application for International Entrance Scholarship – as a university that values Leadership with Heart, we reward your achievements outside the classroom as much as those inside the classroom. You can use this form to demonstrate your leadership, community involvement, and extra-curricular achievements in order to be considered for an increased International Entrance Scholarship. Click here to download the application form.

Huron International Financial Aid Form (HIFAF) – we are proud to be one of the only Canadian universities that offers need-based financial aid to international students. If you require a higher International Entrance Scholarship in order to be able to afford your Huron education, you may be considered for further scholarships based on financial need, by completing the Huron International Financial Aid Form (HIFAF). Click here to download the application form.

Final Admissions Average      Value of Award 

80.00% to 81.99%                      $500/year
82.00% to 84.99%                      $1,000/year
85.00% to 89.99%                      $1,500/year
90.00% & above                         $2,000/year

• For Canadian students graduating from recognized post-secondary institutions.

Automatic entrance scholarships are renewable for up to four years provided that you maintain a minimum overall average of 80% in a minimum of 5.0 credits each year prior.

The Alberta Scholarship is a one-time award given to a student entering Huron from an Alberta high school with the highest entering grade. The scholarship is funded by the Pirie Foundation and is valued at $2,500.00.

The Manitoba Scholarship is a one-time award given to a student entering Huron from a Manitoba high school with the highest entering grade. The scholarship is valued at $3,000.00.

$1,000 Unlimited number available, non-renewable

• Applying from a Canadian high school outside of Ontario

Hellmuth Scholarships (Full tuition and fees, up to 10 available, renewable for up to four years)

• Academic excellence with a mid-year average of 90% or higher
• Demonstrated passion for student life through community leadership, volunteer service, passion for arts, athletics, etc.
• Applicants are required to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Application deadline: February 11, 2022.

Hellmuth scholarships are renewable for up to four years provided that you maintain a minimum overall average of 80% in a minimum of 5.0 credits each year prior.

How to Apply to the Hellmuth Scholarship:

Step 1 – Apply to Huron

Submit an application to a Huron program for September 2022.

Step 2 – Complete the Hellmuth Scholarship Application. 

Your application will be assessed based on a holistic evaluation of your academic results, school nomination, resume and statement of purpose. The committee will review all submissions and short-listed candidates will then be invited for a video interview.

Hellmuth Application Form 

Nomination Form 

All components of the application must be received by Huron before February 11, 2022, at 11:59 PM.

Huron awards up to ten International Presidential Scholarships worth $100,000 over four years ($25,000 per year) to entering international students. Receiving this scholarship could reduce your tuition fees to $14,000 to $25,000 per year, depending on your program.

Huron’s emphasis on developing Leaders with Heart means that the university cares about your heart as much as your mind. It attracts students who are drawn to service and determined to use their academic and career success to positively impact global society and take on the world’s toughest challenges.

Therefore, this scholarship is quite holistic in nature and looks far beyond your grades alone: it is assessed on a combination of three main components in the application process:

Academics: A minimum predicted or mid-year average of 90% in your current most senior year of high school. If you’re at an IB Diploma school, you’ll need a minimum predicted score of 35 IBDP points or higher (including bonus points for EE & TOK). If you’re currently pursuing A-Levels or AS-levels, you’ll need predicted scores of A or A* across all courses.

Extracurricular: In the application, you can describe between 1 to 5 of your most notable extra-curricular, leadership or community service achievements from throughout your high school years. These can be achievements within your school or even those in your community outside of school. Huron also recognizes that the challenging circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted your ability to be involved in such activities: so this year, the application has been amended to include more forward-looking questions about your passions, future goals and aspirations.

School Nomination: Your school counsellor will complete a nomination form and submit a Recommendation Letter to give the Scholarship Committee a greater insight into the kind of student and leader that you are.

Step 1 – Apply to Huron

Submit an application to a Huron program for September 2022.

Step 2 – Nomination

In order to be considered for the International Presidential Scholarship a school nomination is required. Huron’s School Nomination Form is available below. The School Nomination Form must be sent directly to Huron’s Admissions Office from the nominee’s email address.

Nomination Form 

Step 3 – Complete the International Presidential Scholarship Application

Please complete the application below and submit it via email to Meklit Haile at mhaile2@huron.uwo.ca with the subject line “International Presidential Scholarship Application”.

International Presidential Scholarship Application Form

All components of the International Presidential Scholarship application must be received by Huron before February 11, 2022.

Your application will be assessed based on a holistic evaluation of your academic results, school nomination, resume and statement of purpose. The committee will review all submissions and short-listed candidates will then be invited for a video interview.

$8,000 – 1 available for first year; can reapply for upper years

• Applicants are required to have been offered AEO status and demonstrate financial need
• Applicants are required to be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident
• Application deadline: June 10, 2022

Gary Barnes Application 

TWO AVAILABLE: Two, two-year renewable scholarships are awarded annually, one each to a male and female full-time Huron student who is registered on a Western Varsity Athletic team.

$4,500 per year

Eligibility:

• Applicants are required to have an admission average of 80% or higher as calculated by Huron and to be registered on a varsity athletic team at Western.
• Application deadline: June 1, 2022

Frank Holmes Application 

$2,000 Unlimited number available, non-renewable

• Automatic award given to each full-time Huron student who has graduated from the International Certificate Program.

To be considered, please email ICP Certificate to admissions@huron.uwo.ca.

$2,000 – One-time Scholarship (4 available per school board, non-renewable)

Must graduate from one of the following majors: 

• Arts & Culture
• Business
• Non-Profit
• Health and Wellness

To be considered, please email admissions@huron.uwo.ca.

$2,000 Unlimited number available, non-renewable

• Applicants are required to have an admission average of 80% or higher as calculated by Huron and to be registered in the BMOS program
• Preference will be given to an African American, Indigenous and/or visible minority group or to an LGBTQ+2 student.
• Application deadline: June 1, 2022

KPMG Application 

TWO AVAILABLE: Two two-year renewable scholarships are awarded annually, one each to a male and female full-time Huron student who is registered on a Western Varsity Athletic team.

Value: Up to $4,500 per year

Eligibility: This scholarship competition is open to all full-time Huron students who are registered on a Western Varsity Athletic team.

Senior students entering Years 2-4 must be registered in a full-time program at Huron (5.0 courses taken during the regular academic year – September to April); have achieved a 70.0% or better average in their previous year of study; and be registered on a university-level, intercollegiate athletic team at Western University.

The Frank Holmes Academic Athlete Scholarship can be renewed for an additional year for full-time Huron students, provided the recipient maintains an average of 80.0% or better in 5.0 courses taken during the regular academic year (September to April), and is registered on a Western Varsity Athletic team.

Frank Holmes Academic Athlete Scholarship Form

Awarded to a full-time registered second, third or fourth-year Huron student who has achieved 80% or more in his or her previous year of study and who has also demonstrated financial need based on criteria established by Huron and administered by its Financial Aid office. The successful student will be pursuing an Honours Specialization leading to a degree either in Economics or in Management and Organizational Studies.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Awarded to the student who achieves the highest average in second year (except for holders of National or Hellmuth Scholarships).

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $500

Established in 1998, this scholarship is awarded to a senior student at Huron with priority given to students with a learning disability and the highest average (minimum 75%) over four full courses in the previous year of study. If no student with a learning disability qualifies for the scholarship, it will be awarded to a senior student of high academic standing who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to community service. The grandson of Mr. & Mrs. Foster, Scott Foster graduated from Huron in 2001.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here.

Awarded to the student with the highest first-year average entering second year and majoring in History (not receiving a National or Hellmuth Scholarship).  This scholarship is renewable for up to two years, provided the recipient achieves an average of 75% or higher in 5.0 courses.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

This scholarship was established in memory of Frank P. Leahy, a long-time supporter of Huron and member of the Executive Board between 1972 – 1980.  Mr. Leahy passed away in 1980. He is the father of Mary Margaret (Leahy) Koreen.  The Frank P. Leahy Second-Year Scholarship is for the Huron student (excepting Hellmuth Scholarship students) entering year two who had the highest average in year one and who had earned a renewable scholarship in his or her first year.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $1,700

Three scholarships are awarded to senior students judged according to the following areas: 1) academic achievement; 2) involvement in student life at Huron University College and /or Western University; 3) volunteer or community service; 4) commitment to athletics or the arts; 5) Huron citizenship. This scholarship competition is open to full-time Huron students and entering second, third, and fourth years in 2019-2020, with an 80% average or better.

Funded in the Great Minds, Great Hearts Capital Campaign by student contributions from 1999 to 2003.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here.

Awarded to the student with the highest grade in Business 2257, provided that student enrols in the Ivey HBA Program in third year.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $1,500

This Award was established in 2001 by friends, family and students in memory of Jordan Propas, who died during his second year at Huron University College. Jordan thrived at Huron and was a full participant in the life of the Huron community and indeed in life in general. The Award was established to honour Jordan’s character and celebrate the importance of fully participating in Huron life, which he so embodied. The Award is given to two full-time second, third or fourth year undergraduate Huron students with a minimum 70% average, who have made a substantial contributions to the life of the Huron community through their supportive interaction with others and by participating in Huron programs and activities. To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student returning to Huron in 2019-2020.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Value: $1,500

The Most Rev. Terence E. and Alice Jean Finlay Award for Community Leadership celebrates the remarkable contributions of Terry and AJ to the communities they have served with such distinction throughout their lives. Terry had both arts and theology degrees from Huron (1959 and 1962), and AJ is a Western grad (1962). The Award in their name is made each year to two Huron undergraduate arts students in their second, third or fourth years of study who, while at Huron, have become engaged in volunteer service to the broader community and exemplify the values of outreach, compassion and concern for others which the Finlays have personified in their own lives. To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student returning to Huron in 2019-2020.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Awarded to the student entering second-year Honours (any program), with highest average in first year.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $2,500

There are three scholarships offered in the program, for second, third and fourth year students respectively. The Seanna and Nicole Strongman Memorial Scholarships recognize “all round” student achievement, in additional to providing financial assistance at a time when that support is more important than ever.

The scholarships are awarded to students who, on the completion of their first, second or third year of study, are judged highest in the following five equally weighted categories: 1) academic achievement; 2) Huron citizenship; 3) community service; 4) involvement in athletics and the arts; 5) leadership.

To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student returning to Huron in 2019-2020. For senior scholarships, first-class standing is defined as a minimum average of 80% on no less than the equivalent of five full-year courses taken between September and April.

The endowment in the Vancouver Foundation was established in 1993 by the Strongman family in the names of their daughters, Seanna and Nicole, who, at the ages of 15 and 11 respectively, died tragically on December 31, 1982, in a motor vehicle accident. Their father, Mr. W. Gerald Strongman graduated from Huron in 1963, and was later appointed National Chairperson of the Huron College Parents’ Association. The scholarships provide a meaningful tribute to the memory of Seanna and Nicole.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Awarded to a full-time registered second, third or fourth-year Huron student who has achieved 80% or more in his or her previous year of study and who has also demonstrated financial need based on criteria established by Huron and administered by its Financial Aid office. The successful student will be pursuing an Honours Specialization leading to a degree either in Economics or in Management and Organizational Studies.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $500

Established in 1998, this scholarship is awarded to a senior student at Huron with priority given to students with a learning disability and the highest average (minimum 75%) over four full courses in the previous year of study. If no student with a learning disability qualifies for the scholarship, it will be awarded to a senior student of high academic standing who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to community service. The grandson of Mr. & Mrs. Foster, Scott Foster graduated from Huron in 2001.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here.

Value: $1,700

Three scholarships are awarded to senior students judged according to the following areas: 1) academic achievement; 2) involvement in student life at Huron University College and /or Western University; 3) volunteer or community service; 4) commitment to athletics or the arts; 5) Huron citizenship. This scholarship competition is open to full-time Huron students and entering second, third, and fourth years in 2019-2020, with an 80% average or better.

Funded in the Great Minds, Great Hearts Capital Campaign by student contributions from 1999 to 2003.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Awarded to the student entering third year with the highest second-year average, who is renewing an automatic entrance scholarship.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $1,500

This Award was established in 2001 by friends, family and students in memory of Jordan Propas, who died during his second year at Huron University College. Jordan thrived at Huron and was a full participant in the life of the Huron community and indeed in life in general. The Award was established to honour Jordan’s character and celebrate the importance of fully participating in Huron life, which he so embodied. The Award is given to two full-time second, third or fourth year undergraduate Huron students with a minimum 70% average, who have made a substantial contributions to the life of the Huron community through their supportive interaction with others and by participating in Huron programs and activities. To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student returning to Huron in 2019-2020.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Awarded to two students entering the third year of an Honours program in History, Economics, or Combined Honours History or Economics, who have achieved minimum 80% average in second year. Renewable for one year if recipient maintains a minimum average of 80% in 5.0 courses, and remains in an Honours program.

Awarded to two students entering a third year of an Honours program in English, Philosophy, or Combined Honours English or Philosophy, who have achieved minimum 80% average in second year. Renewable for one year if recipient maintains a minimum average of 80% in 5.0 courses, and remains in an Honours program.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Awarded to the student entering the third year of any Honours or Combined Honours program, with highest first-class standing in second year, and with some Economics courses on her/his record.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Awarded to three DUFE/Huron 2+2 students entering Year 3 of the 2+2 Program in Honours Economics.  This scholarship is renewable for one year, provided the recipients achieve a minimum average of 80%.  Recipients are selected based on criteria determined by DUFE.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $1,500

The Most Rev. Terence E. and Alice Jean Finlay Award for Community Leadership celebrates the remarkable contributions of Terry and AJ to the communities they have served with such distinction throughout their lives. Terry had both arts and theology degrees from Huron (1959 and 1962), and AJ is a Western grad (1962). The Award in their name is made each year to two Huron undergraduate arts students in their second, third or fourth years of study who, while at Huron, have become engaged in volunteer service to the broader community and exemplify the values of outreach, compassion and concern for others which the Finlays have personified in their own lives. To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student returning to Huron in 2019-2020.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Value: $2,500

There are three scholarships offered in the program, for second, third and fourth year students respectively. The Seanna and Nicole Strongman Memorial Scholarships recognize “all round” student achievement, in additional to providing financial assistance at a time when that support is more important than ever.

The scholarships are awarded to students who, on the completion of their first, second or third year of study, are judged highest in the following five equally weighted categories: 1) academic achievement; 2) Huron citizenship; 3) community service; 4) involvement in athletics and the arts; 5) leadership.

To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student returning to Huron in 2019-2020. For senior scholarships, first-class standing is defined as a minimum average of 80% on no less than the equivalent of five full-year courses taken between September and April.

The endowment in the Vancouver Foundation was established in 1993 by the Strongman family in the names of their daughters, Seanna and Nicole, who, at the ages of 15 and 11 respectively, died tragically on December 31, 1982, in a motor vehicle accident. Their father, Mr. W. Gerald Strongman graduated from Huron in 1963, and was later appointed National Chairperson of the Huron College Parents’ Association. The scholarships provide a meaningful tribute to the memory of Seanna and Nicole.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Awarded to a full-time registered second, third or fourth-year Huron student who has achieved 80% or more in his or her previous year of study and who has also demonstrated financial need based on criteria established by Huron and administered by its Financial Aid office. The successful student will be pursuing an Honours Specialization leading to a degree either in Economics or in Management and Organizational Studies.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $1,900

The scholarship is awarded to a fourth-year student registered full-time at Huron who has maintained a minimum B average in their second and third years, and whose career at Huron has been marked by a conspicuous dedication to the value of openness, the acceptance of difference, and the promotion of diversity in Canadian society. Dr. Don Melady, a Huron alumnus, class of 1981, and his partner Mr. Rowley Mossop, established this scholarship in 2004 on the occasion of their marriage.

To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student entering year four at Huron in 2019-2020.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Value: $600

Established by the friends and family of the late David H.M. Stewart, a former member of Huron’s Executive Board who died in 1988, this Award is presented at Spring Convocation to the graduating student with the highest overall achievement. The Award is given on the basis of high academic performance combined with outstanding contributions through extra-curricular activities to Huron and Western University.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $1,700

Three scholarships are awarded to senior students judged according to the following areas: 1) academic achievement; 2) involvement in student life at Huron University College and /or Western University; 3) volunteer or community service; 4) commitment to athletics or the arts; 5) Huron citizenship. This scholarship competition is open to full-time Huron students and entering second, third, and fourth years in 2019-2020, with an 80% average or better.

Funded in the Great Minds, Great Hearts Capital Campaign by student contributions from 1999 to 2003.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Value: $1,500

This Award was established in 2001 by friends, family and students in memory of Jordan Propas, who died during his second year at Huron University College. Jordan thrived at Huron and was a full participant in the life of the Huron community and indeed in life in general. The Award was established to honour Jordan’s character and celebrate the importance of fully participating in Huron life, which he so embodied. The Award is given to two full-time second, third or fourth year undergraduate Huron students with a minimum 70% average, who have made a substantial contributions to the life of the Huron community through their supportive interaction with others and by participating in Huron programs and activities. To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student returning to Huron in 2019-2020.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Value: $1,000

Friends and family established this scholarship in 1992 in honour of Kevin Cunliffe (1969-1991), a Combined Honors History and Political Science student at the time of his death. It is awarded to a non-scholarship full-time Huron student entering the fourth year of an Honors program at Huron. The recipient will have shown a sustained improvement in overall academic performance over his or her previous three years of university study and have contributed actively to enhancing the student community life of Huron.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Awarded to a Management and Organizational Studies student entering fourth year, with first-class standing in third year of the MOS program.

This scholarship is awarded solely on academic excellence. No application is required. The Student Awards Committee will determine the appropriate recipients. The recipients will receive a notification by email.

Value: $2,500

There are three scholarships offered in the program, for second, third and fourth year students respectively. The Seanna and Nicole Strongman Memorial Scholarships recognize “all round” student achievement, in additional to providing financial assistance at a time when that support is more important than ever.

The scholarships are awarded to students who, on the completion of their first, second or third year of study, are judged highest in the following five equally weighted categories: 1) academic achievement; 2) Huron citizenship; 3) community service; 4) involvement in athletics and the arts; 5) leadership.

To apply, you must be a full-time Huron student returning to Huron in 2019-2020. For senior scholarships, first-class standing is defined as a minimum average of 80% on no less than the equivalent of five full-year courses taken between September and April.

The endowment in the Vancouver Foundation was established in 1993 by the Strongman family in the names of their daughters, Seanna and Nicole, who, at the ages of 15 and 11 respectively, died tragically on December 31, 1982, in a motor vehicle accident. Their father, Mr. W. Gerald Strongman graduated from Huron in 1963, and was later appointed National Chairperson of the Huron College Parents’ Association. The scholarships provide a meaningful tribute to the memory of Seanna and Nicole.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here. 

Value: $500

Established in 1998, this scholarship is awarded to a senior student at Huron with priority given to students with a learning disability and the highest average (minimum 75%) over four full courses in the previous year of study. If no student with a learning disability qualifies for the scholarship, it will be awarded to a senior student of high academic standing who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to community service. The grandson of Mr. & Mrs. Foster, Scott Foster graduated from Huron in 2001.

For more information about our Scholarships application and to apply click here.