University of Guelph International Entrance Scholarships

University of Guelph International Entrance Scholarships are available for international students who are entering the university as freshmen. The University of Guelph has these scholarships as internal scholarships that are given to university students only.

These merit undergraduate scholarships are available in all study fields.
Evaluations for the University of Guelph International Entrance Scholarships are based on their admission applications.
Scholarships are renewable and are spread over the entire 4 years period of UG study.
At present, there are four levels of the scholarships

The applying student needs to be a full-time international student at the campus and must be registered for the complete academic year to avail of the award.

Highlights

Scholarship Type	College-Specific, Merit-Based
Offered by	Institution
Organization	University of Guelph
Application Deadline	N/A
Number of Scholarships	N/A
Amount	Variable Amount
Renewability	Yes
International Student Eligible	Yes
Scholarship Website Link	https://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance/scholarships/entrance int

Eligibility Criteria

All international students entering the university for the first time after completing their secondary studies are eligible for University of Guelph International Entrance Scholarships.

The only eligibility requirement for the scholarship is that students must be enrolling in a full-time undergraduate program commencing in Fall or Winter semester.

Furthermore, students must submit their application for admission at University of Guelph before the specified deadline. It is on the basis of the elements of their application package that selections will be made.

Note: The applicant should also keep a constant track of the application, so in case any additional document or information is sought can be provided to the university.

Selection Process

The university will review each applicant for admission purposes and the scholarships together. Since University of Guelph International Entrance Scholarships are majorly merit-based, an applicant’s academic record will play an important role.

Other significant factors taken into consideration during the selection process include:

Supplementary documents like Statement of Purpose and Letter of recommendation.
Standardised test scores like IELTS and TOEFL
Answers given by the applicants in the scholarship application.

The decision of scholarship is conveyed along with the admission outcome of the application.

Terms and Conditions

The student has to be the fresher and first time student of the first year at the university as full time, a full fee-paying international student in any subject area.
The student has to complete the admission formalities for the complete academic year as the scholarship won for the first year has to apply to both fall and winter tuition fees for the same year.
The scholarship is renewable only if the applicant scores 80% or more in the semester cleared prior to the next installment becoming due for receipt of the scholarship.
The applicant is not allowed to defer the disbursal of the scholarship. In case any student defers joining the university the scholarship shall be available only after considering the applicants of the next year.

Grant Details

University of Guelph International Entrance Scholarships are available for international students who are entering the university as freshmen. At present, there are four levels of the scholarships .

Scholarship Award Value

In the first year, the student may get scholarships ranging from 5500 CAD to 8500 CAD. The slabs are as follows:

1st year (in CAD)	Renewable Amount for Year 2/3/4 (in CAD)	Total (in CAD)
5,500	4,000	17,500
6,500	4,000	18,500
7,500	4,000	19,500
8,500	4,000	20,500

As the university does not allow the deferment of scholarship, once the applicant is able to successfully receive the scholarship, he/she needs to avail the same after reaching the university and maintaining the scores of 80% or higher throughout the study period.