At Concordia University, undergraduate scholarships, bursaries, and awards are overseen and administered by the Undergraduate Scholarship and Awards Committee, as mandated by the Deputy Provost and Vice-Provost, Planning and Positioning. The Undergraduate Scholarship and Awards Committee is composed of a Chairperson, four faculty members, one member from Student and Enrolment Services, one Concordia Student Union member, one member of the Concordia Council on Student Life, as well as managerial staff from the Financial Aid and Awards Office.
Students may hold only one of the following types of awards during a given academic year:
- Entrance Scholarships
- Entrance Bursaries
- In-Course Scholarships
- In-Course Bursaries
Entrance Scholarships are available to full-time students entering university studies for the first time. Candidates are selected by Faculties/Schools in co-operation with the Financial Aid and Awards Office, and in certain cases, in co-operation with academic departments as well. Selection is automatic, based on academic ranking as assigned by the University in the course of admission file processing. For some entrance scholarships, especially those in the Faculty of Fine Arts, selection is based on submission of a portfolio and/or other specific materials. Only selected candidates are notified.
In-Course Scholarships are available to students who have completed at least one academic year in full-time study at Concordia University. Most in-course scholarships are automatically awarded by the Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards Committee on the basis of the student’s assessment GPA achieved at Concordia during the preceding academic year. A small number of in-course scholarships require students to apply — these have additional eligibility criteria such as contribution to student life, or enrolment in a particular study discipline.
Entrance Bursaries are available to students entering university studies for the first time. An application form must be submitted online along with various supporting documents. Eligibility is determined following a financial needs test, a review of the candidate’s academic ranking as assigned during admission application processing, and a holistic appreciation of the applicant’s personal statements on the entrance bursary application form.
In-Course Bursaries are awarded to returning students admitted in a previous year on the basis of financial need and satisfactory academic standing. An application form must be submitted online along with various supporting documents. Eligibility is determined following a financial needs test, a review of the candidate’s academic standing, and a holistic appreciation of the applicant’s personal statements on the in-course bursary application form.