Undergraduate Scholarships

General entrance scholarships

General entrance scholarships are based on your admission average – no scholarship application is required. All secondary students who apply for admission to King’s, in the BA, BSc, BJH and BMus programs, will automatically be considered for these awards.

Deadline: March 1, 11:59 p.m. (AST)

How to apply for general entrance scholarships

1. Apply for admission (September entry).
2. Provide all supporting documents, including official first-semester or mid-year grades. See Admission Requirements for more information.

Major entrance scholarships

King’s major entrance scholarships and awards are based on your admission average, entrance award application and original essay submission. All secondary students who apply for admission to King’s, in the BA, BSc, BJH and BMus programs, are eligible to apply for major awards.

Deadline: March 1, 11:59 PM (AST)

Other awards

The Loran Award – total value: $100,000

This annually renewed award is open to Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents. You must be in your final year of uninterrupted full-time studies in secondary school or in your final year of uninterrupted full-time studies in CEGEP (if you are planning to attend university outside of Quebec and are only completing one year of CEGEP, you can apply in your first year of CEGEP). To be eligible you must be born between January 1, 2002 and September 1, 2008.

Applicants must demonstrate character, a commitment to service and leadership potential. You must have an 85%+ average (or R score equal to or higher than 29).

This award is renewable for four years of undergraduate study and there are up to 36 available.

To learn more, please visit Loran Scholars Foundation

How to apply for major entrance scholarships

1. Apply for admission (September entry)
   If you have already submitted an admission application earlier in the year, please do not re-submit another admission application to accompany your scholarship application.
2. Provide all supporting documents, including official first-semester or mid-year grades to support your admission application. See Admission Requirements for more information. If your school has sent your official mid-semester or mid-year grades/transcripts to the Admissions Office to support your admission application, there is no need to re-submit them with your scholarship application.
3. Review major awards criteria and determine eligibility.
4. Write essay (2022 topic provided) if required for your major award application. Please see individual scholarship charts for more information on the essay requirement.
5. Fill out individual major award applications and gather supporting documentation for scholarship applications. Connect with referees before adding their contact information to your major scholarship application. Follow reference submission procedures on each major award application.
6. Submit your major award application by March 1, 11:59 p.m. AST to awards@ukings.ca.

Important information before submitting your major award application

• Consult scholarship criteria and procedures for each major award
• Multiple award applications are accepted
• Refer to the individual major awards chart to determine if the award you are applying for requires an essay submission – 500-word limit for original essay
• Use the following format when saving your original essay – Last Name, First Name_Essay. For example: ‘Smith, Joe_Essay’.
• Verify that your full name, date of birth and King’s student ID (B00#) are noted on each document you are submitting.

Filling out your PDF major award application

Major award applications cannot be filled in on a web browser and then saved. Download each application form first and then use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or Preview to type in your answers. To ensure your information is being captured by your device, test it out first: type in an answer in the fillable section, save your changes, close the PDF, and then reopen the file. If your answers have been properly saved, proceed to complete the form. Please confine your answers to the space provided on the application form(s).

Submit your major award application and supporting documentation to awards@ukings.ca by March 1, 11:59 p.m. AST.