Queen's University Commerce 1981 Entrance Scholarship 2025

Established in February 2007 by members of the class of Commerce 1981 and awarded on the basis of academic achievement to full-time students entering first year of the Commerce program at Queen's University.  The candidates will have completed their secondary education in a publicly funded high school. The scholarship will be awarded in the following order of preference:  (i) to students who are the first generation in their families to attend a post-secondary institution; (ii) who have had paid or unpaid work in their last two years of high school; (iii) to students who are disabled, Indigenous or visible minority candidates. This scholarship will be renewable for three years provided that in the first year the student maintains a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the Bachelor of Commerce Program. In each subsequent year the student must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 in the Bachelor of Commerce Program.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineFebruary 15, 2025
• Value$40,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorQueen's University
• City to studyKingston
• School to studyQueen's University
• Course to studyCommerce

Benefits

Total value of $40,000 will be awarded to the winner of Queen's University Commerce 1981 Entrance Scholarship 2025. Renewable for 3 subsequent years (4 years total) provided a GPA of 3.0 is achieved in a full course load in the Bachelor of Commerce program in first year and a GPA of 3.5 is achieved in each subsequent year in a full course load in the Bachelor of Commerce program. Selected recipients will receive further information about renewal criteria

Requirements

Some awards may have additional eligibility requirements. Review the specific details for each award program to determine eligibility.

To be eligible for most admission awards you must be:

• Entering the first year of post-secondary education for the first time in a full-time (minimum 60% course load) Queen's undergraduate degree program on Queen's campus or at Bader College (graduates from a 2-year CEGEP program transferring into their first year of a Queen's program remain eligible for grades-based admission scholarships)
• Students with prior post-secondary education are not eligible for Queen's admission awards
• Domestic (Canadian citizens, permanent residents) and international students (including U.S. students) will be considered for automatic grade-based admission scholarships
• International and U.S. students should also visit the International and U.S. Students section for more information on additional admission awards
• Queen's will calculate an awards average based on grades available at the time you are offered admission
  • Final grades will be assessed for scholarship and award consideration for those students who accept their offer of admission to Queen's
  • If you do not receive a scholarship offer at the time you were offered admission, we will review your final grades after we have received final grade reports from the Ontario Universities' Application Centre in July/August
  • Summer courses taken in the summer immediately prior to your admit term to the university will not be used in the assessment of your final grade average

Selection Process

• Academic achievement
• Completed secondary education in a publicly funded high school
• Awarded in the following order of preference:
  • Students who are the first generation in their family to attend a post-secondary institution
  • Students who have paid or unpaid work in their last two years of high school
  • Students who are disabled, Indigenous, or visible minority candidates

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York University President's International Scholarship of Excellence 2026

Application Deadline

February 15, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Queen's University on www.queensu.ca to apply

To apply for the Named Awards Requiring Separate Application students should submit a Financial Aid and Awards Profile through Solus.

For more details, visit Queen's University Commerce 1981 Entrance Scholarship webpage