Scholarships & funding
Learn about scholarships, bursaries, and awards that support students at Concordia University.
Funding for your studies at Concordia come in the form of scholarships, bursaries and awards.
Scholarships are academic-based.
Candidates must be admitted to a Bachelor’s program. The selection for most of these scholarships is automatic and based on academic ranking.
Bursaries are financial-needs based.
Bursaries provide financial support to students in an Undergraduate Bachelor's degree program in any discipline of study.
Awards are application-based.
Awards require an application in order to be considered. Some awards are named scholarships as they may have academic-based eligibility requirements.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Academic-based funding
The primary criterion for all scholarships is high academic achievement.
However, high academic achievement does not guarantee your selection for a scholarship. Competition is significant and each scholarship has different criteria which affects both eligibility and selection.

NEWLY ADMITTED UNDERGRADSEntrance Scholarships
Entrance Scholarships are available to full-time students entering university studies for the first time. Students are automatically assessed and may be eligible for scholarships based on academic excellence and other criteria.

RETURNING UNDERGRADSIn-course scholarships
In-Course Scholarships are awarded automatically by the Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards Committee in the fall semester on the basis of top assessment GPA.

GRAD STUDENTSGraduate student scholarships
Explore awards and funding for international and domestic graduate students including Concordia-funded opportunities, private donors, and the federal and provincial Governments.
BURSARIES
Financial needs-based funding
The primary criterion for all bursaries is financial need.
However, financial need does not guarantee your selection for a bursary. Competition is significant and each bursary has different criteria which affects both eligibility and selection.
Special bursaries
AWARDS
Application-based funding
Awards are application-based funding.
Awards can be considered based on high academic achievement, financial needs other other criteria outlined in the application.

Concordia awards
Review our list of awards and funding opportunities you can apply to.

External awards
Explore scholarships, awards, and bursaries offered by a variety of external organizations, companies and foundations.
Check out the listings to see if you are eligible for any of the current postings.