Bursaries

The Entrance Bursary Program is for:

• Newly admitted students to an Undergraduate Bachelor's degree program who joined Concordia in Winter 2023 and Fall 2023 in any discipline of study 
• Canadian and international students who have completed their most recent studies at a Cegep, Canadian high school, or international equivalent

If you are applying to Concordia as a Mature Entry Program (MEP) student with past independent studies at Concordia, you may apply for an Entrance Bursary.

The program is not available to newly admitted students with previous university studies, including transfer students. These students however can apply for the In-Course Bursary program.

Entrance Bursaries are primarily for students in financial need who are seeking financial aid for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Required forms

In order to be eligible, you must complete three steps found in your SIS portal:

  Step 1: Aid Declaration 

  Step 2: Need Analysis  (as applicable, details below)

  Step 3: Entrance Bursary application

You must submit aid declaration, if required you will also submit the need analysis.  

When to submit a need analysis:

• You are applying to Concordia from outside of Canada
• You are neither applying for nor are already receiving government financial aid from the Quebec government, other Canadian provinces and territories, or through the United States loans program.

Your application will be considered as completed only when all steps are finished.

Please use a desktop or laptop computer to apply. The system is not optimized for mobile devices.

1. Log into your Student Centre and click on Apply for Bursaries or Scholarships (on the left side of your screen)
2. Choose Aid Year 2024
3. Complete your Aid Declaration
4. Complete your Needs Analysis
5. Complete the Entrance Bursary application

Once your application is complete and you are ready to submit, click on I Agree. Keep in mind that you will not be able to modify your application once you have submitted it. You may be requested to submit supporting documents too.

If you need to upload supporting documents, the application system will automatically create a To-Do list.

To upload a document, choose Entrance Bursary Required Document on the dropdown list. In the Custom Description field, write a brief description of the document, then complete and save it.

Make sure you upload your documents as soon as possible, either when you apply, or within ten days of submitting your bursary application. It that's not possible, please contact us at fundingyoureducation@concordia.ca.

In order to protect your privacy, please don't email us your documents and don't upload them through the main document upload link in your Student Centre. Instead, please follow the upload process for secure document upload and to ensure your documents are well received. Your bursary application may be cancelled if you don't upload your documents via the bursary application.

As we review your file, we may add items to your To-Do list. It is your responsibility to review your To-Do list regularly. 

Selection committee

Entrance Bursary recipients are selected by committees overseen by the Undergraduate Awards Office on behalf of the Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards Committee. These committees are composed of staff from a number of departments across the University.

Selection timeframe

The selection committee expects to begin a holistic evaluation of complete applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. The timeframe may be extended depending on the volume of applications. The Undergraduate Awards Office sends notifications to all applicants as soon as the selection committee has finished its adjudications and has final results available.

Selection process

In general, students must be in financial need and in acceptable academic standing before the committee will be able to review their applications. The committee's evaluation will include a review of the applicant's financial situation, their academic performance, and also personal statements and supporting documentation. Each application is considered and compared to its peers in the applicant pool.

Decisions on bursary applications are normally made in the summer term.

Applicants to the In-Course Bursary program must be in acceptable academic standing with a minimum Assessment GPA of at least 2.00.

Availability

• Considered as a continuing student*
• Registered in full or part-time studies in any discipline including Co-op Program
• On an authorized exchange program for the 2023-2024 academic year, and
• In acceptable academic standing, with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00
• In-Course Bursaries are not available to students in Graduate programs, Certificate programs, or Visiting students, or Independent students.

*To be considered as a continuing student, you must have been admitted to and undertaken studies starting in the Fall of the previous academic year at Concordia.

*If you are newly admitted to Concordia for Winter 2023 or Fall 2023 with transfer credits from another university, you are also eligible to apply for In-Course Bursaries as a transfer student. Please contact the Financial Aid and Awards Office before you apply.

In-Course Bursaries are primarily for students in financial need who are seeking financial aid for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Required forms

In order to be eligible, you must complete three steps found in your SIS portal:

  Step 1: Aid Declaration 

  Step 2: Need Analysis  (as applicable, details below)

  Step 3: Entrance Bursary application

You must submit aid declaration, if required you will also submit the need analysis.  

When to submit a need analysis:

• You are applying to Concordia from outside of Canada
• You are neither applying for nor are already receiving government financial aid from the Quebec government, other Canadian provinces and territories, or through the United States loans program.

Your application will be considered as completed only when all steps are finished.

Students receiving government financial aid

If you have applied for government financial aid, or you are already receiving it, simply complete the aid declaration form, which will let us verify your government financial aid file. If for any reason we cannot verify your file, you will also need to submit the needs analysis form.

We can consider you for an Entrance Bursary only if you submit all the relevant forms in order.

A special bursary is one with additional eligibility criteria.

Some special bursaries require you to indicate if you would like to be considered for that bursary. You will find a complete list of special bursaries, along with the details about eligibility and supporting documents, in the online bursary application system. 

When you submit your application, the selection committee will automatically consider you for general bursaries, as well as any special bursaries you indicate.

Please use a desktop or laptop computer to apply. The system is not optimized for mobile devices.

1. Log into your Student Centre and click on Apply for Bursaries or Scholarships (on the left side of your screen)
2. Choose Aid Year 2024
3. Complete your Aid Declaration
4. Complete your Needs Analysis
5. Complete the In-Course Bursary application
6. Once your application is complete and you are ready to submit, click on I Agree. Keep in mind you will not be able to modify your application once you have submitted it. You may be requested to submit supporting documents too.

Missed the deadline to apply?

If you missed the deadline to apply, please contact fudingyoureducation@concordia.ca. They will give you instructions on how to access the waiting list.

If you need to upload supporting documents, the application system will automatically create a To Do list.

To upload a document, choose In-Course Bursary Required Document on the dropdown list. In the Custom Description field, write a brief description of the document, then complete and save it.

Make sure you upload your documents as soon as possible, either when you apply, or within ten days of submitting your bursary application. It that's not possible, please contact us at fundingyoureducation@concordia.ca.

In order to protect your privacy, please don't email us your documents. Please also avoid uploading them through the main document upload link in your Student Centre. Instead, please follow the following steps for secure document upload and to ensure your documents are well received. Your bursary application may be cancelled if you don't upload your documents via the bursary application.

As we review your file, we may add items to your To Do list. It is your responsibility to review your To Do list regularly. 

The selection committee expects to begin a holistic evaluation of complete applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. The timeframe may be extended depending on the volume of applications. The Undergraduate Awards Office sends notifications to all applicants as soon as the selection committee has finished its adjudications and has final results available.
 

Decisions on bursary applications are normally made in the summer term.