Loran, Schulich Leader and Canada's other major scholarships

A four-year award for Canadian citizens or permanent residents entering university for the first time in September 2027 who demonstrate character, service and leadership. Applicants must meet the school-specific academic minimum and the cycle's age rules.

1. Confirm first-time September 2027 university entry: high-school applicants need an 88% cumulative average and birth date January 1, 2005–September 1, 2011; final-year CEGEP applicants need an R score of at least 29 and birth date January 1, 2005–September 1, 2010
2. Prepare the eligible transcript or marks PDF, written responses and essays, then complete the two timed video responses introduced for the 2027 cycle
3. Arrange the online recommendation from a referee who is not a family member or friend, and ensure it is submitted before the deadline

Timing, as the provider states it: 2027 Loran Award applications and referee forms are due October 15, 2026 at noon Eastern Time

For Canadian citizens or permanent residents graduating from or finished high school, or completing first-year CEGEP, with good academic standing and unpaid humanitarian service. Supports a first degree or diploma in Canada, including eligible students already studying.

1. Check your first-degree, diploma or second-year CEGEP plans against the provider's eligibility rules
2. Describe your unpaid humanitarian work and arrange three referees
3. Submit the online form, referee forms and a transcript covering the last two school years by the deadline; continued funding requires satisfactory academics, humanitarian work and conduct

Timing, as the provider states it: 2026–27 application cycle: opens November 1, 2026; closes December 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time

Major entrance scholarships for entrepreneurial-minded Canadian citizens graduating from high school or CEGEP in Canada in 2026–27 and entering an eligible STEM program at a partner university.

1. Ask your guidance counsellor about nomination: high schools normally nominate one student, CEGEPs may nominate four, and a school with a 2026 Schulich Leader may nominate two
2. Confirm your partner-university STEM program and career intent are eligible; activism, practising clinical careers or medical research, academia and theoretical research are excluded
3. If nominated, prepare the application, transcript, video and two referee contacts in time for every reference to arrive by the application deadline

Timing, as the provider states it: School nominations are due January 27, 2027; nominee applications and references are due February 17, 2027

For international students who require a study permit, are in their final year of secondary school in 2026–27 or graduated no earlier than June 2026, and will begin first-entry undergraduate study at the University of Toronto in September 2027. Current post-secondary students and January 2027 starters are not eligible.

1. Ask your guidance counsellor, principal or school head about nomination; each school may nominate one student
2. Apply to at least one U of T undergraduate program by the Pearson admission deadline; the scholarship would be restricted to your top program choice when decisions are made
3. After nomination and the admission application, use the private Pearson link to submit the scholarship application and documents without generative AI-created content, which the provider states will lead to disqualification

Timing, as the provider states it: 2027 entry: school nomination due October 9, 2026; U of T admission application due October 16, 2026; scholarship application and documents due November 6, 2026

For Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected persons in their final year of Canadian high school or first-year CEGEP, nominated by their school through the National Book Award. Each school may nominate one student.

1. Ask your guidance office today about the U of T National Book Award nomination; schools submit it by October 9
2. Apply to at least one U of T undergraduate program by October 16 so you can open the scholarship application
3. If nominated, finish the National Scholarship application and reference by the October deadline

Timing, as the provider states it: School nominations due October 9, 2026; U of T admission application due October 16, 2026; National Scholarship application due October 30, 2026

Guelph's top domestic entrance awards, for students with at least a 90% admission average plus exceptional leadership and community impact. One application covers both.

1. Apply to Guelph; the scholarship application opens by December 1, 2026
2. Write about your leadership and community impact, and line up your referees
3. Submit by January 22, 2027 at 4 p.m. EST; references are due January 29

Timing, as the provider states it: Fall 2027 applications due January 22, 2027 at 4 p.m. EST; references due January 29

Ten renewable entrance awards for accepted applicants from across Canada with 90%+ or an IB Diploma score of 36+.

1. Apply to Saint Mary's for fall 2027
2. Complete the Entrance Awards application once it opens in October
3. Submit by February 15, 2027; early or late submissions aren't reviewed

Timing, as the provider states it: Entrance Awards and Admissions Scholarships deadline February 15, 2027

50 awards each cycle for students with superior academics (90%+ standard), creative thinking and proven leadership. Needs a high-school nomination and the Major Admission Award application in SOLUS.

1. Ask your school about a Chancellor's nomination
2. Apply to Queen's early (about November 20) so your SOLUS login arrives in time
3. Complete the Major Admission Award application in SOLUS before the deadline

Timing, as the provider states it: The Fall 2027 Major Admission Award deadline isn't published yet; the last one was December 8, 2025

For Canadian citizens and permanent residents with at least 90% (or 31 IB points) and strong extracurricular excellence. SFU also lists named awards in computing and engineering.

1. Apply to SFU from high school
2. Prepare the entrance scholarship application with your activities and references
3. Submit by SFU's published deadline

Timing, as the provider states it: Check SFU's entrance award page for the next deadline

Twelve awards for secondary-school graduates with strong academics, leadership, original thought and creative ability. Separate application through AwardSpring.

1. Apply to TMU for fall entry
2. Watch TMU's scholarships page and AwardSpring for the Fall 2027 application
3. Prepare examples of leadership and original work for the application

Timing, as the provider states it: Fall 2027 dates aren't published yet; the Fall 2026 deadline was February 17, 2026

School-nominated awards for Canadian citizens and permanent residents with at least 90% across Grade 12 U/M courses. Each school can nominate up to four students.

1. Ask your school about a Western National Scholarship nomination
2. Apply to Western's main campus through OUAC; you'll need your OUAC reference number
3. Complete the online application and documents once it opens in mid-November

Timing, as the provider states it: The 2027–28 application will be available by mid-November 2026; the last deadline was February 14, 2026

Renewable awards by separate application. The $12,000 awards are only for Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

1. Apply for admission to McGill
2. Fill in the Major Entrance Scholarship application, which opens October 1
3. Submit by your group's deadline; a late admission application doesn't move it

Timing, as the provider states it: Application opens October 1. It closes January 21 for schools outside Canada, February 7 for Ontario and other provinces, and March 7 for Quebec CEGEPs.

For top incoming Canadian students from outside Alberta, based on admission average. No application.

1. Apply for first-year admission to the University of Alberta from outside Alberta; there is no separate scholarship form
2. Awards go to top admission averages
3. Check renewal rules in your award letter

Timing, as the provider states it: Assessed at the time of the admission offer

USask's top renewable entrance awards, including the President's First & Best, Chancellors' and Edwards awards. Five are Circle of Honour Awards for Indigenous students.

1. Apply for admission by December 1
2. Complete the separate Best and Brightest application in PAWS by December 15
3. Offers arrive January to late February

Timing, as the provider states it: Admission application by December 1; Best and Brightest application in PAWS by December 15