Entrance Bursary Program

Our need-based Entrance Bursary Program helps students from low to modest income families who may not otherwise be able to accept their offer of admission. In our last admission cycle, our Student Aid Office offered entrance bursaries (non-repayable awards) valued at CAN $5 million to 740 newly accepted undergraduate students with financial need. Of these entrance bursaries, Quebec/Canadian students received 444 offers averaging CAN $4,000 each, and US/International students received 296 offers averaging CAN $11,060 each.

McGill University is committed to supporting the academic pursuits of qualified undergraduate students who require financial assistance. The University's Entrance Bursary Program offers entrance bursaries to students from low to modest-income families who demonstrate financial need. Those eligible to apply to include all:

newly accepted, first-year, first-degree undergraduates, and
newly accepted, first-year undergraduate direct entrants to professional programs in Medicine and Law (with prior degree)

The goal of the program is to make the University more accessible to those who face financial challenges by supplementing other funding resources such as government aid, Indigenous Band Support Funding, part-time work, parental support, and other sources of funding.

Eligibility

To be considered for the Entrance Bursary Program, applicants must:

• enrol in a full-time degree program at the University
• demonstrate financial need, including the intention to apply for government student aid and/or Indigenous Band Support Funding