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Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries

Fall/Winter 2023-2024 academic year, the Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards application deadline has been moved to September 15th.

We want to recognize your academic success and provide a financial boost to those who need it. Not just a source of extra funds - scholarships, awards and bursaries are a great way to enhance your resume and university transcript, demonstrating your hard work and dedication to your studies. If you have an unexpected financial need – from lost wages, emergency travel or COVID-19, for example – short-term emergency funding is also available.

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3 Easy Steps

  1. Fill out your Student Financial Profile in the first week of EVERY term. It is a mandatory step in being considered for the majority of awards.
  2. Determine what awards you’re eligible for.
  3. Apply for awards that require it.

Awards can help strengthen your resume, provide you with additional financial support, and widen your network. Don't be shy, apply today.


The Martha Adolph Award

School of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies

Value: 560
Offered: Winter
Demographic Requirement: Demonstrated Financial Need

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

The Matthew Ahern Memorial Prize

Department of English

Value: 475
Offered: Fall

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

The Nel van Rijn Bursary

School of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies

Value: 570
Offered: Winter
Demographic Requirement: Demonstrated Financial Need

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

The Olympia and Spyros Thomas Scholarship

Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics

Value: 1200
Offered: Fall
Demographic Requirement: Demonstrated Financial Need

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

The Peter Knights Memorial Prize in U.S. History

Department of History

Value: 140
Offered: Winter

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

The Ron Bordessa Prize

Department of Social Science

Value: 281
Offered: Fall

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

The Ross Hunter Paterson Award

Value: Fixed
Offered: Winter
Demographic Requirement: Demonstrated Financial Need, Ontario resident

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

The Sandra Pyke Conference Fellowship

School of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies

Value: Varied Unspecified
Offered: Fall, Winter
Demographic Requirement: Demonstrated Financial Need

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

The Sergio Marchi Scholarship

Department of Politics

Value: 500
Offered: Winter

Fill out your Student Financial Profile.

Frequently Asked Questions

Over 300 awards are available for all types of LA&PS students. They’re awarded based on a wide range of factors, including financial need, community involvement, academic excellence, course work, and international or domestic status.

Use our award search tool above to determine which awards you’re eligible for, and follow the instructions. Most awards require that you fill out your Student Financial Profile, others have application or nomination forms that you can fill out at certain times of the year.

Deadlines vary, but GPA-based awards are often judged in the fall for the preceding year, so be sure to fill out your Student Financial Profile before October 15.

The Dean's Office awards have nomination forms and the deadline to submit is March 31.

Other awards are available throughout the year – use our award search above to find them and keep an eye on your email for reminders and announcements.

If you are issued an award with monetary value, the award will be posted to your student account. If your tuition has already been paid in full, you can request a refund for the award amount.

Yes! The Student Financial Profile contains information on much more than just finances. If you don’t demonstrate financial need, you won’t be penalized, but if you don’t fill out the profile, you may miss an opportunity.

Yes! Students receiving OSAP are still eligible and encouraged to apply for awards. If you receive a monetary award, York University will report it to OSAP on your behalf. Please note that changes in income may impact your OSAP entitlement.

We are currently adjudicating awards for 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years.

If you have recently graduated you are eligible to apply for the 2020-21 awards.

If you are in your first year you are eligible to apply for the 2021-22 awards.

All other current students can I apply for either or both years.

For specific information regarding Dean’s Office Awards, please email awdslaps@yorku.ca.

My goal is to make this world a better place for everyone. I think my four years at York University will help me find a career that allows me to fulfill my dreams and goals.

— Masoom Gaba

BA, Global Political Studies
International Student Award Winner (Global Leader of Tomorrow Award)

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The LA&PS Study Abroad Bursary helped me finance a part of my exchange. Through this award and York International Study Abroad Bursary, I was able to successfully complete my semester abroad. Without this support, it would be very difficult for me to finance my exchange.

— Noorin Pattni

BA, International Development Studies and Psychology

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I’m truly grateful and honoured to receive this scholarship. Without this award, getting international education wouldn’t be impossible.

— Musaddiq Ahmed

BA, Business & Society
International Student Award Winner (International Scholarship of Distinction)

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