Undergraduate Admissions

President's Centennial Scholarship

To be eligible, applicants must be full-time undergraduate students entering first year; Canadian citizens, permanent residents or bearers of a valid student visa (visa applicants must have completed their senior year at a Canadian high school); successful completion of Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent; minimum overall average of 95 percent in six Ontario Academic Credits (OACs), Grade 12 U and/or Grade 12 M courses (or equivalent); the university reserves the right to modify the minimum grade requirement for this scholarship; the total number of recipients in any given year is limited; candidates presenting the minimum requirements are not guaranteed scholarships. Endowed award; renewable for up to three years if a minimum GPA of 10.50 is achieved during the fall and winter terms of the previous academic year (refer to Regulations for the In-Course Scholarships for complete regulations concerning renewal); for a total potential value of $18,000 (over four years); candidates who receive this scholarship at admission are also eligible for scholarships granted under the Entrance Scholarship Grid; candidates who are eligible for renewal of this scholarship are not eligible for scholarships granted under the In-Course Scholarship program; the value of the scholarship in first year is $3,000; for new recipients in the fall of 2002, the renewal value (in second, third and fourth years) is $5,000; for recipients who initially received this scholarship prior to the fall of 2002, the renewal value is $3,000. Students in the following double degree programs are eligible to renew this award for a fifth year of undergraduate study: BBA/Honours Computer Science, BBA/Honours Computing and Computer Electronics, BBA/Honours Mathematics (Waterloo).

Undergraduate Admissions Entrance Scholarships for First-Year Students – Sponsored by Wilfrid Laurier University

Official electronic version updated at 10:33 a.m. March 31, 2005