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 – short-term emergency funding is also available.
Financial Aid, Awards & Scholarships (FAAS App) is transforming the way you get access to financial aid!
Did you know that York University is transforming the way students get access to the many financial aid, awards and scholarship opportunities that are available to them? York is also making it easier for faculty and staff to adjudicate and distribute the awards.
Want to know more? Watch this short, animated video.
Fall applications now open!
Winter application period starts: January 6, 2025.
Please ensure you fully complete your profile, including the financial section, to see all funding opportunities available to you!
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Everything you need to know to apply for awards and bursaries is in one place.
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Questions?
We're here to help answer any questions you may have about scholarships, awards and bursaries. Email awdslaps@yorku.ca for more information.
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The Thelma McCormack Prize
School of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
Value: 100
Offered: Fall, Winter
The Theodora W. McKittrick-Smits Bursary
School of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
Value: 570
Offered: Winter
Demographic Requirement: Demonstrated Financial Need
The William Westfall Canadian Studies Prize
Writing Department
Value: Fixed
Offered: Winter
The Women's Intercultural Network Award
School of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
Value: 780
Offered: Winter
Demographic Requirement: Demonstrated Financial Need
Thomas Henry Leith Memorial Scholarship
Value: 100
Offered: Fall
Tom Janes Award for Black Scholars
Value: Up to $20,000 ($5,000 per year for up to four years)
Offered: Entrance, Fall
Demographic Requirement: Black Scholars
Vanier College Convocation Prize in Classical Studies and Religious Studies
Value: Varied Unspecified
Offered: Convocation
Victor Mackinnon Award
School of Administrative Studies
Value: 500
Offered: Fall
Demographic Requirement: Demonstrated Financial Need
Virginia McDonald-Evans Fund
Department of Politics
Value: 700
Offered: Fall
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)
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
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)
