York University entrance scholarships and bursaries (Fall 2027 entry)
York University entrance scholarships and bursaries (Fall 2027 entry) is an award run by York University that gives $7,500 a year. You likely qualify if: Domestic applicants with 80% or more (automatic); Apply-for awards: anyone who applied to York; First-generation, Jane and Finch, Black or Indigenous (checked on the official page on October 8, 2026).
$7,500 a year
You likely qualify if: Domestic applicants with 80% or more (automatic); Apply-for awards: anyone who applied to York; First-generation, Jane and Finch, Black or Indigenous; Students in financial need.
Automatic scholarship: no application. Apply-for awards: the Scholarships and Awards link opens in MyFile on December 1; Governors' Awards of Distinction close February 15, faculty awards February 20, 2027, and most others (Bennett awards, entrance bursaries) April 1.
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York gives an automatic entrance scholarship of $1,000 to $3,500 based on your final admission average, plus entrance awards and bursaries you apply for in MyFile, such as the Bennett First Generation, Bennett Family Jane and Finch, and Bennett Family Black and Indigenous Students awards ($7,500 a year for 4 years) and an Indigenous entrance bursary ($2,200 a year for 4 years).
Who qualifies
Automatic (no form): domestic high school applicants with a final admission average of 80% or more (80 to 84.9% gets $1,000, 85 to 89.9% $1,500, 90 to 94.9% $2,000, 95% and up $3,500), renewable with an 8.0 GPA over at least 24 credits; apply-for awards: anyone who has applied to York (no offer needed), with awards for first-generation students, Jane and Finch residents, Black and Indigenous students and students in financial need.
You likely qualify if:
Domestic applicants with 80% or more (automatic)
Apply-for awards: anyone who applied to York
First-generation, Jane and Finch, Black or Indigenous
They welcomefirst-generation students, Black and Indigenous students, Jane and Finch residents
LanguagesEnglish
Their stepsApply for admission to York for Fall 2027; the automatic entrance scholarship comes from your final admission average with no extra form. Open MyFile at yorku.ca/myfile and, from December 1, use the Scholarships and Awards link to apply for awards and bursaries that fit you. Submit by February 15 for the Governors' Awards of Distinction, February 20, 2027 for faculty awards, and April 1 for the Bennett awards and entrance bursaries. To renew the automatic scholarship, keep an 8.0 GPA over at least 24 credits each year.
Automatic scholarship: no application. Apply-for awards: the Scholarships and Awards link opens in MyFile on December 1; Governors' Awards of Distinction close February 15, faculty awards February 20, 2027, and most others (Bennett awards, entrance bursaries) April 1.
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