Indigenous Student Bursary
This bursary provides aid to self-identified Indigenous students with financial need who are attending a publicly assisted college, university or Indigenous Institutes in Ontario. The bursary is administered by the Financial Aid and Awards Office and the application can be found under the self-service option of MyDC
To learn more, visit the OSAP website.
How to Apply: Application can be found under the self-service option of MyDC
Bursary Amount: up to $3,500
Deadline to Apply:
Sept Start Students – October 25th, 2024
Jan Start Students – February 21st, 2025
Ontario First Generation Bursary
The Ontario First Generation Bursary provides aid to post-secondary students with financial need who are attending publicly assisted colleges and universities in Ontario. This bursary is specifically for students whose parents have never attended post-secondary studies on either a full- or part-time basis anywhere in the world.
To learn more, visit the OSAP website.
How to Apply: Application can be found under the self-service option of MyDC
Bursary Amount: up to $3,500
Deadline to Apply:
Sept Start Students – November 15th, 2024
ONTARIO-UKRAINE SOLIDARITY SCHOLARSHIP
In response to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, on April 6, 2022, the province announced the creation of a $1.9 million Ontario-Ukraine Solidarity Scholarship to support students attending Ontario’s publicly assisted colleges and universities. The scholarship will be awarded to individual students through their college or university based on merit and financial need beginning in September 2022.
The value of each scholarship is $10,000. Each institution will receive four (4) scholarships to award.
Criteria:
- The Ontario-Ukraine Solidarity Scholarship is available to students attending a publicly-assisted college or university in Ontario during the 2024-25 academic year.
- Residency status: Residency status and/or citizenship is not a requirement for eligibility, however a student must be physically present in Ontario to qualify.
- Enrollment: Recipients must be enrolled in the Fall term and remain enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in an eligible program during the 2024-25 academic year.
- Financial Need: Each applicant must demonstrate financial need.
- Merit: Upon determination of financial need, student applications shall be judged based on merit. Selected students must demonstrate merit that may include qualities such as academic achievement, community service, or perseverance of dedication to their education. Other suitable criteria constituting merit may be determined at the discretion of institutions. Merit must be demonstrated through a personal statement that is a mandatory component of the scholarship application.
How to Apply
Contact the International Education Office, choose “Emergency financial aid” and request an application to the Ontario-Ukraine Solidarity Scholarship.
ONTARIO ESPORTS SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship Name: Ontario eSports Scholarship
Application Closes: February 21st, 2025
How to Apply: Online via MyDC; Financial Aid and Award Tab; self service (reference Form 26 for detailed instructions)
Program Eligibility
Domestic Students in the following programs are eligible to apply:
- Animation-Digital Production
- Computer Programming and Analysis
- Computer System Technology
- Artificial Intelligence Analysis, Design and Implementation
- Artificial Intelligence – Honours Bachelor
- Cloud Computing
- Web Development
- Game Art
Financial Need
Each student must demonstrate financial need, (students who are recipients of OSAP are considered in financial need).
Merit
Upon determination of financial need, student applications shall be judged based on merit. Each student must demonstrate merit which includes:
- Strong academic performance (i.e., 3.0 Grade Point Average minimum) and,
- Demonstrated interest in the video-gaming and/or eSports industry (e.g., participates in an eSports league, developed video-gaming products, worked/volunteered in the video-gaming industry, conducted research about the topic, etc.).
