Scholarships at University of Saskatchewan

You will automatically be considered for a Guaranteed Entrance Scholarship when you apply for admission. These scholarships recognize your academic achievements and are awarded based on your admission average.

Am I eligible?

You will be considered automatically for a Guaranteed Entrance Scholarship if you are:

• a current high school (secondary) student who plans to come to USask after you graduate,

• a student who has already graduated from high school (secondary) but has little or no previous post-secondary education (less than 18 transferable credit units), or

• beginning your degree program in a direct-entry college (Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Engineering, Education, Edwards School of Business, or Kinesiology).

How is my average calculated?

Guaranteed Entrance Scholarships are awarded based on your admission average.

If you apply for admission during your Grade 12 year, your average will be calculated twice – once at the time of admission and again after graduation, once we receive your final, official transcript. Your scholarship amount will be based on your highest average.

If you have already graduated from high school, only your final Grade 12 average will be used.

How will I find out?

If you qualify for a Guaranteed Entrance Scholarship based on your admission average, we will let you know in your admission letter.

If you apply for admission during your Grade 12 year and your average is higher after graduation than it was when you were offered admission, you could be eligible for a higher scholarship amount. If this is the case, we will let you know by email.

When will I receive payment?

Your Guaranteed Entrance Scholarship will be applied directly to your USask student account for payment of tuition and fees by mid-September, provided you:

enrol in a minimum of 18 credit units in the Fall and Winter Terms (September to April) in the year the award is to be taken up*, and
arrange for your final, official high school transcript to be sent directly to USask.

Value

$12,000 ($3,000/year over 4 years provided renewal criteria are met)

Number offered

5 per year

Eligibility

• Entering students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree.

• All entering students are eligible to apply.

• Renewable for up to three additional years provided a 75% average on a minimum of 24 credit units is maintained.

Selection Criteria

Academic achievement

Donor

Torvald and Margaret Tollefson

Deadline

December 15

Value

$50,000/year for three years.

Number offered

Varies

Eligibility

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. It is worth $50,000 per year for three years and is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities.

To be considered for a Vanier CGS, you must:

1. be nominated by only one Canadian university, which must have received a Vanier CGS allocation;

2. be seeking financial support to pursue your first doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD; note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding);

3. intend to pursue, in the summer semester or the academic year following the announcement of results, full-time doctoral (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD) studies and research at the nominating university. Note that only the PhD portion of a combined degree is eligible for funding;

4. have completed no more than 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1, 2024 (see Calculating months of doctoral studies);

5. have achieved a first-class average (minimum of 80%) in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent; and

6. not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC to undertake or complete a doctoral degree.

Without exception, the Vanier CGS is tenable only at the eligible Canadian university that submitted the nomination.

To hold the Vanier CGS, the candidate must:

• be registered as a full-time student at the nominating Canadian university and be pursuing a doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD); and

• remain enrolled and demonstrate continued satisfactory progress in their doctoral program.

Donor

The Government of Canada launched the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program in 2008 to strengthen Canada's ability to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.

Deadline

The call for applications for this award will open annually in the Fall term.