Diversity Entrance Bursary

$2,000 for each recipient

The Diversity Entrance Bursary assists Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Metis) or racialized students who demonstrate financial need. Each bursary is valued at $2,000.

Eligibility

  • Have applied to any full-time program at the University of Guelph-Humber. An offer of admission is not required to complete this application;
  • Be a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident of Canada or Protected Person;
  • Be a Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, or Metis), and/or racialized student 
  • Have received your Admission's Acknowledgement email with your 7-digit student identification number
  • This award cannot be held with the Registrar’s Needs Based Entrance Bursary

How to apply

To apply, complete the online form for the Diversity Entrance Bursary. Before you apply, see the required information below.

The application for the Fall 2025 entrance award competition will be available in early January.

Deadline: Application deadline April 15, 2025 (11:59 p.m. EDT)

Required information

You'll need the following information and documents to complete the application:

  1. Your OUAC-ID
  2. Your University of Guelph-Humber student ID number (located in the top, right corner of your acknowledgment letter)
  3. Your income tax return forms and those of your parent(s) or guardian(s) or spouse
  4. Your bank account and investment balances
  5. Your estimated summer earnings

Make sure to review your application

Please ensure your application is complete and accurate before you submit it. After you submit the application, you cannot return to it.

Keep your confirmation number

You will receive a confirmation number once your application has been submitted successfully. You will need this confirmation number to inquire about or make changes to your application.

Updating your application

To correct an error or change your application, email Student Financial Services:

  1. In the subject line, write Diversity Entrance Bursary Change.
  2. In the body of the email, include your University of Guelph-Humber student ID number and full name.

Receiving your bursary

We will automatically credit your bursary to your University account. The bursary amount will be divided into two equal payments: one at the beginning of the fall semester and the other at the beginning of the winter semester.

Other Information

Entrance Bursary and scholarship offers will be sent to students, by email, in late-May. Successful applicants only will be notified.

The information collected on this application will be used to assess an applicant's level of financial need for the purpose of selecting need-based entrance awards. Complete this form only once.