You cannot apply yet: the university says the application for Fall 2027 entry becomes available in December 2026, and the deadline is January 25, 2027. The Fall 2026 round has closed. Ten of these are awarded every year to students entering the University of Guelph-Humber with a minimum 90% admission average and a record of significant leadership in school or community activities. Each recipient receives $9,000 a year for four years of full-time study, $36,000 in all. It is the only entrance award here that asks for an application and a yearly report, and it cannot be combined with the Vice Provost Entrance Scholarship or the Renewable Entrance Scholarship.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
You must be entering post-secondary studies for the first time, into any full-time degree program offered by the University of Guelph-Humber, and be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person. You need a minimum admission average of 90% inclusive of subject requirements, and you must have demonstrated significant leadership achievements through participation in school and/or community activities. The award cannot be held with the Guelph-Humber Student Leadership Scholarship, the University of Guelph's President's and Chancellors' Scholarships or the University of Guelph's Board of Governors' Scholarships, nor with the Vice-Provost Entrance Award or the Renewable Entrance Scholarship.
Complete the Founders' Academic Merit Scholarship Application and submit all supporting documents online. Applicants from outside Ontario must have their high school guidance counsellor or school administrator email an official transcript to admissions@guelphhumber.ca by February 28, covering grades for all completed and in-progress grade 11 and 12 courses. The university says applications for Fall 2026 entry are now closed and that the application for Fall 2027 entry will become available in December 2026. To keep the scholarship you must carry 2.0 credits or more in the fall and winter semesters, achieve a minimum 80% average in the previous academic year, and submit an annual report on your participation, accomplishments and leadership; students are contacted in late June or early July each year with the report requirements. It is renewable for three calendar years from the term of admission.