2016-2017:
Process for applying for scholarships and awards
The Student Awards
Office has a “General Student Profile” and “Faculty
Specific” Profile(s) that greatly reduces the amount of work
associated with scholarship/award applications. With
this application process,
students are asked to submit their “General Student Profile” and
subsequently, the applicable “Faculty Specific Profile” as well as
their financial statement (this form is included in the All Student General
Profile). Once these profiles are submitted, the Student Awards Office
will automatically consider applicants for all scholarship/award opportunities
that fit the program and year of study as well as their particular interests
and volunteer experiences. While the submission the financial statement
(included in the student profile) is not mandatory, it is strongly recommended
as many of the opportunities have a “financial need” component.
These profiles
all open to all students to complete, in graduate or undergraduate programs,
including all full and part time students, international students, and out of
province students.
By telling us about
yourself through the completion of these student profiles, we can then
determine if you are eligible for, and possibly selected to receive a
competitive scholarship, award, or donor supported bursary. In some cases, if
more information is required, our office would contact you advising
of what is required in order to be considered for other, more specific,
awards opportunities.
Visit the StudentAwards Search Engine, to view opportunities which are available to all
current students at Wilfrid Laurier University.
For 2016/2017,
the submission deadline will be on Thursday, Sept. 29th.
Profiles will be available online on LORIS starting in early August 2016.
Important steps
for applying for all competitive scholarships, awards, and donor supported
bursaries:
By
completing all of these online profiles, students will then automatically be
considered for all competitive scholarships, awards and donor supported
bursary opportunities.
1. First year
undergraduate students: Complete the profile for entrance awards
opportunities, including the financial statement; which is available
on LORIS as of June 2nd, 2016. Deadline: Thursday, July 28th, 2016.
2. All students:
Complete the General Student profile which will be available online on LORIS as
of August 4th, 2016. Deadline: Thursday, September 29th, 2016.
3. All students who
have completed the General profile: Complete the faculty specific profile(s)
which will be available online as of late September. Deadline: Thursday,
October 29th, 2016.
DEADLINE: Profiles
must be submitted by the stated deadline in order to be considered for the
current academic year scholarship and award opportunities. Late
submissions cannot be accepted.
Decisions on
recipients for all competitive opportunities will be made on an
ongoing basis, and it is expected that all recipients of competitive opportunities
will be notified via email between December and February.
