Dean's International Award (Arts and Science)

What you will need

• ✓ Automatic consideration based on your application for admission to Queen's University
• ✓ International student status (paying international fees)
• ✓ For Arts and Science International Admission Award applicants: enrollment in a first-entry undergraduate degree program in the Faculty of Arts and Science

About this award

Depending on your academic achievement, you can receive a renewable award of $5,000, $10,000, $15,000, $20,000, or $25,000 per year. For the Arts and Science International Admission Award, this funding lasts for 4 years. As a scholarship, this money is yours to keep — there is nothing to repay. This is for you if you are an international student entering the first year of an Arts and Science degree at Queen's and have a strong academic record. You do not need to apply for this award; you will be considered automatically. Since there is no separate application, no specific deadline is posted publicly — check Queen's University's program page or call their office to confirm when final decisions are released for your intake year. Winners are chosen based on academic achievement. Selection criteria aren't published — ask Queen's University how they weigh different education systems and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask Queen's University during your enrollment how the money will reach you — some awards pay students directly, others apply funds to tuition. Confirm this so you can plan your cash flow. To keep this award for 3 subsequent years, you must continue to be registered full-time in a program of study within your original faculty of admission. Confirm with Queen's University if there is a minimum GPA you must maintain to ensure the funding renews each year.

Who qualifies

You must be an international student paying international student fees; you are not eligible if you pay domestic fees. Canadian citizens, including those with dual-citizenship, and permanent residents do not qualify. You must be entering the first year of post-secondary education for the first time, though graduates from a 2-year CEGEP (Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel — a pre-university college in Quebec) program transferring into their second year remain eligible. You must be entering the first year of any first-entry degree program in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Engineering, Commerce and Health Sciences students have their own awards in this program.

This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.

• ✓ International student
• ✓ Open to high school students
• ✓ Studying Arts and Science

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's official page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Check this year's deadline

   We don't have a confirmed date for this round. The award's official page will have it.

Tips for applying

• SupportAvoid waiting until after you arrive in Canada to ask about your funding. Instead, contact the Queen's University admissions office early to confirm if you were selected for an award.
• StrategyAvoid changing your faculty after your first year. Instead, stay within your original faculty of admission, as this is a requirement to keep your funding for the subsequent 3 years.
• RealismAvoid counting on this money. Instead, remember that these are awarded based on academic achievement and are competitive among all incoming international students.

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