University of Windsor Faculty of Science Entrance Award

What you will need

• ✓ Complete the UWinAward Application/Profile with basic details (opens Jan 1; deadline Apr 30 for most entrance awards)
• ✓ Activate your UWIN ID and access the Applicant Home Page in UWinsite Student
• ✓ Written responses to 'Tell Us Your Story' prompts for awards that require additional information
• ✓ References from teachers, employers, or community contacts who know your accomplishments
• ✓ OSSD transcript with red seal (SHSM Scholarship only, uploaded Aug 1 – Sep 15)
• ✓ Skills Competition Scholarships Attestation Form completed by your mentor, uploaded to your UWinAward profile by the award-specific deadline (Skills Competition awards only)

About this award

The University of Windsor offers automatic Open Entrance scholarships and a range of application-based awards (academic, financial-need, leadership, community involvement) for students coming directly from full-time secondary school. You complete a single UWinAward application profile with basic details, and for selected awards you add written responses and references. The application opens January 1 and most entrance awards have a deadline of April 30. You do not need an offer of admission to apply. The automatic Open Entrance program pays based on your 12O admission average: $1,000 (Blue and Gold, 85 to 89.99%), $10,000 renewable over 8 terms at $1,250 per term (Dean's, 90 to 94.99%), or $16,000 renewable over 8 terms at $2,000 per term (President's, 95 to 100%). Separate application-based awards include the $1,000 SHSM Scholarship. Skills Competition Scholarships can be received in addition to an open entrance scholarship or any other award. Automatic awards are decided on your best six final and interim Grade 12 U/M-level qualifying courses (or equivalent) available in May or CEGEP courses. Application-based awards are assessed on academic record, financial need, community involvement, leadership, or a combination, using your written responses and references.

Who qualifies

You are a Domestic student entering directly from full-time secondary school into a first-year undergraduate program at the University of Windsor. For the automatic Open Entrance program (effective 2026-27), you must have no previous attendance at post-secondary educational institutions, and you must register full-time in the academic year immediately following your high school graduation. Your 12O admission average is calculated from your top six Grade 12 U/M-level courses; Co-op courses are excluded. For application-based awards you enter in September directly from high school; an offer of admission is not required to apply. For the SHSM Scholarship you must have completed the Specialist High Skills Major Program and hold an entering 12O average of 80% or greater.

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.

• ✓ Open to high school or undergraduate students
• ✓ Studying sciences

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

   Order your transcript1–2 weeks

   Your school's registrar can take a week or two.

3. 3

   Ask for reference letters2 weeks

   Give your referees at least two weeks' notice, and send them your résumé.

4. 4

   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

• Activate your UWIN ID early so you can access the Applicant Home Page in UWinsite Student and start your UWinAward profile as soon as January 1. There is no limit on the number of awards you can apply for, but follow the multiple-submission instructions so earlier entries are not overwritten. Begin drafting your 'Tell Us Your Story' answers well before the April 30 deadline: describe your passions, leadership roles, achievements, community contributions, and how your educational goals could make an impact. Reach out to references (teachers, employers, community contacts) early, give them a summary of your activities, and check in before the deadline. If you submitted a late OUAC application for a Winter start, contact the awards office because you may not appear in their system as entering directly from high school. For the SHSM Scholarship, upload your OSSD transcript with red seal between August 1 and September 15. For Skills Competition Scholarships, have your mentor complete the Skills Competition Scholarships Attestation.

Questions students ask

Similar awards

• University of WindsorUWinAward Skills Competition Scholarship$1,000
• University of WindsorUniversity of Windsor Global Conflict Relief Bursary$10,000
• University of WindsorBlue and Gold Level Entrance Scholarship$1,000
• University of WindsorPresident's Level Entrance Scholarship$16,000
• University of WindsorWindsor Graduate Entrance Scholarship$30,000
• University of WindsorDean's Level Entrance Scholarship$10,000
• University of Toronto (Rotman Commerce)U of T International Scholar Award — Rotman Commerce$100,000
• Nipissing UniversityRon Marleau Memorial Award$1,000