The Office of the University Registrar-Student Awards administers a comprehensive range of financial aid programs to undergraduate students entering Queen’s and throughout their undergraduate studies.
If you are a prospective high school student entering post-secondary for the first time, please review our Admission Awards Programs for a complete list of available awards. The awards below have been highlighted as they are meant for Black or Indigenous students. Black and Indigenous students may also apply for any general awards for which they qualify, however, the awards listed below have been highlighted as they might be useful to prospective QuARMS applicants.
- Robert Sutherland - Harry Jerome Entrance Award
Established in April 2008 by Queen’s University, in cooperation with Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA)and the Harry Jerome Scholarship program to honour Robert Sutherland (BA, 1852), the first person of African heritage to graduate from Queen’s University. Awarded to Black students entering the first year of any direct-entry undergraduate degree program at Queen’s University on the basis of demonstrated financial need, academic achievement and contribution to the black community or other volunteer work. Renewable for three years provided a satisfactory academic average has been maintained each year and financial need remains evident. - Robert Sutherland Memorial Admission Award
Established in May 2001 and revised in September 2018 by the Afro-Caribe Community Foundation of Kingston with donations from friends and colleagues of the Foundation. Awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need, academic achievement and involvement in and/or contribution to the African or Caribbean communities in Canada to students entering first year of any first entry undergraduate degree program. - Betty Harrison Awards for Black Canadian Students
Established in February 2018 by the Estate of Ester Margaret (Betty) Harrison and awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic achievement to visible minority/racialized students entering first year of any first entry undergraduate degree program. The award is renewable for 3 subsequent years provided a satisfactory academic average is maintained each year and financial need remains evident. To maximize the use of available funding, annual awards may be granted on the basis of demonstrated financial need to visible minority/racialized students enrolled in any year of any Faculty or School at Queen's University.
- Lindsay Dale Hudson Memorial Award
Established in September 2017 by Queen's Professor Dr. Robert W. Hudson and Marie Nicole Florent, BA 1988, MPA 2001, LLM 2006, in memory of their daughter Lindsay Dale Hudson. Awarded on the basis of academic achievement and demonstrated financial need to students entering first year of any first entry undergraduate degree program at Queen's University. Preference will be given to students in the following order of priority: (a) Indigenous students from Nunavut; (b) Indigenous students from the Yukon or the Northwest Territories; (c) Indigenous students from elsewhere in Canada; (d) students who are residents of Nunavut, Yukon or Northwest Territories. Selection will be made by the Office of the University Registrar, Student Awards, as delegated by the Senate Committee on Scholarships and Student Aid. - Catherine E. Abbott Little Entrance Bursary
Established by a bequest from the estate of Catharine E. Abbott Little and awarded on the basis of financial need to students entering the first year of any undergraduate program at Queen's University. Preference will be given to Indigenous students. - AMS Indigenous Student Award
Established in 1990 by the Alma Mater Society of Queen's University and awarded annually to Indigenous students entering first year in any faculty or school at Queen's University. If no entering students are eligible the awards could go to upper-year Indigenous students. In the event of no eligible applicant, this award can be given to any student in financial need. Selection is based on academic standing and/or financial need. - CIBC Indigenous Renewable Admission Bursary
Established in November 2019 by CIBC and awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need to Indigenous students entering first year of a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree program, Bachelor of Computing (Honours) degree program, or a Concurrent Education/Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree program. The award is renewable for 3 subsequent years provided a satisfactory academic average is maintained each year and financial need remains evident.
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