Award Search

This tool lets you view awards, scholarships, prizes and bursaries offered at York University. Take a few moments to search for awards you may be eligible for: you can search by Faculty, award type, activity level or type in the name of an award that you may be familiar with. Unless otherwise stated, all full-time, part-time and mature students are eligible for all the awards in the system so long as they meet the published criteria.

For additional graduate awards, visit the York Financial Assistance section of the Faculty of Graduate Studies website. You can also see a listing of external awards elsewhere on this site.

Note: All awards listed on this website are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

K-2 Scholar Society of Pakistan Entrance Scholarship

Description
The K-2 Scholar Society of Pakistan Entrance Scholarship was established to assist students from Pakistan in pursuing higher education in Canada and will be awarded to an international student from Pakistan who has been admitted into an engineering program in the Lassonde School of Engineering. Recipients will be able to renew their funding for up to three additional years provided he/she maintains full-time status in an Engineering program at the Lassonde School of Engineering (minimum of 18 credits each Fall/Winter session) with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 7.80 and maintains a valid Canadian study permit.
Application Process
Applicants must submit the required documentation for admission demonstrating academic merit, along with a statement and other documents demonstrating financial need, speaking to their experience as a high school student in Pakistan, their leadership skills outside of the classroom and their desire to pursue an education in Engineering. Further information and an application form may be obtained on the web at http://futurestudents.yorku.ca/scholarships. This scholarship cannot be held in conjunction with another York University entrance scholarship or the York University Continuing Student Scholarship.

How to Interpret the Awards Search Results

1. Offered

The time of year when this award is offered. This gives you an idea about when you'll need to apply for the award. The most common is In-Course (Fall/Winter), indicating that the award happens during the Fall/Winter session.

2. Award Type

The type of award:

  1. Bursaries are based on financial need. Therefore, students with financial need are encouraged to apply.
  2. Scholarships are based on academic merit. Therefore, students with high academic standing are encouraged to apply.
  3. Awards are based on both academic merit and financial need. Therefore, students with high academic standing and financial need are encouraged to apply.

3. Value

The value of this award.

4. No. of Awards

The number of these awards offered each year.

5. Description

Details about the award's origins, purpose, and eligibility requirements. For example, some awards may require a minimum credit enrolment, a certain grade point average (GPA), enrolment in a specific Faculty, or a certain citizenship status.

6. Application Process

This explains how you can be considered for the award. Many of the awards simply require that you fill out the Student Financial Profile (SFP) for the current session. Other awards may, for example, ask for reference letters and personal statements outlining your extra-curricular involvement.