Scholarships and Bursaries for Current International Students - Current Students

Scholarships

In-course Scholarship for Current International Students

Details

In order to streamline and maximize the allocation of scholarships to current international students, starting in Winter 2025, undergraduate international students will be assessed for an in-course scholarship based on their prior year’s academic performance provided they have made a formal application in the Summer of each year.

Applications are required and the form will open every summer on the myTrent portal in June.

For students who were awarded an entrance scholarship, the in-course scholarship will be considered its annual renewal, while students who were not eligible for an entrance scholarship may become eligible for the in-course portion if their grades at Trent University meets the 80% eligibility criteria.

**Please note that 1st year students’ scholarship will be noted on their account statement as “TI Entrance Scholarship”, while scholarships for students in their upper years will be noted as “TI In-Course Scholarship”**

The in-course scholarship ranges from $1,500 to $3000 and will be assessed in late September based on the student’s term average in a full-time courseload in the preceding academic year.

Tier	Trent Average in an Academic Year	Scholarship Per Academic Year	Total Scholarship Potential (Over 4 years)
1	80%-84%	$1500	$6000
2	85%-89%	$2000	$8000
3	90%-94%	$2500	$10,000
4	95%-100%	$3000	$12,000

Eligibility

Undergraduate international students must be enrolled full-time (2.5 Credits) in the current term or be pre-approved part-time, or in their final term, on a study permit, paying international fees, and be in good academic standing to be eligible.
Students must have successfully completed 5.0 credits during the preceding academic year with a minimum term average (Average of the previous academic year, not the cumulative average) of 80%.
Please note that the Academic year includes Fall, Winter & the following Summer.
Graduate, Post-Graduate Certificate, special groups, Trent-ESL, and exchange students are not eligible for the in-course Scholarship.
Students who started in September: Applicants will be assessed upon completion of 5.0 credits during the academic year (at least 4.0 credits must have been earned during the Fall/Winter session and 1.0 credit can be earned in the summer session directly following the Fall/Winter session). Transfer credits will not be included in the calculation of obtained credits for the In-course Scholarship purposes.
Students who started in January: Applicants will be assessed upon completion of 2.5 credits during the academic year (at least 2.0 credits must have been earned during the Winter session and 0.5 credit can be earned in the Summer session directly following the Fall/Winter session). Transfer credits will not be included in the calculation of obtained credits for the In-course Scholarship purposes.
Students who started in May 2025 would be assessed for Entrance Scholarship eligibility based on their high school grades. They will be considered for the In-course scholarship after the end of the 2025-26 academic year.

Timeline Information

The In-course Scholarship is only applied in students’ myTrent account statement once every academic year in Fall in mid-October.
All eligible students would receive the In-Course Scholarship by mid-October of each year.
Applications are required and the form will open every summer in June.
Please note that the in-course scholarship amount cannot be transferred to a student’s personal bank account unless it was applied in their final semester.

Please direct any questions to international@trentu.ca

Awards

Title	Details
Emerging Scholars Award	Description: This award supports international students who are applying their academic work in venues beyond the Trent Campus. It is intended to assist students to cover some of the additional expenses incurred when conducting research, presenting papers, attending conferences, or other activities that develop professional scholarship. Eligibility: Must be an international fee-paying student Must be fulltime enrolled, or an approved part-time student in their final term Must be in good standing Application process: Eligible applicants must provide the following information: a budget indicating how this funding will be used a summary or abstract of their research topic or project a letter of support from Trent faculty or staff Date, location, and details of the relevant event Application will be accepted throughout the year. Applicants can expect a decision within one month of submission. Recipients must permit Trent University to feature their research in relevant communications. Value: The value of this award varies, but will not exceed $1000.

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Details

Emerging Scholars Award

Description:

This award supports international students who are applying their academic work in venues beyond the Trent Campus. It is intended to assist students to cover some of the additional expenses incurred when conducting research, presenting papers, attending conferences, or other activities that develop professional scholarship.

Eligibility:

Must be an international fee-paying student
Must be fulltime enrolled, or an approved part-time student in their final term
Must be in good standing

Application process:

Eligible applicants must provide the following information:
a budget indicating how this funding will be used
a summary or abstract of their research topic or project
a letter of support from Trent faculty or staff
Date, location, and details of the relevant event
Application will be accepted throughout the year. Applicants can expect a decision within one month of submission.
Recipients must permit Trent University to feature their research in relevant communications.

Value:

The value of this award varies, but will not exceed $1000.

Bursaries

Title	Description
International Bursary	Description: The International Bursary is awarded on the basis of financial need and involvement in Trent and/or the Peterborough/Oshawa community. The international bursary amount is up to $1,500. Students must be enrolled full-time and be in good academic standing to be eligible. Graduate students, international scholars, and exchange students are not eligible for the International Bursary Application process: MyTrent > Finances > International > International Bursary Application. Application opens in January and closes in February of each year.
Emergency Bursary	Description: Trent International Emergency Bursary assists international undergraduate students who experience unforeseen, short-term financial hardship. Online application is on-going while funding is available. Applications are reviewed on a weekly basis. Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following criteria: Must be an international student paying international fees for the current term Must be enrolled in a full-time or an approved part-time undergraduate program Graduate, Post-graduate Certificate, ESL, Exchange, and international students paying domestic student fees are not eligible to apply for International Emergency bursary. Funding criteria:* While we would like to support as many students as possible, the Emergency Bursary is intended to assist undergraduate international students with the greatest need. Preference will be given to students who are living in Canada for the current term with limited or no family support. Some examples of an emergency to be considered for Emergency Bursary are: Sudden passing of an immediate family member Accidents or injuries occurred to the student in Canada, who requires medical expenses beyond the limit of health insurance coverage Forced displacement of current residence due to unexpected incident, such as fire in the apartment The Bursary is not intended to: Address long-term, ongoing financial difficulty Pay for tuition and school fees Pay for textbook or other school-related necessities Support a student’s family member who lost a job Application process: Submit an online form on MyTrent/Finances/International/Emergency Bursary Request form. Applications are reviewed weekly on Friday by a committee. Applicants may be contacted for a confidential 1-on-1 discussion with an advisor. The discussion, however, does not guarantee approval for the bursary. It is intended for the advisor to understand the applicant’s situation and provides other services that are deemed appropriate. Bursary is approved based on individual circumstances. Only applicants who are approved for the bursary will be contacted on how to receive the fund. Application: MyTrent > Finances > International > Emergency Bursary Request
Study Abroad Bursary	For Trent students who are studying abroad or for incoming exchange students, please visit the Trent Study Abroad webpage for more information.

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Description

International Bursary

Description:
The International Bursary is awarded on the basis of financial need and involvement in Trent and/or the Peterborough/Oshawa community. The international bursary amount is up to $1,500. Students must be enrolled full-time and be in good academic standing to be eligible. Graduate students, international scholars, and exchange students are not eligible for the International Bursary

Application process:

MyTrent > Finances > International > International Bursary Application.
Application opens in January and closes in February of each year.

Emergency Bursary

Description:

Trent International Emergency Bursary assists international undergraduate students who experience unforeseen, short-term financial hardship. Online application is on-going while funding is available. Applications are reviewed on a weekly basis.

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
Must be an international student paying international fees for the current term
Must be enrolled in a full-time or an approved part-time undergraduate program
*Graduate, Post-graduate Certificate, ESL, Exchange, and international students paying domestic student fees are not eligible to apply for International Emergency bursary.

Funding criteria:

While we would like to support as many students as possible, the Emergency Bursary is intended to assist undergraduate international students with the greatest need. Preference will be given to students who are living in Canada for the current term with limited or no family support.

Some examples of an emergency to be considered for Emergency Bursary are:

Sudden passing of an immediate family member
Accidents or injuries occurred to the student in Canada, who requires medical expenses beyond the limit of health insurance coverage
Forced displacement of current residence due to unexpected incident, such as fire in the apartment

The Bursary is not intended to:

Address long-term, ongoing financial difficulty
Pay for tuition and school fees
Pay for textbook or other school-related necessities
Support a student’s family member who lost a job

Application process:

Submit an online form on MyTrent/Finances/International/Emergency Bursary Request form.
Applications are reviewed weekly on Friday by a committee.
Applicants may be contacted for a confidential 1-on-1 discussion with an advisor. The discussion, however, does not guarantee approval for the bursary. It is intended for the advisor to understand the applicant’s situation and provides other services that are deemed appropriate.
Bursary is approved based on individual circumstances.
Only applicants who are approved for the bursary will be contacted on how to receive the fund.
Application: MyTrent > Finances > International > Emergency Bursary Request

Study Abroad Bursary

For Trent students who are studying abroad or for incoming exchange students, please visit the Trent Study Abroad webpage for more information.