International Scholarships & Awards
Trent International Global Citizen Scholarships and Awards
This renewable scholarship is awarded to entering international students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, community service, leadership potential, and some financial need. Global Citizen Scholarships and Awards fund tuition and mandatory ancillary fees at Trent in amounts up to $34,000 per academic year, and up to $136,000 over a 4-year degree.
Trent International Program Tuition Levy Scholarship
This renewable scholarship is funded by Trent University students through an annual levy. Based on high academic achievement and a strong record of community and/or international service, leadership and some financial need, this scholarship covers international tuition and ancillary fees of up to $34,000 per academic year, and up to $136,000 over a 4-year degree.
IB Student Global Citizen Awards
This renewable scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students who have completed an IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma and who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, community service, leadership potential, and some financial need.
IB Student Global Citizen Awards fund tuition and mandatory ancillary fees at Trent in amounts up to $34,000 per academic year, and up to $136,000 over a 4-year degree.
Trent-ESL: English for University Student Scholarship
This renewable scholarship is awarded to entering international students who are enrolled in Trent-ESL: English for University program and who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, community service, leadership potential, and some financial need.
Trent-ESL: English for University Student Scholarships fund tuition and mandatory ancillary fees at Trent in amounts up to $34,000 per academic year, and up to $136,000 over a 4-year degree. Fees related to ESL courses are not covered by this scholarship. Students who are currently studying in Trent-ESL: English for University and have not started their degree studies are eligible to apply.
Moore Family International Scholarship
Established through a generous donation by long-time Trent supporters David and Joan Moore, this new scholarship will offer a recurring scholarship of $12,000 annually, up to a maximum of $48,000 for three students from outside of North America. It will be awarded based on outstanding academic achievement, community service, leadership potential, and some financial need. This scholarship is renewable up to $48,000 over a 4-year degree.
Justin Chiu International Scholarships
This scholarship was established by Justin Chiu, who benefited from the Trent experience as an international student. Awarded to entering international students from Asia who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, community service, leadership potential, and some financial need. Scholarships partially fund the costs of Trent education in amounts between $3,000 and $15,000 per academic year. This scholarship is renewable between $12,000 - $60,000 over a 4-year degree.
Trent-United World Colleges (UWC) Scholarships
Awarded to an international student entering Trent University from a UWC college who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement, community service, leadership potential and financial need. The value of the scholarship is determined upon assessment of financial need and may extend to cover international tuition and ancillary fees of up to $34,000 per academic year, and up to $136,000 over a 4-year degree.
Maple Leaf Leadership Award
Awarded to an international student entering Trent University from a Maple Leaf Education System school who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement, community service, leadership potential and financial need. The value of the award is $2,000 and is given on a one-time basis to a maximum of 5 students per year.
Daniel Powell Scholarship
This renewable scholarship reflects Professor Daniel Powell's passion for international development and teaching. It is also tied to his love for Latin America and its people, as he felt very close to their struggles and aspirations. This renewable scholarship is awarded to Latin American students entering Trent University who are intending to major in International Development Studies. Based upon academic achievement, financial barriers, and community and/or volunteer service. If there are no students who qualify in the International Development Studies (IDS) program, it can be awarded to Latin American students entering Trent in any program.
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Eligibility
- You must be an international student paying international fees.
- You will be studying in Canada on a study permit.
- You must have applied to an undergraduate degree program at Trent University for the Winter 2025, Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 intake. Post graduate certificate and Master/PhD students are not eligible.
- You must meet Trent University’s Admission requirements, including general and degree-specific requirements and the English Language Proficiency Requirements. (Please note that students do not need an admission offer to apply for the scholarships and awards).
- You have a final high school average of 80% or more (Canadian Equivalent).
- You must submit a complete application through your myTrent portal before the “Apply Before Date” for each cohort.
- You will need to fulfill the conditions of your conditional offer letter and register for courses to receive the scholarship amount.
Information Webinar:
Viewing this webinar is mandatory before you apply for the scholarships and awards as we have covered very important information on the application method, and eligibility and shared some useful tips for improving your application.
Application Method:
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If you are eligible for the Prestigious Scholarships and Awards, please fill out the application form on your myTrent portal. It is located under the Finances tab > International > “International Undergraduate Scholarships & Awards Application (2025)” form.
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If you have not already, please activate your myTrent portal by clicking on this link. (Please note that you need to first apply to Trent for admission before you can activate your myTrent portal, a 7-digit Trent student ID number is required to activate your myTrent portal, which you will receive within 5 business days of applying for admission to Trent.)
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If you have applied to Trent through an agent, then please get all the login credentials/information regarding the myTrent portal from them. An agent cannot refuse to provide you with this information.
Important Dates and Deadlines:
- July 8th, 2024: Scholarships Application Opening Date
- March 2nd, 2025: Scholarships Application Closing Date
- Between July 8th, 2024 – March 2nd, 2025. We will be sending out decision in three cohorts (Impact, Ambition, Momentum). This means the decisions will be sent in 3 different batches during different times of the year.
- This means, if you want to get your scholarship decision on September 10th and be a part of the Impact Cohort, you need to submit a complete application by August 11th, 11:59 PM (EST)
- If you want to get your scholarship decision on December 16th and be a part of the Ambition Cohort, you need to submit a complete application by November 17th, 11:59 PM (EST)
- If you want to get your scholarship decision on March 31st and be a part of the Momentum Cohort, you need to submit a complete application by March 2nd, 11:59 PM (EST)
Overview of the steps you need to take to apply:
- First and foremost, apply to Trent University for admission into programs of your choice. We recommend you do this at least 15 days prior to the “Apply before” date of a particular cohort.
- Once you apply, activate your myTrent portal using your student number that will be mentioned on the application acknowledgement.
- Once the myTrent portal is activated, go to the “International Undergraduate Scholarships & Awards Application (2025)” application form found under the finances tab of your myTrent portal.
- Please ensure that the application form is complete before submitting.
- You will receive the decision on a particular date depending on when you apply! The next steps regarding accepting the offer will be mentioned in the scholarship offer letter.
Important Guideline to keep in mind:
- The time when you apply, or your cohort does not influence your application success probability or the scholarship amount.
- Students starting in Winter 2025 are ineligible to apply for the prestigious scholarships after November 17th, 2024.
- Winter 2025 start students are recommended to apply before August 11th, so that they receive a decision on September 10th. This would give them enough time to use their scholarship offer letter as a part of their visa application.
- Summer 2025 start students are recommended to apply before November 17th, so that they receive a decision on December 16th. This would give them enough time to use their scholarship offer letter as a part of their visa application.
- Fall 2025 start students are recommended to apply before March 2nd, so that they receive a decision on March 31st. This would give them enough time to use their scholarship offer letter as a part of their visa application.
- **Most importantly, students cannot apply for two cohorts at the same time. If their application is not successful for a cohort, they are not able to apply for the next one. They need to make an application for the 2026 academic year application cycle**
Webinars:
Please join these Webinars to ask any questions regarding your eligibility or the application method. We look forward to seeing you soon. The same information will be shared in all webinars
Webinar #1
Date and Time: August 2nd, 9:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time)
Zoom Meeting Registration Link: https://trentu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ziqafvi9RR-Ybt3CTrNhHA
Webinar #2
Date and Time: October 11th , 9:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time)
Zoom Meeting Registration Link: https://trentu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Clom3Se3RMeQk4h9FZkuMw
Contact Information:
All general inquiries can be directed to international@trentu.ca
All scholarships/awards related inquiries can be directed to internationalscholarships@trentu.ca