Scholarships and Bursaries
Student awards support our top priority: helping students succeed
Post secondary education is an investment in your future. At Mount Royal we are dedicated to supporting your success and offer scholarships, bursaries and awards to reward you for making this investment.
Academic success, your financial situation and extracurricular participation are considered when determining your eligibility for various awards.
Awards help lower the cost of your education. Mount Royal offers hundreds of awards, providing students with more than $2 million in scholarships and bursaries.
List of awards
Mount Royal offers hundreds of awards to new and continuing students. Prior to applying for awards, you may wish to review the award eligibility and criteria to see what you might qualify for.
The List of awards section displays all of the Mount Royal awards. Both faculty-specific and general awards are listed in alphabetical order - making it easy for you to find the award you’re looking for.
Entrance Awards
General Awards for Students in All Programs
Bissett School of Business
Faculty of Communication Studies
Conservatory (Theatre/Music)
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Health and Community Studies
Faculty of Science and Technology
Faculty of Teaching and Learning
In-Course Awards
General Awards for Students in All Programs
Bissett School of Business
Faculty of Communication Studies
Conservatory (Theatre/Music)
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Health and Community Studies
Faculty of Science and Technology
Faculty of Teaching and Learning
Within the awards listing, awards for students in "any program" refer to credit students in degree, applied degree, or diploma programs.
Part-time students are also eligible for some In-Course Awards. Part-time students are those who have completed less than 60 per cent of a full course load of a college program over two semesters in the current academic year.
There are also awards available for students taking non-credit courses through Continuing Education.
Continuing Education
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How many awards does Mount Royal offer?
Prospective (Entrance) students
| Award Name |
# of Awards |
General Criteria |
Award Amount |
Additional Information |
| President’s Scholarships |
25 |
- Alberta high school graduate
- Academic merit
- Evidence of leadership
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Free first-year tuition & fees + $1,000 for books |
Applications available: December 1
Application deadline: March 1
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| Mount Royal Entrance Awards for Academic Excellence |
Variable |
Guaranteed to students who are offered conditional admission with an average of 90% or higher. Must be a recent high school graduate |
$1,000 each |
| Other Mount Royal Entrance awards |
More than 100 Awards |
Click here for more details |
Up to $6,000 each |
Current (In-course) students
| Award Name |
# of Awards |
General Criteria |
Award Amount |
Additional Information |
| In-course awards |
Approximately 700 available |
Click here for more details |
Up to $10,000 each |
Applications available: December 1
Application deadline: March 1
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Important dates
- Scholarship applications will be available online December 1.
- Application deadline: March 1
- Students will normally be notified whether they are receiving an award in June or July.
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General award information & policies
Do you have a question about how Mount Royal awards are administered? You might want to check out the Mount Royal award policies page for more information or view the procedures document used to administer Mount Royal awards.
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Apply for Mount Royal awards
Are you ready to apply? Then be sure to visit the how to apply page beginning in early December to get your online application started.
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Paying or deferring fees using awards
Mount Royal awards
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All awards are payable only when the student is in attendance as a full-time student at Mount Royal, unless otherwise stated.
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Mount Royal may award scholarships to students who have not applied for awards; however, students who do not submit an application should not expect to receive awards.
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Occasionally, an award cannot be given out if a donation is not received or a fund does not earn enough interest. If either of these situations arise, Mount Royal will not give out that particular award, even if it was advertised.
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Mount Royal reserves the right to make whatever changes circumstances may require, including cancellation of particular awards.
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Successful applicants will generally be notified before the Fall semester begins.
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The award money will not be transferred to your account until after the
Drop/Add deadline in September, however, your fees have been deferred for the value of your awards.
Award recipients must remain in classes full-time in the fall semester of the award year in order to maintain award status. If full-time award recipients drop to part-time or drop all classes, the award may be revoked.
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If the value of your fees (tuition, mandatory fees and residence, if applicable) is greater than the value of your awards, you are responsible for paying any additional fees by the August
fee deadline, otherwise you will be de-registered or you may lose your spot in Residence.
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Should the value of the award(s) exceed the amount of fees owing, you will be issued a cheque for the difference in October.
External awards
External awards (awarded by an organization other than Mount Royal) can be used to defer and/or pay fees only under certain circumstances. It is the student’s responsibility to do the following, prior to the fee deadline:
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Confirm the money that you will be receiving is indeed a scholarship. For example, Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP) are not scholarships and cannot be used to defer or pay fees through the Student Awards Office.
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Confirm whether or not the award is payable directly to Mount Royal. Awards that are payable to the student cannot be used to defer or pay fees.
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If the scholarship is payable to Mount Royal, you must ensure the
Student Awards and Financial Aid Office has received a letter, confirming the value of the award prior to the tuition fee deadline.
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If you receive notification you are receiving your award after the fee deadline, the award will be put onto your account and applied to your next semester’s fees and/or issued to you in the form of a cheque.
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Ensure that
Social Insurance Number (SIN) is on file with the Student Awards and Financial Aid Office prior to payment of your fees. Mount Royal is required to collect SINs for all students who receive any form of payment from Mount Royal - even if the money originated from another source.
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Guidelines for writing a thank-you letter
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(DONOR’S NAME)
(DONOR’S ADDRESS)
(DATE)
(YOUR NAME)
(YOUR ADDRESS)
Dear (DONOR’S NAME):
To start your letter, you should express your thanks for the award you received (AWARD NAME).
The donor would also love to hear how this award will help you and/or what it means to you. Also, feel free to tell the donor a little bit about yourself, including your educational and career goals.
Thank the donor again.
Sincerely,
Signature
(YOUR NAME)
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External award websites
Searchable awards databases
Other external awards websites
Awards for aboriginal students
Awards for students with disabilities
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