Faculty of Social Sciences Dean’s Excellence International

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The Faculty of Social Sciences awards a variable number of these $4,000 scholarships to the best eligible students enrolled full time in an undergraduate program at the Faculty of Social Sciences with a minimum admission average of 92%. This scholarship is also awarded to some students who have applied for but have not received a President’s Scholarship or a Chancellor’s Scholarship. No application is required for this scholarship; all eligible students are automatically evaluated for this award.

How To Apply
Find out what your options are

  • You can apply for scholarship and bursaries as soon as you've applied to the University of Ottawa and have received your uoAccess ID and password.
  • Explore all of your opportunities through the Online Scholarships and Bursaries search engine, also available in uoZone, under the Applications tab.

Apply

  • All scholarships and bursaries applications must be submitted online, using Online Scholarships and Bursaries. Application forms are usually available two months before the application deadline.
  • Read all the requirements carefully before applying.
  • Upload all required documents in Online Scholarships and Bursaries and submit your application.

Track your application
Track all of your scholarship and bursary applications directly from the Online Scholarships and Bursaries tool home page.

Receive your funds

  • Your scholarship or bursary will be credited to your student account.
  • If you are a CO-OP student, you'll receive your funds once you're enrolled in a study term.
  • Admission scholarships and renewals are usually credited to your student account in mid-July. You'll receive two equal instalments, one in September and one in January, which are applied towards your tuition fees.
  • If you've already paid your tuition fees, you may have a credit balance in your student account after receiving a scholarship or bursary. Submit a request for reimbursement in uoZone, under Finances and jobs, to have these funds released.
  • Scholarships and bursaries are taxable. You receive a T4A slip if you received awards, scholarships or bursaries from the University of Ottawa during the fiscal year. Slips are available in uoZone at the end of February.

Eligibility

General eligibility criteria for an admission scholarship or bursary

  • Meet the admission requirements of the program in question;
  • Be enrolled full time for the first time in a university undergraduate program;
  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, or have protected person or refugee status (unless otherwise indicated)

Required averages to keep or renew a scholarship are rounded to two decimal places. For example, a student with an average of 8.49 would not be eligible for a scholarship that requires an 8.50 average. See academic regulation 10.2 for more information on calculating averages.

Note: Mature applicants and university transfers are not eligible for this scholarship.

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About Company

The University of Ottawa is the largest bilingual (English-French) university in the world. Located at the heart of Canada’s capital, we have ready access to the great institutions of our country. Our advances in social sciences, health, engineering, science and the humanities make uOttawa a unique place to learn, grow and excel. With Destination 2020, the University of Ottawa's strategic plan, we came together as a community to set ambitious goals for the future. Our vision is to make the University of Ottawa one of the great universities of our time, with a reputation to match its achievements.

The time has come to start another dialogue, this one about the changes we need to put in place in order to maintain our momentum, while managing our finances and responding to the province's challenge to differentiate. Let's decide, together, how we can achieve our common goals given changing circumstances. This is about building our future, building the University we want.

In the past decade, our university has grown in many ways. We are now the largest bilingual university in the world, our programs have increased to more than 450, in every field of human endeavour, and our plan for the future aims to strengthen every element of student connection. At the University of Ottawa, we offer our students a truly unique educational and cultural experience.

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