Scholarships - Eligibility and Claiming Awards

Eligibility Entrance Scholarships:

• A student must have initial admission to Burman University without any previous post-secondary transfer credits or degrees; and
• Submit an application in their incoming year and, if applicable, request and submit a reference by the deadline.
• Provide a Social Insurance Number prior to claiming any award.
• Quebec students with a Level 5 diploma, and if applicable one year of CEGEP, are eligible for Entrance Awards. Level 5 coursework can be used for percentage calculations.

Claiming Entrance Scholarships:

• A student must register at Burman University for and successfully complete a minimum 80% course load per term (12 credits excluding PLAR and Audit Credit) for each fall and winter term during the school year except where noted in the scholarship criteria

              Valedictorian Awards are an exceptions and
              require a minimum 100% course load each term (15 credits).

• If a student withdraws to less than the minimum course load required Entrance Scholarships will be reversed for that term and will affect the future renewability for these scholarships.
• For Athletic/Music scholarships participation in an official Burman sports team or music organization each term is required.
• All renewable scholarships are awarded 50/50 between the fall and winter terms.
• The renewal period shall not exceed the length of the student's degree program. 
  • 3 year degree = up to 6 semesters of scholarship eligibility
  • 4 year degree = up to 8 semesters of scholarship eligibility
• A student’s status year of entry and/or meeting scholarship deadlines will also impact the number of terms a scholarship is available for renewal.
• A student must meet renewability criteria to receive the scholarship.  The renewal period will not be extended for any reason.