Qualifications and Fund Disbursement

Beginning in 2013, all scholarships, bursaries and financial awards will be disbursed to students’ tuition accounts on a per-term basis. Successful applicants will receive 50% of their award after the fall Scholarship Selection Committee Meeting (usually in late August or early September) and the other 50% will be applied to their Term II balance. While every effort will be made to have awards applied to students’ accounts prior to the payment deadlines for each term, it is ultimately the student’s responsibility to make sure their tuition and housing balances will be paid by the due dates for each term.

Required Grades

Students who are attending Brandon University from high school are required to have achieved a minimum high school average of 85% for scholarships, or 75% for bursaries. Students are are returning to Brandon University or who are transferring credit from another institution must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 for scholarships, and 2.0 for bursaries.

Required Credit Hours

Scholarships, bursaries and awards have minimum registration requirements based on the dollar value of the award. They are:

• Under $800 – at least 6 credit hours (3 credit hours per term)
• $800 – $1,799.99 – at least 18 credit hours (9 credit hours per term)
• $1,800 and over – at least 24 credit hours (12 credit hours per term)

In the case of awards for graduating students, the previous year’s gpa’s and credit hours are what determine’s a student’s eligibility. In the case of students in Graduate or Post-Diploma studies, a full-time student is considered to be one registered in 9 credit hours for the Regular Session.

*In some cases, the Terms of Reference (or “Details” column of the Scholarship Database) may indicate that the standards for the award are either higher or lower than what has been outlined above. In ALL cases, students need to review the Details of the award that they are applying for to see if they meet the criteria. This could include cumulative gpa’s, specific course’s or year’s gpa’s, full- or part-time status, degrees, majors, minors, or even criteria such as place of employment, hometown, or community volunteerism.

Please note: As per Item 15.1.1 of the Brandon University General Calendar, Ethical Considerations in the Administration of Awards:

Brandon University will not administer any scholarship, bursary, or other type of award that discriminates on the basis of race, creed, political belief, ethnic or national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age. Nor will the University administer any award which requires the recipient to adhere to a particular ideology as a condition of receiving the award. Notwithtanding the foregoing, the University may administer affirmative action awards approved by the Senate.