Entrance Awards | Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries | Seneca Students

Seneca offers various scholarships, bursaries and other awards to help our students. Entrance awards are one form of financial award available to incoming students who meet the qualifications and requirements.

Here is the List of Entrance Awards.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an entrance award, you must:

• have been offered admission to Seneca or are waiting to hear from us
• meet the academic requirement
• be eligible for financial aid

You are not guaranteed an award even if you apply if you have not received an offer of admission to Seneca.

Entrance awards in the fall

More awards will become available and open for submission in the fall after classes begin. To apply to those awards, you must return to the application and apply.

The last day to apply for these awards will be October 31.

In-course awards

You can apply for in-course awards even if you have already applied for entrance awards.

In-course awards for the Fall 2024 term will open September 1, 2024. To be considered for in-course awards you will need to return to your application after they open even if you have already applied for entrance awards.

For a list of awards currently open please follow this link.

For a list of scholarships and awards open to current students and details on financial aid, visit the Available Scholarships page.

How to apply

Before you apply, ensure you have activated your Seneca online account. To activate your Seneca online account,

• look for an email with a temporary password and details on how to activate your account.
• If you applied to or attended Seneca in the past, you can continue to use your existing My.Seneca account.

For assistance with account setup, contact IT Service Desk at 416.764.0411.

To apply for an entrance award:

1. Log into Student Home using your Seneca account.
2. Once logged in to your online Student Home, select the “Financial Aid” tile, then select the “Apply for Financial Aid” link.
3. Select the magnifying glass to choose your academic year:
4. Fill out all required fields in the “Information” and “Additional Details” sections.
5. In the “Financial Need” section, select terms of study (FALL and/or WINTER and/or SUMMER) and complete the budget.
6. Ensure you have the correct budget information and then click “Submit” (once you click “Submit” you cannot make changes).
7. Select the awards you would like to apply to from the list of eligible awards.
8. Answer the questions that appear for the specific awards you have selected.
• Ensure to keep your answer within the 500-character limit.
• If a question is not applicable to you, please type in N/A or deselect the award.
9. Click “Submit” when you have answered all the questions (once you click “Submit” you cannot make any changes).
10. Follow instructions to submit any additional documents as required.

How to check your awards application status

You can track the status of your application on Student Home. To check your status:

1. Selecting the “Financial Aid” tile
2. Select “View My Student Awards”
3. View the status of your application

If you are a successful recipient of an entrance scholarship, it will be applied to your student account after the 10th day of classes.