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International Social Sciences Student Scholarships
Faculty of Social Sciences Global Excellence Award
To recognize your excellent academic achievement and to help offset your education costs, the Faculty of Social Sciences will be awarding all Level I registered full-time international tuition fee-paying students with a GPA of 90% or higher the Faculty of Social Sciences Global Excellence Award, valued at $10,000 upon entry to any Faculty of Social Sciences undergraduate program.
Important note, the Faculty of Social Sciences Global Excellence Award is a renewable award for international students enrolled full-time who are paying international tuition fees. Students who remain enrolled in good standing (cGPA of 5.0 or higher) in an Honours Program will receive $5,000 in Levels 2 – 4.
Faculty of Social Sciences Global Scholar Award
To recognize your academic achievement and to help offset your education costs, the Faculty of Social Sciences will be awarding all Level I registered full-time international tuition fee-paying students with a GPA of below 90% the Faculty of Social Sciences Global Scholar Award, valued at $7,500 upon entry to any Faculty of Social Sciences undergraduate program.
Important note, the Faculty of Social Sciences Global Excellence Award is a renewable award for international students enrolled full-time who are paying international tuition fees. Students who remain enrolled in good standing (cGPA of 5.0 or higher) in an Honours Program will receive $3,750 in Levels 2 – 4.
Admission Requirements
First year students can choose to study in three entrance programs. Explore your interests while you consider which one of our programs suits you best.
Social Sciences I
Explore diverse courses and areas of study offered in the social sciences.
Economics I
Apply critical thinking and problem solving to some of the world’s most pressing issues.
Health & Society I
Learn to examine health and illness through the lens of social sciences.
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