This is what i'm really I'm wondering......how likely would u get scholarships each year? Any renewable ones? My admission avg was 86 and got 1k for entrance last year and that was it.....This first year my GPA is around 10.5, will i get any sort of award? I didn't fill any application tho.

The entrance scholarship isn't renewable so you definitely won't be getting that one and most, if not all, other scholarships require an application.

So basically, I don't think you'll be getting any scholarship money.

Going through all the available application scholarships, there are actually only 10-15 you can apply for, the majority are based on grades and you are automatically entered, no application needed. But McMaster's scholarship fund is basically a piggy bank filled with loose change, so don't expect anything.

It's not a scholarship, but it's definitely worthwhile applying for the McMaster bursary next year. The application is really simple too!

Originally Posted by Chandlerowns

Going through all the available application scholarships, there are actually only 10-15 you can apply for, the majority are based on grades and you are automatically entered, no application needed. But McMaster's scholarship fund is basically a piggy bank filled with loose change, so don't expect anything.

what website you are referring to ?

EDIT: I don't get it what website is this :S

Originally Posted by Chandlerowns

Going through all the available application scholarships, there are actually only 10-15 you can apply for, the majority are based on grades and you are automatically entered, no application needed. But McMaster's scholarship fund is basically a piggy bank filled with loose change, so don't expect anything.

does that mean those ones are really hard to get? i need like a 11.5? dammn i thought there r plenty of scholarships....=/

When I had a high 10 to 11 average I ended up getting $800 on top of whatever entrance scholarship I had.

Originally Posted by Lois

When I had a high 10 to 11 average I ended up getting $800 on top of whatever entrance scholarship I had.

entrance scholarship? was that renewed from first year or....?

Originally Posted by bkkk_5

entrance scholarship? was that renewed from first year or....?

A few years ago, entrance scholarships were renewable. All you had to do was maintain a 9.5 GPA. Unfortunately, due to the recession, scholarships are no longer renewable.

Those who entered before 2008 could retain their entrance scholarships every year. Those entering in 2008 could renew only once. Since 2009, all entrance scholarships are non-renewable.

Does anyone know what website @Chandlerowns was referring to ?

Originally Posted by L'Étoile

Does anyone know what website @Chandlerowns was referring to ?

This link is quite useful:

http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /CALEN...nt/pg1169.html

Scroll down and view the scholarships for each faculty. You can also see which scholarships require applications.

http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /CALEN...ent/pg672.html

Scroll down to the bottom, and choose from the menu to find info about scholarships

Originally Posted by macsci

A few years ago, entrance scholarships were renewable. All you had to do was maintain a 9.5 GPA. Unfortunately, due to the recession, scholarships are no longer renewable.

Those who entered before 2008 could retain their entrance scholarships every year. Those entering in 2008 could renew only once. Since 2009, all entrance scholarships are non-renewable.

I KNEW I READ SOMETHING ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS WITH A 9.5 GPA! So they're discontinued!

I was wondering about that, because I thought that you got one but then I read that you couldn't and I was wondering how I could have misread something like that.

and for these scholarships (non application wise) do they just randomly give them to deserving students ?

I believe the non-application ones are given out based on either sessional average or cumulative average