Scholarships & Awards

There is a funding database on the School of Graduate Studies website. This site is there to help kick off your search for applicable funding opportunities. Internal awards have a single application completed once a year via the scholarship application system. The system opens at the start of January and has a deadline of May 15th for the Graduate Awards. External awards have their own applications, eligibility criteria and deadlines so be sure to read the instructions carefully and follow them exactly.

All results should be finalized shortly after the add/drop deadline in the Fall term. To see your results, simply log into the scholarship system and go to the My Applications tab. There you will see which applications you have submitted. Any funding for which you were successful in being awarded will show on this page under “Current” and be marked as “accepted” (if successful) or “declined” (if you were not successful). Only those who are successful in receiving funds will be notified.

Scholarships, awards and bursaries are paid directly to your University student account and will be applied against any outstanding tuition and fees. Payments are in two (2) or three (3) equal installments through the year (unless otherwise stated), after the add/drop deadlines each semester for: June 1, Oct 1 and Feb 1. 
The number of installments is dependent upon the value and type of scholarship. Internal scholarships are are paid in one (<$5000) or two installments (>$5000); Admission (ULGRA, Dean's Scholarship, Tuition Award) and external scholarships (e.g. TriCouncil) are in three installments. 
If you are unsure how the funds will be received, contact the Graduate Funding Facilitator.

Yes. Simply log into the Bridge and go to the Student > Student Account. From there you can check if your scholarship has been applied to your account. Please keep in mind, scholarships are not posted to accounts until after the add/drop dates for the term.

Scholarship & Award payments are applied after the term's add/drop deadline on/before: June 1, October 1 and February 1 unless otherwise stipulated by the agency in your notice of award.
 

It is the student's responsibility to obtain all past and current transcripts for your scholarship applications. The ULethbridge now has digital transcripts and instructions are found on the Student Enrollment and Registration > Resources > Transcripts webpage. You must include ULethbridge transcripts even if there are no grades as it provides proof of registration. Be sure you read the scholarship application instructions regarding formatting for transcripts.

Be sure the pdfs of your transcripts are NOT password protected. 

Here is MyCred instructions on how to download transcripts as pdf. https://youtu.be/4SGBDGlCoIk

Transcripts can be uploaded to the Graduate Funding Facilitator via this secure site.

If you have non ULethbridge transcripts:

• have them sent them electronically to sgs.awards@ uleth.ca OR
• if they have to come via mail, have them sent to the ULethbridge address ATTN Graduate Funding Facilitator in the SGS office OR
• make a request to our ULethbridge SEARS office via email to provide official copies to the Graduate Funding Facilitator.

The School of Graduate Studies cannot pull reference letters and transcripts from admission applications for scholarship applications. Our internal scholarship application has its own built-in mechanism for reference letters. External awards/scholarships have their own applications and letter requirements that are sent out to the funding agencies, each application requires its own set of transcripts as well as reference letters.

Here are MyCred instructions on how to download transcripts as a PDF: https://youtu.be/4SGBDGlCoIk