The general application will be available to current enrolled students on September 1, 2020 for the Fall term and January 4, 2021 for the Winter term.
Award deadlines for the Fall term will be 11:59 pm November 1 and the deadline for the Winter term will be 11:59 pm March 1 of each calendar year.
A scholarship refers to a monetary amount given to a student in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. A bursary is a monetary amount received based on financial need. An award is an umbrella term that consists of scholarships and bursaries as well as opportunities that require the demonstration of financial need, academic excellence, community involvement, leadership skills, or a combination thereof. (The term "award" is a general term we use to refer to all scholarships, bursaries, and awards.)
Using your NorQuest login and password, click the “Apply for Scholarships, Bursaries & Awards” button above to get started. Complete the general application, as well as any supplemental applications to be considered for awards.
The NorQuest College Award System uses the term "opportunities" when referring to scholarships, bursaries and awards.
With the NorQuest College Award System, you will not have to spend time searching for awards. By completing the general application, you will be auto-matched to awards for which you meet the eligibility criteria. A list of award opportunities is located under the "Opportunities" link.
In some cases, individual awards require additional information that is not on the general application. Review the suggested list of these Recommended Opportunities and provide any information requested to receive further consideration for those awards.
In addition to completing the required fields (indicated with an *), you are encouraged to complete the application fully to maximize award consideration.
Yes, correct spelling and grammar are important. Your ideas are easier to convey and understand when written clearly, and you want to show the reviewers that you took the time to produce a quality piece of writing.
As an international student, you are eligible for all NorQuest College awards, except those that require Canadian citizenship or permanent residency. As long as you meet all the eligibility criteria you will be considered for awards.
NorQuest College students who submit an application will see a "submitted" status on their My Applications tab within the award system. Students who have an incomplete General Application will be directed there upon login until complete.
Approximately four to six weeks after the award deadline, an email will be sent to your MyMail email account to inform you if your application has been successful. Students, who have been selected, must accept their award online through the NorQuest College Award System. Follow the instructions as prompted to review the scholarship offer and click “Accept” under the appropriate award.
Awards are mailed, in the form of a cheque to the home address you have provided to NorQuest College. Therefore, you should check that all your contact information is up to date on your account.
In compliance with federal Income Tax Act, NorQuest College will produce a T4A slip for filing with your income tax return. Your T4A will include the student award funding that you have received in the past calendar year. For more information on "Students and Income Tax" go to Canada Revenue Agency. The student’s social insurance number (SIN) will need to be included on the T4A. In order to comply and receive your student award, you can now log into your MyQuest account and update your SIN. View instructions
Always make sure your contact information and your social insurance number is up-to-date in your MyQuest account. It typically takes about two weeks for cheques to be printed and mailed to students. If you did not receive the cheque you are waiting on, contact awards@norquest.ca
NorQuest College access bursaries (1000 Women Learner Access Bursary & Indigenous Legacy Access Bursary) help students achieve their educational and career goals by assisting self-funded learners (not receiving any other grants or bursaries). These bursaries fall outside of the regular General Application terms and are available to apply for prior to the term start by completing this application. Access bursaries will open for applications: Fall term – July 2 Winter term – November 2 Spring term – March 2 Note: Completing the application for the access bursaries is only for consideration of the 1000 Women Learner Access & Indigenous Legacy Access Bursaries. To be considered for all other NorQuest College scholarships, bursaries, and awards, complete the general application.