Inspiring Lives Scholarship

Every year at Laurier, we welcome international students from around the world to our campuses. We value the diverse experiences and perspectives of our international students, and recognize the many ways they inspire lives throughout our communities.

The Inspiring Lives Scholarship is a prestigious entrance scholarship available exclusively to international students beginning their undergraduate studies at Laurier. The scholarship is awarded annually to students who inspire lives of leadership and purpose in their communities and through their extracurricular activities.

The scholarship is valued at $1,000 to $5,000 CAD.

Eligibility

All international students who have applied to Laurier and accepted their offer, and are entering their first year of undergraduate studies in the fall term are eligible to apply. Students can be studying in any undergraduate program at any of our campuses.

There is no minimum admissions average required to apply. This scholarship can also be awarded in addition to other entrance scholarships.

How to Apply

Applications for the scholarship open each year in the spring. To apply, students must complete the application and submit a video, no longer than two minutes, describing how they inspire lives of leadership and purpose.

International students who have accepted an undergraduate program offer of admission for fall 2024 can apply here.

Students are invited to schedule an appointment with an enrolment advisor to discuss the scholarship and their application, or to email us at international@wlu.ca for additional support.

Various scholarship winners holding their certificates

Important Deadlines

There will be two opportunities to apply for the Inspiring Lives Scholarship.

Applications for the second round will open on Monday, May 6 and close on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

The deadline to apply for the first round was Monday, April 1, 2024. We will notify the recipients soon.

Students who apply for the scholarship in the first round and are not successful are welcome to resubmit their application for the second round. They are also welcome to schedule an appointment with an enrolment advisor to discuss their application.

Meet Our Past Winners

For fall 2023, we awarded 20 Inspiring Lives Scholarships to students from 12 different countries:

  • Muhammad Bilal, Pakistan, Computer Science
  • Benedicta Elvis, Nigeria, Honours Arts with Management Option
  • Sabrina Fang, Hong Kong, Business Administration and Computer Science
  • Abdulhakim Farah, Kenya, Game Design and Development
  • Eniayooluwa Feyi-Akinbile, Nigeria, Political Science
  • Rhea Jeetun, Mauritius, Business Administration
  • Garv Khurana, India, Business Technology Management
  • Riya Lalji, Tanzania, BA, Liberal Arts/LLB, University of Sussex
  • Nikhil Menon, India, Economics and Financial Management
  • Malika Nagpal, India, Data Science
  • Candy Ng, Panama, Business Administration
  • Jingfei Niu, China, Music
  • Stacey Njuguna, UAE, Honours Arts with Management
  • Muyang Qin, China, Economics
  • Duha Rawoof, India, Core Sciences
  • Ana Paola Sandoval Jurado, Mexico, Business Administration
  • Hoang Tran, Vietnam, Business Administration
  • Pooja Vanpariya, India, Honours Arts
  • Chi (Aaron) Zhang, China, Business Administration