In-course Awards, Bursaries & Scholarships
See the guide below for instructions on the TRU Online Awards Application:
- Online awards application instructions
- Online awards application instructions - International Students
Please note that bursaries (need based awards) are only available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
The following applications are open to full-time TRU students:
| Application Open | Application Close | Who can apply | |||
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| The TRU Assurance Bursary | Apr 15 | May 31 | tru.ca/assurance | ||
| Graduate Bursaries | Apr 15 | May 31 | Enrolled full-time in a graduate program. | ||
| Law Bursaries | Aug 15 | Sep 30 | Enrolled full-time in the Juris Doctor program. Please note that all Law scholarships and awards are faculty nominated and do not require a myTRU application. | ||
| Undergraduate Bursary/Awards Most bursary/award funding notices are sent in December and funding disbursed by early January. Many additional awards nominated by faculty (no application required) are disbursed during the winter semester. |
Aug 15 | Sep 30 | Full-time undergraduate students (new or returning), including Trades and one-year programs. Preference is given to returning students.
Returning full-time Open Learning students, please email studentawards@tru.ca after Aug 15 to request that an application be opened. |
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| Trades Students (Summer) | Aug 15 | Sep 30 | Enrolled in a Trades Foundation program only. Must start between May 1 - Aug 9. |
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| Trades Students (Fall late start) | Oct 1 | Dec 31 | Enrolled in a Trades Foundation program only. Fall trades students with start dates up to late Sep should use the general Undergraduate application. Late fall start dates should use this application. |
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| Trades Students (Winter) | Jan 1 | Feb 28 | Enrolled in a Trades Foundation program only. Must start between Jan 1 - Apr 30. |
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| Other Applications | |||||
| WorkStudy | Aug 8 | Nov 30 | tru.ca/awards/workstudy | ||
| Youth-in-Care Funding | tru.ca/awards/government-programs/youthcare-waiver | ||||
| Emergency Bursary | Ongoing | tru.ca/awards/emergency | |||
| Indigenous Students Application | Apr 1 | Jun 1 | For current Indigenous (First Nation, Metis, Inuit) students with the ability to provide proof of status/Metis citizenship. Currently used for the Kecmens te sqlew (Indigenous Incentive Fund) | ||
