Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships
There are over $1,000,000 in scholarships and research awards available! Only ONE application is required to be considered for all eligible Faculty of Engineering entrance scholarships.
Any questions? Send us an email at thinkeng@mcmaster.ca
Did you know? International applicants are eligible for our application-based Faculty of Engineering entrance awards!
All MacEng application-based scholarship winners are guaranteed a research position (valued at $6,000). Learn more here!
New Scholarship Spotlight
The Sonia Sennik Resilience Fund at McMaster University will award an annual $8,000 entrance scholarship for an Engineering I student “who has shown grit and strength of character in their life – whether that’s at school, at home, on the athletic field, or in their creative pursuits.” Incoming students will be considered for this award through the Faculty of Engineering entrance award application via AwardSpring (application for Fall 2021 currently closed).
If you’d like to find out more about this award, or how you can contribute to the Sonia Sennik Resilience Fund, please reach out to us at thinkeng@mcmaster.ca.
In the News
January 12, 2021
New scholarship launched to support Black engineering students
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) McMaster Chapter has launched a new scholarship that will be awarded annually to Canadian Black students entering the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster.
June 30, 2020 / Source: Daily News
Meet McMaster’s 2020 Schulich Leaders
McMaster’s new group of Schulich Leaders are ready to change the world – and Canada’s most coveted undergraduate scholarship for science, technology, engineering and math will help them get there. This year, 10 scholarships were designated for McMaster, including five for the Faculty of Engineering.
July 14, 2020
Major scholarship winner and iBioMed student motivated by late father
David Chung likes to see things from all angles. The incoming McMaster Engineering student – who earned the TD Scholarship for Community Leadership ($70,000) and the Horatio Alger National Entrepreneurial Scholarship ($10,000) plus several others – says it’s one of his strengths.
Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines
Liburdi Engineering ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
The Sonia Sennik Resilience ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
The NSBE McMaster Chapter ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Joseph Ip Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
DECA GRIT Tank Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Yves and Cynthia Bled Canadian Future Achievers Award for Women in EngineeringFebruary 12, 2021
John Hodgins Memorial ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
General Motors Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
A.H. Atkinson Education Fund ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
SHAD Alumni Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
McMaster Engineering FIRST Alumni Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Dean’s Excellence Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
DECA Alumni Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
George and Nora Elwin ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
McMaster Engineering Big Ideas Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Nellie P. Hogg ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Ashbaugh ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Dundas ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Coca-Cola ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Moulton College Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
A.G. Reilly ScholarshipFebruary 12, 2021
Class of 1952 Mel Hawkrigg Honour AwardFebruary 12, 2021
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $5,000 (4 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $2,500 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $5,000 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible program: Bachelor of Technology
Value: $2,000
International and domestic students eligible.
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - must meet required average for the award (final average of 88% or higher). No separate application required.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $4,500 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher.. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $4,500 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
The Dalvi Family Research Experience Award guarantees an on-campus research position working with a professor or a start-up in the summer after your first year!
Students will undertake ground-breaking research under the guidance of distinguished faculty mentors and will be actively engaged within research groups on graduate and undergraduate student researchers.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $7,500 (38 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - must meet required admission average for the award (typically a minimum of 94%). Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $15,000 (10 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the named organization. Letters of reference verifying participation in named organization.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $5,000 (10 available)
Must have participated in the Ontario DECA GRIT Tank competition.
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the named organization. Letters of reference verifying participation in named organization.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $5,000 (2 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
All scholarships winners will receive an Engineering Research Experience Award, which will guarantee an on-campus research position working with a professor or a start-up in the summer after your first year!
Students will undertake ground-breaking research under the guidance of distinguished faculty mentors and will be actively engaged within research groups on graduate and undergraduate student researchers.
Eligible program: all Faculty of Engineering programs.
Value: $3,000
International and domestic students eligible.
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - must meet required average for the award (final average of 95% or higher). No separate application required.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $8,500 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $5,000 (4 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $1,500 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
The Joseph and Amy Ip Undergraduate Research Experience Award guarantees an on-campus research position working with a professor or a start-up in the summer after your first year!
Students will undertake ground-breaking research under the guidance of distinguished faculty mentors and will be actively engaged within research groups on graduate and undergraduate student researchers.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $10,000 (2 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
The Lawrence Tse Research Experience Award guarantees an on-campus research position working with a professor or a start-up in the summer after your first year!
Students will undertake ground-breaking research under the guidance of distinguished faculty mentors and will be actively engaged within research groups on graduate and undergraduate student researchers.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $10,000 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value (First Place): $12,000 (1 available)
Value (Runners Up): $3,000 (6 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 94% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $15,000 (10 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the named organization. Letters of reference verifying participation in named organization.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $5,000 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $8,000 (1 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.
Eligible Programs: Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $1,500 (2 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the named organization. Letters of reference.
Established in 2012 by Schulich Foundation
Value: $100,000
There will be up to 5 Schulich Leaders Entrance Scholarships, valued at $100,000 each ($25,000 x 4 years), available to incoming engineering students. Applications are based on a nomination process by the incoming student's high school.
Please visit the Schulich Leaders website for more details.
The Schulich Leaders Scholarships are awarded to outstanding students who are in their final year of Secondary education and planning on attending Post-Secondary education studying either Science or Engineering.
Minimum Eligibility: Please visit the Schulich Leader Scholarship web site for details. The high school nomination deadline is January 27, 2021
Visit Scholarship WebsiteEligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $15,000 (10 available)
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the named organization. Letters of reference verifying participation in named organization.
Established in 2020 by The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) McMaster Chapter.
Read more about the scholarship
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: To be awarded to undergraduate students entering Level 1 in the Faculty of Engineering who identify as Black students and who demonstrate involvement and leadership within the Afro-Canadian or the wider Canadian Community.
Established in 2020 by Sonia Sennik, MBA, B.Eng., Eng. Physics (Class of ‘08) who understands there are numerous obstacles and off-ramps that can deter students of any identity from making it through their Engineering studies and starting their careers.
The scholarship recognizes a student who has shown grit and strength of character in their life - whether it is at school, at home, on the athletic field, or in their creative pursuits. The fund acknowledges what they have already achieved and invests in their future success.
Read more about the award here
Value: $8,000
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: To be awarded to undergraduate students entering Level 1 in the Faculty of Engineering who demonstrate a commitment to extra-curricular or community activities.
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $2,500 (2 available).
Scholarship winners will also receive and Engineering Research Experience Award valued at $6,000 for the summer after their 1st year of studies.
Due Date: February 12, 2021
Minimum Eligibility: Academic performance - Admissions average of 90% or higher. Demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, involvement in extra-curricular and/or volunteer activities in the community. Letters of reference.