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
For Fall 2023 admissions, the scholarship application deadline is Friday, February 17th, 2023 at @12 PM (ET). References letters are due by February 19th, 2023. The scholarship will be available in November through AwardSpring to applicants.
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!
Application Process
STEP 1: Activate your MacID and login to AwardSpring
- To access AwardSpring, you will have to be a Faculty of Engineering applicant
- Please note that your login credentials for AwardSpring are the same as your Mosaic login
- It may take a few business days for your profile to connect to AwardSpring after applying on the OUAC and activating Mosaic. If you still don't have access, email us at thinkeng@mcmaster.ca
Important Note: Only applicants from high school are eligible for our Faculty of Engineering scholarships.
STEP 2: Complete the common application
Complete your 'Common Application' which will begin your scholarship application process. You will need to complete three sections as part of your common application. You do not need to complete the Academic Information, Financial Information and Qualification Questions tabs. These sections will be blank and are only visible to current McMaster students.
The below chart guides you through the steps for each section:
| Privacy | Read-only |
| Application Tips & Personal Information | Read-only |
| Academic Information | No action; blank |
| Financial Information | No action; blank |
| Qualification Questions | No action; blank |
| Consents and Declarations | Read, sign off, and click SUBMIT |
STEP 3: Apply for the Faculty of Engineering Entrance Awards
Once you’ve completed your common application, you will be redirected to the Dashboard where you will be able to access your engineering scholarship application. Once in the application, you will be asked to:
- [OPTIONAL] Share any special circumstances that would be helpful in the evaluation of your application
- List any awards or recognitions that you may have achieved
- Showcase your extracurricular involvement
- Highlight any employment, volunteer and/or entrepreneurship experiences you've had
- Confirm your involvement with any external organizations
- Respond to three short-answer questions
- Include the contact information of two referees that will submit a reference letter on your behalf
Don't forget that you will need to request your references directly from your referees through AwardSpring. Please allow enough time before the deadline for your referees to receive the email and upload your letter. Your referee can upload after you click submit.
BONUS: Be sure to check out Ashleigh's story on her experience as a MacEng Scholarship Winner!
STEP 4: Submit & Celebrate! Congratulations, your application is in!
Need to make any changes? Return to your engineering scholarship application (which can be found under the Scholarships tab with an "Applied" status), make your edits, and hit resubmit! Just don’t forget to do so before the deadline which is Friday, February 17th @12PM (noon) ET. Please note that you might not receive a confirmation email, just go to the Scholarships tab to confirm!
TROUBLESHOOTING
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Important Reminders
Accessing AwardSpring
In order to have access to the McMaster scholarship portal, you have to be an applicant to one of our Faculty of Engineering programs by applying through the OUAC. Please note that it may take a few days after you have applied prior to receiving access!
Proceeding to Engineering Application
In order to access your Engineering award application, you will need to fully complete the common application. Read through the chart above (in step 2) for instructions on completing each step.
It is normal to see blank sections in this common application.
SHAD, DECA or FIRST?
Fantastic! Please indicate your involvement in the "External Organizations" section of the application and be sure to have at least one of your referees verify your involvement.
Note: by submitting this application you will be considered for all Faculty of Engineering entrance awards for which you are eligible, including SHAD, DECA, and/or FIRST scholarships.
Reference Letters
You will need two reference letters with your application. You must send the request to your referees through AwardSpring. They will then receive an email with instructions on how to upload directly to your application.
Please allow enough time before the DEADLINE for your referees to receive the email and upload your letter. Your referee can upload after you click submit. REFERENCES LETTERS ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 17TH, 2023.
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.
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
Schulich Leader ScholarshipJanuary 26, 2023
Joseph Ip Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Liburdi Engineering ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
DECA GRIT Tank Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
The Sonia Sennik Resilience ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
The NSBE McMaster Chapter ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Nellie P. Hogg ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Dean’s Excellence Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
McMaster Engineering FIRST Alumni Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Ashbaugh ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Dundas ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
George and Nora Elwin ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Moulton College Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
A.G. Reilly ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Class of 1952 Mel Hawkrigg Honour AwardFebruary 17, 2023
Coca-Cola ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Yves and Cynthia Bled Canadian Future Achievers Award for Women in EngineeringFebruary 17, 2023
DECA Alumni Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
John Hodgins Memorial ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
General Motors Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
A.H. Atkinson Education Fund ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
SHAD Alumni Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
McMaster Engineering Big Ideas Entrance ScholarshipFebruary 17, 2023
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $5,000 (4 available)
Due Date: February 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 90% 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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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.
Established in 2021 by Jeff Walker (B.Eng. ’81, M.Eng. ’87 & MBA ’02), to be granted to undergraduate students entering in the Faculty of Business, Engineering or Science who identify as Indigenous and demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to students who permanently reside in a First Nations, Inuit, or Metis Community.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students entering in the Faculty of Business, Engineering or Science who identify as Indigenous and demonstrate financial need
Value: one award of $6,000 annually
Eligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $1,500 (1 available)
Due Date: February 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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.
Due Date: January 26, 2023
Minimum Eligibility: Please visit the Schulich Leader Scholarship web site for details. The high school nomination deadline is January 2023
Visit Scholarship WebsiteEligible Programs: Bachelor of Technology; Computer Science; Engineering; Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences
Value: $5,000
Due Date: February 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 17, 2023
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.