Are you interested in a degree in engineering, biomedical engineering, health sciences, computer science, or technology? Well, the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University — ranked as one of the world’s top engineering schools — is redefining education. We want to offer you more than a best-in-class degree. You’ll have opportunities to expand your education through co-op placements, research opportunities, project-based classes, and dozens of clubs and teams. Not only that, but we know that tuition, cost of living, and scholarships are important to you. So, we’ve made accessing scholarships as easy as possible!

Discover your scholarship opportunities

As a student out of high school entering your first year of university, you have plenty of scholarship opportunities available to you.

Automatic entrance scholarships

These awards save you so much time and effort in applying to scholarships. How? Because you don’t need to apply! That’s right! When you submit your final high school admission averages, you’ll automatically be evaluated for an entrance scholarship. There are two types of automatic entrance scholarships:

The McMaster University Award of Excellence

Value: $3,000

The McMaster University Award of Excellence is meant to celebrate the academic achievements of students entering their first year. To be eligible for the award, you must be an incoming high school student entering the first year of your first baccalaureate degree program. Based on your final high school admission average, you must be in the top 10% of the Faculty of Engineering. The top 10% of students typically achieve a GPA of 98%+ in high school.

Faculty-specific Achievement Awards

Value: $3,000 ($2,000 for Bachelor of Technology students)

This award was created to celebrate the academic achievements of incoming first year students. To be eligible for the award, you must be an incoming high school student entering the first year of your first baccalaureate degree program with a final admission average of 95%+ (or 90%+ for Bachelor of Technology students).

Keep in mind that you can receive either the Award of Excellence or the Faculty-specific Achievement Award, not both.

Application-based entrance scholarships

There is over $1,000,000 in scholarships and research awards available, and the best part is you only need to submit one application to be considered for all the awards!

The one application you’ll need to complete will ask you to:

• Share any special circumstances
• List any awards or recognitions you’ve 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 who will submit a reference letter on your behalf

Using all this information, you’ll be evaluated for your eligibility for all entrance awards. Some of the awards you could win are:

A.G. Reilly Scholarship

Value: $5,000

Number of awards: 4

If you’re in a Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences program, then you could win this award! You also need an admission average of 90%+, have demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, and involvement in extracurricular and/or volunteer activities.

Dean’s Excellence Entrance Scholarship

Value: $7,500

Number of awards: 38

The Dean’s Excellence Entrance Scholarship is available for you if you’re in a Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences program. You must meet the required admission average for the award (typically a minimum of 94%), have demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, and involvement in extracurricular and/or volunteer activities.

Joseph Ip Entrance Scholarship

Value: $10,000

Number of awards: 2

If you’re in a Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences program and have a 90%+ average, then this award may be for you! You should also have demonstrated leadership experience and attributes and involvement in extracurricular and/or volunteer activities.

McMaster Engineering Big Ideas Entrance Scholarship

Value: $12,000 (First Place), $3,000 (Runners Up)

Number of awards: 1 First Place, 6 Runners Up

The McMaster Engineering Big Ideas Entrance Scholarship is for you if you’re in a Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences program. You must have a 94%+ average, demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, and involvement in extracurricular and/or volunteer activities.

DECA Alumni Entrance Scholarship

Value: $15,000

Number of awards: 10

If you were in DECA in high school, then this scholarship is for you! Only students who have participated in DECA, are enrolled in a Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences program, have a 90%+ academic average, demonstrated leadership experience and attributes, and have letters of reference verifying participation in DECA are eligible for this scholarship.

For a full list of application-based entrance scholarships, check out our Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships page.

BONUS!

Did you know all Faculty of Engineering application-based scholarship winners are guaranteed a research position (valued at $6,000)? This means that after you complete your first year in the Faculty of Engineering, you’ll spend your summer working under professors, researchers, and entrepreneurs across campus. You’ll gain valuable work experience and a close network.

There you have it! A quick glance at some of the scholarships you could win. With one simple application, you’re considered for all awards that you may be eligible for! Make sure you include all activities, involvement, leadership experience, and circumstances in your application so you can increase your eligibility for awards. Have any questions about scholarships? Feel free to contact us at thinkeng@mcmaster.ca.