York International Scholarship of Distinction — Bachelor's Scholarship

The York International Scholarship of Distinction is an automatic bachelor’s entrance scholarship offered by York University in Toronto. It recognizes eligible international high-school applicants admitted for the 2026–27 academic year on the basis of their final admission average.

No separate scholarship application is required; applicants apply for undergraduate admission and York assesses them automatically. The award can be renewed or regained across four years when recipients meet the published credit-load and GPA conditions.

Benefits & funding

CAD 15,000 is awarded in year one, followed by CAD 7,500 in each of years two, three and four, for a maximum of CAD 37,500.
The scholarship is applied automatically at the start of each year level.
Renewal or reinstatement requires at least 24 credits in each academic year and a minimum 7.5 GPA, equivalent to B+.
The award may be combined with faculty-based scholarships and awards, but not York’s prestigious scholarships.

Eligibility

Applicants must be international high-school applicants, including applicants with advanced standing of fewer than 24 transfer credits, and have a final admission average of at least 90% or the curriculum-equivalent result.
York defines a high-school applicant as under age 21 by the end of the admission calendar year, out of full-time high-school study for less than two years, and without study attempted at an accredited college or university.
Recipients must enroll full-time in a York undergraduate program, pay international tuition fees, accept their admission offer by the deadline in the offer letter and satisfy outstanding admission conditions within 30 days after the term begins.
Students admitted to Computer Science, Cybersecurity or Engineering are ineligible, except Fall 2026 international applicants who are completing high school under the Ontario curriculum.
York publishes no country-of-nationality, residence or gender restriction beyond the international-tuition-status requirement.

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Education required
High School
Age requirement
≤ 20 yrs

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Application process

1
Select an eligible York undergraduate program and review its admission requirements and deadline.
2
Apply for undergraduate admission through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre or York University’s own application.
3
Use the York student number in the acknowledgment email to track the application and submit required documents through MyFile.
4
Do not submit a separate scholarship form; York assesses the final admission average automatically and applies the award if all conditions are met.

Program timeline

General admission deadline for most Winter 2027 undergraduate programs.
Nov 18, 2026
Offer acceptance deadline
Accept the admission offer by the date stated in the offer letter.
Within 30 days after the term begins
Satisfy all outstanding admission conditions.
Start of each year level
York applies the scholarship automatically when the recipient remains eligible.