Fall 2025 entrance scholarship FAQs
Yes. Entrance scholarship renewals are flexible and correspond with your CGPA. Just as scholarships may increase with your CGPA, there is the potential for them to decrease as well. Please review these charts of CGPA ranges and corresponding renewal amounts.
2023 and after
For students admitted as of the 2023-2024 academic year and onwards, the renewable value of the guaranteed and renewable entrance scholarship is dependent on the following CGPAs:
| Annual Value* | CGPA Required for Renewal |
| $3,000 | 4.15 or higher |
| $1,500 | 4.01 to 4.14 |
| $750 | 3.85 to 4.00 |
*Scholarship amount will be disbursed evenly between the fall and winter semesters.
2022 and prior
For students admitted up to and including fall 2022, the renewable value of the guaranteed entrance scholarship is dependent on the following CGPAs:
| Annual Value* | CGPA Required for Renewal |
| $4,000 | 4.15 or higher |
| $2,000 | 4.01 to 4.14 |
| $1,000 | 3.85 to 4.00 |
| $500** | 3.67 to 3.84 |
*Scholarship amount will be disbursed evenly between the fall and winter semesters.
**Annual renewable amount of $500 is only available for scholarship recipients admitted up to and including fall 2021. This amount was discontinued after this time.
A CGPA is your cumulative grade point average.
Entrance scholarship renewals assess your CGPA from the end of the most recent winter semester. Your CGPA is the average of all your course grades to date, not individual year, or semester GPAs.
You can see your CGPA at the end of each semester by going to your student centre in MyServiceHub and selecting "Grades." Then select the appropriate winter term and at the top, you will be able to see your cumulative total at the end of that semester.
No. As of your first year, you must be enrolled in an 80% course load (four or more billing units) in both fall and winter terms. Students who withdraw, discontinue their program, reduce their course load, experience a decline in grades below the minimum CGPA requirement, or no longer meet other scholarship/award requirements may forfeit all or part of their award.
The decision is made by the Student Awards and Scholarships Office and is based on the terms of the scholarship. A cancelled scholarship may result in a charge against the student’s university fee account.
Yes. Renewals are reviewed independently each year for up to three calendar years after you receive the initial scholarship. If you do not receive it one year, but maintain or increase your CGPA the next, in addition to upholding all other renewal criteria, there is the potential to have it reinstated at the beginning of the next academic year (i.e. September).
Please note that the loss of a scholarship one year, does not extend the eligibility time frame.
Yes. When we review student accounts for renewal prior to the start of the fall semester, we review your account for all eligibility conditions at that time, namely:
- Appropriate course load for the upcoming academic year (four or more billing units in both fall and winter semesters)
- Minimum CGPA of 3.85 as of the prior winter semester. Minimum CGPA of 3.67 for fall 2021, or prior, entrance scholarship recipients
- Clear academic standing
If, in early September, you have not received your renewal on MyServiceHub as you would expect, please check that you meet the following criteria:
- That you are enrolled in an appropriate course load of 80% or higher (four or more billing units) in both fall and winter.
- If you are registered with Academic Accommodation Support and have an approved reduced course load accommodation, please see question 8 on this page, or Section 8.4 of the entrance scholarship terms and conditions for details on how to receive your renewal.
- Minimum CGPA of 3.85 from your previous winter semester. Minimum CGPA of 3.67 for fall 2021, or prior, entrance scholarship recipients
- Clear academic standing
If you meet all three conditions and do not have your scholarship renewal, please email awards@torontomu.ca prior to September 26, 2025 for the fall semester and by January 23, 2026 for the winter semester.
Scholarships are renewable for three calendar years from the term of admission only and will be renewed consecutively. Scholarship renewals occur in the fall semester of each academic year and the total value for the year is disbursed evenly between the fall and winter semesters.
Applicable only to TMU's guaranteed and renewable entrance scholarships, entrance scholarship renewals may be applied to student accounts in three consecutive fall and winter terms, regardless of when their co-op placements fall. Your most recent winter CGPA will be used in the calculation of the renewal amount.
Participating in a co-op program that extends your studies to five years does not extend your scholarship eligibility by an extra year.
Yes. If you are registered with TMU’s Academic Accommodation Support and are required to take a reduced course load (less than 80%, or less than four billing units per term) as part of your academic accommodation plan, you can receive a prorated scholarship value, with an extended eligibility time frame. The CGPA and academic standing requirements will still need to be achieved.
You will need to self-disclose your reduced course load academic accommodation in confidence to awards@torontomu.ca by September 26, 2025 for the fall semester and by January 23, 2026 for the winter semester (you will need to email us in both semesters as a result of the volume of student accounts we oversee for renewal).
Unfortunately, the CGPA requirement for scholarship renewals is a firm condition. That being said, if you are able to increase your CGPA above the minimum requirement during the next academic year, your account will be reviewed for renewal the next fall.
If you are the recipient of a President’s Entrance Scholarship and your CGPA falls within 0.25 points of 3.67, you may be granted a probationary scholarship renewal period where you will conditionally receive half your scholarship in the fall semester, with the expectation that you will increase your CGPA above a 3.67 to receive the rest in winter.
Per Senate Policy 170(a), your GPA is rounded up to the next higher second decimal place. For example, a 3.8477 would round to a 3.85.
Scholarship amount will be disbursed evenly between the fall and winter semesters. We will no longer be distributing the full amount of funds in the fall semester.
As long as you maintain your course load and academic standing for both fall and winter, you will receive the second half of your renewal shortly after the mid-year winter break.
2023 and after
For students admitted as of the 2023-2024 academic year, the renewable value of the guaranteed entrance scholarship is dependent on the following CGPAs:
| Annual Value* | CGPA Required for Renewal |
| $3,000 | 4.15 or higher |
| $1,500 | 4.01 to 4.14 |
| $750 | 3.85 to 4.00 |
*Scholarship amount will be disbursed evenly between the fall and winter semesters.
2022 and prior
For students admitted up to and including fall 2022, the renewable value of the guaranteed entrance scholarship is dependent on the following CGPAs:
| Annual Value* | CGPA Required for Renewal |
| $4,000 | 4.15 or higher |
| $2,000 | 4.01 to 4.14 |
| $1,000 | 3.85 to 4.00 |
| $500** | 3.67 to 3.84 |
*Scholarship amount will be disbursed evenly between the fall and winter semesters.
**Annual renewable amount of $500 is only available for scholarship recipients admitted up to and including fall 2021. This amount was discontinued after this time.
Please review the entrance scholarship terms and conditions, specifically sections 2, section 3 and section 4, for information on entrance scholarship eligibility criteria and values.
If you have further questions about your eligibility, please contact admissions at scholarship.inquiry@torontomu.ca. They assess scholarships for incoming students and are able to assist with inquiries pertaining to entrance scholarships for prospective students, incoming students and first-year students. The Student Awards and Scholarships Office reviews student accounts for renewal.
General entrance scholarships are granted at the time you are admitted to TMU, they are not scholarships that you can apply to yearly. You need to have been granted an entrance scholarship upon your admission to TMU in order to be eligible for renewal consideration.
No. We review your CGPA from the end of the most recent winter semester. Fall, winter and past spring/summer semester courses are used to calculate your CGPA that we review for renewal.
Your most recent spring and summer semester courses are not included in CGPA calculations in the fall, they will be factored into your CGPA calculation next fall, if you are returning.
Students who withdraw, discontinue their program, reduce their course load, experience a decline in grades below the minimum CGPA requirement, or no longer meet other scholarship/award requirements, may forfeit all or part of their award.
Scholarship recipients' eligibility is re-evaluated after the add/drop date in each semester (early October for fall, early February for winter) to ensure enrolment conditions continue to be met (i.e. enrolled in an 80% course load).
If your scholarship is cancelled, it may result in a charge against your university fee account (MyServiceHub).
Yes. Your account will still be assessed for renewal even if your program changes, however, it is important to note that scholarships are renewable for three calendar years from the term of admission only (as stated in Section 8.5 of the terms and conditions). Changing programs does not restart or extend this time frame.