University of Regina Chancellor's Scholarship

We are pleased to offer the Chancellor’s Scholarship at the University of Regina for academically high-achieving domestic students.

The Chancellor’s Scholarship is awarded annually to 14 undergraduate students who meet specific criteria, including a minimum admission average of 95%. This scholarship is available to students entering directly from high school or high school graduates who have not completed any post-secondary courses (other than those completed while still in high school, such as the High School Accelerated Program).

Recipients will receive $10,000 per year for up to four years, plus on-campus housing for their first year. The total value of each scholarship is over $46,000. One award is reserved for Indigenous applicants, and one for out-of-province applicants.

In addition to the funding, recipients will receive the following benefits:

• Each recipient is assigned an academic mentor, who is normally a faculty member from the recipient’s academic program.
• This scholarship provides leadership programming specially designed for the cohort of recipients.
• The recipients are provided with opportunities to participate in university events and social activities.
• Lastly, these special programs help create a supportive community for and by the Chancellor’s Scholarship recipients.

Details

• Applications open in October 2025 and close December 15, 2025.
• Maximum of 14 awards for domestic students (Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person).
• Minimum admission average of 95% to an undergraduate degree program.
• Entering directly from high school, or as a high school graduate who has not completed any post-secondary courses (other than those completed while the student was still in high school, such as in the High School Accelerated program).
• Application required and must include the following items submitted through Student Awards Management System (SAMS) (log in required): an activity summary and the Chancellor’s Scholarship Supplementary Information Form. You must also have a teacher, principal, guidance counsellor, or another school official submit the Chancellor's Scholarship Academic Reference Form to safa@uregina.ca.
• The External Student Awards Adjudication Committee may require additional documentation or verification of submitted documents.
• Students are expected to complete this application using their own knowledge and abilities. The use of generative AI tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT, is considered a breach of this expectation. Our committee wants to get to know you, so please provide us truthful and authentic narratives in your own voice.
• Selected recipients of the Chancellor’s Scholarships will be required to participate in Chancellor Scholarship programming and recruitment initiatives, as well as agree to be featured in University of Regina promotional campaigns.
• Scholarship Renewal Eligibility: The scholarship is renewable for an additional three years. To be eligible for the renewal, students must achieve a minimum sessional GPA of 80% (prior academic year of May 1-April 30) and complete a minimum of 18 credit hours during this same time period (students with permanent disabilities must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours).
• Housing Funding: In their first year of receipt of the scholarship, recipients will be offered the full cost of Housing Rental Fees exclusive of meal plans and tenant insurance, within U of R owned and operated Housing (Kīšik Towers, Paskwāw and Wakpá Towers, La Résidence, and College West).

Apply

Visit the Student Awards Management System (SAMS) (log in required) to learn more and to apply.

You will also need to attach the Chancellor’s Scholarship Supplementary Information Form through SAMS.  You will have your referee submit the Chancellor's Scholarship Academic Reference Form.