Applying for Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries
We encourage all students to submit their online student profile(s) through LORIS to be considered for competitive scholarship, award and donor-supported bursary opportunities.
These online student profiles open in the late summer and close in the early Fall yearly – keep an eye on your MyLaurier email for deadlines!
These online student profiles are open to all undergraduate and graduate students, including all full- and part-time students and international students.
By telling us about yourself through the completion of your profile, we can determine if you are eligible for a competitive scholarship, award or donor-supported bursary.
Decisions on recipients for all competitive opportunities are made on an ongoing basis. Recipients of competitive opportunities are notified by email between October and March.
Student Profiles
There are three different types of student profiles! General Student Profile, Faculty-specific Profile and the First-year Undergraduate Profile.
While the submission of a financial statement (included in some of the profiles) is not mandatory, we strongly recommend you complete this section as many award opportunities have a “financial need” component.
When a profile or application is available on LORIS, an email will be sent to your MyLaurier account. Make sure you check your MyLaurier e-mail regularly!
Profiles must be submitted by the stated deadline in order to be considered for all competitive scholarship, bursary and award opportunities for the current academic year.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
All decisions are at the discretion of the Student Awards Office.
Important Dates
June 22: First-year student profile as application for all competitive entrance opportunities opens on LORIS for first-year undergraduate students only.
August 20: Deadline to complete the First-year student profile on LORIS.
August 21: General student profile open on LORIS for ALL students.
October 12: Deadline to complete the General student profile on LORIS.
October 13: Faculty-specific profile opens on LORIS for students who have completed the general profile.
November 2: Deadline to complete the Faculty-specific profile on LORIS.
Profiles must be submitted by the stated deadline in order to be considered for all competitive scholarship, bursary and award opportunities for the current academic year. Late submissions cannot be accepted.
General Student Profile
This profile can be completed by all students. Application is for all competitive students which are open to all students. Application becomes available in late-Summer and closes in late-September to early-October.
Those who complete this profile before the deadline will then have the opportunity to complete the “Faculty Specific” profile.
Profile Available on: August 21, 2020.
Deadline: October 12, 2020.
Faculty Specific Profile
Complete your faculty-specific profile based on your program and faculty. Application for competitive opportunities that are specific to your program of study. For example, if you are in a BA Global Studies program you can complete the Faculty of Arts profile. This profile is made available on LORIS in mid-late September.
You must complete General Student Profile by the deadline to receive the faculty-specific profile. If you did not complete the General Student Profile, you will not have access to the faculty-specific profile.
Profile Available on: October 13, 2020.
Deadline: November 2nd, 2020.
First-year Undergraduate Profile
Open to students who are entering a first year undergraduate program in the fall semester. Application for all first-year, undergraduate competitive entrance opportunities. It becomes available in in mid-late June and closes in August.
A first year student can complete all three profiles.
Profile Available on: June 22, 2020.
Deadline: August 20, 2020.
Accessing your Student Profile(s) through LORIS
- Log in to your LORIS account.
- Access the “Student Awards and Financial Aid” tab at the top of the web page.
- Click the “Student Awards Applications” link which will take you to the student profile(s).
- Your submissions can be reviewed and changes can be made up until the deadline. After you submit your profile(s), your submission can be accessed through the “View my Applications” tab. Make sure that the application is showing as “submitted.”
- Once the deadline has passed, your profile will show the status of "EXPIRED"