Students can access funding from outside of the University, from companies, agencies, etc.
The processes for applying to these three major external scholarships include involvement from the University of Guelph:
| Scholarship | University Role | University of Guelph Contact |
|---|---|---|
| McCall MacBain Scholarships | The McCall MacBain Scholarships program requires the University to confirm each applicant from Guelph (graduating student or recent graduate) meets the minimum threshold for endorsement. That minimum threshold is good standing in terms of academics and overall conduct. | avpa@uoguelph.ca |
| Rhodes Scholarship | The Rhodes Trust requires applicants to possess an endorsement from their current university (or alma mater for recent graduates). The University of Guelph has an internal selection process to determine who will or will not be offered an endorsement letter. | avpa@uoguelph.ca |
| Fessenden-Trott Scholarships | The Fessenden-Trott scholarships were established in memory of the late Professor Reginald Aubrey Fessenden and the late Helen May Fessenden (née Trott). These scholarships are valued at $9,000 annually for three years (or until the scholar obtains their first degree). Each year, these scholarships are offered to a different region of Canada. In 2021, nominations were accepted from universities in the Ontario provinces. Each university in Ontario may nominate one student. The next application period will open in March, 2025. | awards@uoguelph.ca |
Organizations that offer external scholarships that do not require involvement from the University of Guelph may communicate that information to students through the UAIC's External Scholarship list at External Scholarship Opportunities.
To share their scholarship information they request access via email to s.dorr@exec.uoguelph.ca AND they agree to abide by posted site rules. The email request for access to add to the list must be sent from/for an organizational email account (not a personal account). As with any list on any topic, this one is not comprehensive of all available external scholarships. For this reason, students may also wish to visit external sites that provide information about scholarships and awards, such as these examples (but there are many others!):