Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Lakehead University myAwards page

Please note that we are currently in the process of updating our upcoming awards cycle that begins on August 15.

Below you will find a listing of funding opportunities that are available to registered Lakehead University students with brief information about each opportunity and the qualifications. To apply to any opportunity which require an application you must be a registered student. Sign in using your Lakehead University user name and password and you will then have the opportunity to complete the General Application. To sign in simply click the Sign In button located at the top right of this page.

New/Prospective Students – Please note that you must be enrolled at Lakehead University prior to applying for scholarships on this page.
You will receive your Lakehead University email address and login credentials once you have been admitted to Lakehead University.

If you have any questions, please connect with Student Central by Submitting an Inquiry.

The majority of the funding opportunities offered by Lakehead University are auto-matched through the General Application and you may not be required to complete any further applications. If you are eligible for additional opportunities that require supplemental information, these will display for you once you have completed and submitted the General Application, on the left hand side of your page. These are identified as Recommended Opportunities. You may still be allowed to apply to non-recommended opportunities but you may not qualify for these opportunities.

Many of our opportunities are funded through the generosity of donors within our communities. Be advised that all funding is subject to receipt from donor and we ask that you provide a thank you letter if asked to share your experiences with your donor.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,205.00 Gordon Andrew Johnson Memorial Bursary
Created in 1997 in loving memory by the family of Gordon Andrew Johnson....
Ended
$1,213.00 Hamlin Family Fund Nursing Bursary
Awarded to any student of aboriginal ancestry registered in Year 2, 3, 4...
Ended
$685.00 Hanley Award
Established in 1990 by colleagues, alumni and family in memory of “Bill”...
Ended
$1,170.00 Harvey Cardwell Family Bursary
Created in 1996 by Harvey and Darlene Cardwell. Awarded to an in-course...
Ended
Varies Humanities 101 Alumni Bursary
This bursary is awarded on the occasion where an alumni of Humanities...
Ended
Varies Indigenous Student Bursary (MCU)
Established by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities in...
Ended
$0.00 J P Bickell Foundation Mining Scholarship / Award
Awarded on the recommendation of the Senate Undergraduate Scholarships...
Ended
$0.00 Jack and Donna Wieb Biology Award
The Jack and Donna Wieb Biology Award will be awarded annually to two...
Ended
$3,075.00 Jeffrey Frazer Memorial Award
Created in 2005 by family, friends and colleagues in loving memory of...
Ended
$2,826.76 John D. MacLeod Memorial Bursary
Awarded to two students enrolled in fourth-year Honours English on the...
Ended
$1,105.00 Ken Moore Memorial Bursary
Ken Moore devoted his entire life to music and spent 40 years...
Ended
$550.00 Lakehead Celebrates Orillia Athletics Award
Awarded to varsity athletes enrolled and located at the Orillia campus...
Ended
$1,000.00 Lakehead-Georgian Executive Leadership Program Bursary
The bursary is presented to a student entering a Lakehead-Georgian...
Ended
$840.00 LU Department of English Studies Bursary
Awarded to a student entering the final year of the Honours Bachelor of...
Ended
$875.00 LU Department of Geography Bursary
Awarded on the basis of financial need and satisfactory academic...
Ended
Varies LU FALL/WINTER and Fees Bursary
Awarded on the basis of financial need to students in any year level or...
Ended
$920.00 Mary O'Rourke Music Bursary
Awarded to an in-course music student on the basis of financial need and...
Ended
$1,000.00 McCarthy Tetrault LLP Law Bursary
Awarded to a self-identified lndigenous law student entering the JD...
Ended
$390.00 Mr and Mrs James MacAllan Munro Family Memorial Prize-Poetry
Awarded annually to an in-course student on the basis of competition. ...
Ended
$390.00 Mr and Mrs James MacAllan Munro Family Memorial Prize-Prose
Awarded annually to an in-course student at Lakehead University on the...
Ended
Varies Native Law Centre Award
As a condition of acceptance to the Lakehead University Law program,...
Ended
$2,000.00 Naysmith Scholar Award
Frame of Reference: Graduating natural resources professionals look...
Ended
$650.00 Neva Del Bianco Memorial Music and Visual Arts Bursary
Nori Scott originally established two awards in 1995 and 1997 in loving...
Ended
$1,450.00 New Sun Eric Harvie Memorial Aboriginal Award
Awarded to a Canadian Aboriginal student entering the second year of a...
Ended
$2,500.00 Nora W. Stratford Memorial Bursary
Awarded to an Indigenous student with financial need enrolled in the...
Ended
$3,720.00 Paul Rependa Achievement Program Bursary
Established in 2019 in memory of Paul Rependa who passed away in 1988 at...
Ended
$2,247.50 Pauline Wong Indigenous Nursing Bursary
Awarded to a 2nd or 3rd-year Indigenous nursing student(s) on the basis...
Ended
$650.00 Peter Barz Memorial Silver Jubilee Scholarship
Peter Barz emigrated to northwestern Ontario from Germany in 1951. He...
Ended
$5,000.00 Petersen Family Media, Film and Communications Award
Awarded to two full-time students who self-identify as female enrolled...
Ended
$640.00 Provenzano Group of Companies LU 30th Anniversary Bursary
Awarded on the basis of financial need and minimum ‘B’ standing to an...
Ended
$2,375.00 RBC Capital Markets Finance Award
Provided to an academically-strong student entering fourth year, Faculty...
Ended
$1,205.00 Remembering Andrea, Sean and Justine Bursary
Sean Michano was born May 18, 1986 to Jacqueline McGuirk and Timothy...
Ended
$2,790.00 Reverend Canon Alvin J. Thomson and Mrs. Violet Thomson Memorial Bursary
Awarded to two full-time, undergraduate students in any year who have...
Ended
$525.00 Ronald J Whistle LU 30th Anniversary Bursary
Created in 1996 by Michael A. Whistle in honour of his father, Ronald,...
Ended
$500.00 Science and Environmental Studies Award I
Awarded to a student enrolled in a Water Resource Science or...
Ended
$750.00 Science and Environmental Studies Award II
Awarded to a student enrolled in a Biology program, to support their...
Ended
$665.00 Simons Foundation Scholarship for Women in Engineering
The Simons Foundation has endowed a scholarship at Lakehead University...
Ended
$2,500.00 Somos El Barco Second Year Bursary
Awarded to a full-time student who self-identifies as Indigenous and...
Ended
$2,500.00 Somos El Barco Third Year Bursary
Awarded to a full-time student who self-identifies as Indigenous and...
Ended
$1,070.00 St Joseph's Care Group Nurses Bursary
Awarded to a nursing student in third or fourth year who has financial...
Ended
$1,125.00 Tamblyn Family Orillia Scholarship
Awarded to an Indigenous student at the Lakehead University Orillia...
Ended
$1,545.00 The Carlotta and Vittorio Del Bianco Memorial Scholarship
Established by Nori Scott in memory of her parents. Awarded to a student...
Ended
$1,240.00 The McCallum Family Bursary
Awarded to an in-course student registered in the Faculty of Forestry...
Ended
$1,220.00 The Rheta Andrews Music Bursary
John Andrews was a local businessman who established the Northland...
Ended
$1,000.00 The Ronald J.K. Martin Award
Ronald John Ker Martin (1929-2016) never had the chance to go to...
Ended
$2,443.75 The Ross Rogers Scholarship in Science
Created in 1998 by Ross Rogers, a long-time resident of Thunder Bay, a...
Ended
$1,115.00 The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Bursary
Created in 1997 by 4th year Honours Bachelor of Music student, Samantha...
Ended
$1,315.00 Thomas B Miller Bursary
Created in 1996 by family, friends and colleagues in loving memory of...
Ended
$1,035.00 Thunder Bay-Northwest CPA Ontario Association Bursary
Awarded to an accounting major in Year 3 or 4 of his/her program on the...
Ended
$730.00 Thunder Country World-Wide Travel Management Bursary
Awarded to a student in the Department of Languages on the basis of...
Ended