International students will be considered for entrance scholarships based on academic merit. Student eligibility for these scholarships is reviewed automatically upon application until the allocated funds are exhausted. The end date for the review process is reassessed regularly. 
Notice to students that are the recipients of this scholarship:
You will have priority to register at the beginning of the registration period for new students in the fall 2024 and winter 2025 semesters.
If you are offered on-campus accommodations for the St. John’s Campus for fall 2024, you may be given an opportunity for early room selection.
Your scholarship will be applied to your university student account after your graduation from high school and your full time registration as an undergraduate student at Memorial in 2024-25 have been confirmed.
The Transforming Our Horizons Entrance Scholarship Program is not renewable. In order to be considered eligible for scholarships in your second year at Memorial you must achieve scholarship standing in your first year.
While this scholarship may be held in conjunction with scholarships from other outside agencies, it may be replaced by a higher-value general entrance scholarship if you eligible for the larger scholarship by Memorial University.
If you plan to attend the Marine Institute in fall 2024 and will be enrolling in one of their programs leading to a degree, you may also hold the scholarship while attending there.
The scholarship may be deferred to fall 2025 for Newfoundland and Labrador students who attend the College Transfer Program at the College of the North Atlantic and who continue on to Memorial in fall 2025. Such students must request a deferral in writing to the Scholarships and Awards Office.
Newfoundland and Labrador students
In addition to the Transforming Our Horizons Entrance Scholarship, Memorial University offers the following entrance scholarships to qualifying Canadian students enrolled in Newfoundland and Labrador high schools.
Memorial University of Newfoundland Alumni Entrance Scholarship
Dr. Leslie Harris Memorial University Alumni Association Scholarship
To be eligible for the Memorial University of Newfoundland Alumni Entrance Scholarship and the Dr. Leslie Harris Memorial University Alumni Association Scholarship you must be a high school student, graduating from a Newfoundland and Labrador High School, entering the first year of undergraduate studies at Memorial University in September 2024, and have an early admission average of 90% or higher. Applicants must have strong extra-curricular involvement and demonstrated leadership contributions to school and community in Levels I, II, and III.
Joyce Foundation Bursary
Each award is intended to fund tuition and the associated mandatory fees for the fall and winter semester, and is renewable annually for up to three additional years. Eligibility is subject to meeting general admissions requirements, with a minimum of 70% final admission average (St. John’s/Grenfell campuses) or a minimum of 60% final admission average (Marine Institute), demonstration of critical financial need, dedication to education, and perseverance in the face of challenges. Renewal criteria to be met each year.
Eligibility requirements
The Joyce Foundation Bursary is available annually to students entering Memorial University who:
are in their final year of secondary school in Newfoundland and Labrador or, 
have graduated from a NL secondary school within the last 12 months (previous school year),
are a new student, entering an undergraduate program on any campus of Memorial University,
can clearly demonstrate critical financial need, dedication to their education, and perseverance in the face of challenges,