Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Design Strategy George Brown College - Waterfront Campus, Canada

I am a new international applicant 

You are a new international applicant with a valid study permit who applied to GBC on or after March 27, 2024, for a May 2024 or September 2024 start.

• You are currently studying at another Canadian college or university (public or private) and want to transfer to GBC. 
• You are currently studying in Canada and want to apply for a GBC program. 
• You have completed an English language program through a GBC partner. 
• You are completing a high school program in Canada. 

I am a current GBC student applying for a second program

You are a current international student at GBC with a valid study permit and have applied for another GBC program with a May 2024 or September 2024 start.

• You are a current student and have submitted a new application for another GBC program starting in May or September after completing your current GBC program. ?
• You are a current English for Academic Purposes (EAP) student starting a new post-secondary program immediately after completing your current program. (To be eligible, students must complete the required level for the new program.)

Terms and conditions

The following terms and conditions govern the awarding and administration of George Brown College's new international student scholarship, designed for applicants who applied for admission on or after March 27, 2024, with a valid study permit or current students taking a second (or subsequent) program at the college, within two terms of completing a first program.   

Eligible programs 

• Valid for all post-secondary programs  
• Not available for applicants entering EAP 

Valid intakes 

• May 2024
• September 2024

Amount of award

• $1,500 one-time payment posted to the student’s account

Method of application: No application for the scholarship is required. The scholarship is assessed upon application and awarded automatically to registered students (day 10) who meet eligibility criteria.   

Method of award: Funds will be awarded once and applied directly to the student’s account (tuition fee balance) after day 10 of the first semester of study.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & CONDITIONS: NEW APPLICANTS 

New international applicants* with a valid study permit or letter of introduction (LOI) at the time of application who applied to a George Brown for May 2024 or September 2024 intake on or after March 27, 2024.    

*International fee-paying students 

• Applicants who applied to George Brown on or after March 27, 2024. 
• Paying international fees. 
• Not a current GBC student. 
• The student had a valid study permit or maintained status for a study permit or LOI when submitting their application to George Brown College. 
• A valid study permit / LOI must be uploaded when the Offer of Admission (LOA) is accepted.  
• Must be a registered student with a full-time course load. 
• The scholarship will be rescinded if the student withdraws. 
• Scholarship recipients are required to provide their ITN for T4A tax reporting purposes as mandated by the government. Students who do not provide this information will have the scholarship revoked by the end of semester one. 

Not eligible: Anyone eligible for domestic fees.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & CONDITIONS: CURRENT GBC STUDENTS

• Current GBC international student applying for admission to a second or subsequent program (submitting a new application to a program after completing their current GBC program). 
• Current English for Academic Purposes (EAP) student starting a new post-secondary program immediately upon completion of EAP. The EAP student must complete the required level for the new program to be eligible. 
• Only students who have applied to a new, second program that starts within two terms of their graduation from their first program.
  • Not valid for current students switching programs in the same or different intake. 
  • Not valid for students moving to a connected program and starting an upper semester. (e.g. moving from a two-year to a three-year) 
• Student must be in good standing with no holds on their account. 
• Must be starting the second program in semester one.  
• Must be a registered student with a full-time course load. 
• Not valid for students who are taking repeat semesters. 
• The scholarship will be rescinded if the student withdraws.