SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Significant Dates

• Scholarships Open: Thursday, May 1, 2025. Submissions open online.

• Scholarship Deadline: Applications must be received at Villa Charities Inc. by Monday, June 30, 2025, 11:59pm EDT to be considered for the 2025 Villa Charities Undergraduate Student Scholarships and the 2025 Villa Charities Graduate Student Scholarships. Late applications will not be considered.

• July & August 2025: The Villa Charities Scholarship Awards Selection Committee will review all applications and select the award recipients.

• September 2025: Successful applicants will be notified of their award. Applicants who were not successful will be notified via email.

• September 2025: Financial awards will be disbursed to successful applicants.

Use of Awarded Funds

• Scholarship funds are to be used for tuition purposes only. The financial reward will be transferred directly to the student’s post-secondary institution.

Deferral of Scholarships

• Requests for deferrals are considered individually and are granted at the discretion of Villa Charities Inc. They are not guaranteed. A student who is granted a deferral must notify Villa Charities Inc. at the time the deferral is granted so that their scholarship will be reviewed for a deferral.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be enrolled in full-time studies at an accredited Canadian college or university and supply Proof of Enrollment. An awarded student who withdraws from their program during the academic year for which the scholarship was paid must reimburse their scholarship to Villa Charities Inc. within 30 days of withdrawing from their program.

• To be eligible for the Villa Charities Undergraduate Scholarship you must be entering into your second, third or fourth year. Those entering their first year of undergraduate studies are not eligible.

GPA Requirements

• Students must have maintained a minimum 3.5 GPA from the two (2) most recent past semesters. Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 or Spring/Summer 2025. Term transcripts must be submitted as part of the application process with a minimum combined 3.5 GPA.

Maintaining Scholarships

• Applicable to all scholarships and all years, students must remain enrolled in an 80% course load (4 units or higher for the fall term and 4 units or higher for the winter term). Students who withdraw, reduce their course load, experience a decline in grades or no longer meet other scholarship/award eligibility/requirements during the academic year for which the scholarship was paid may be required to forfeit all or part of their award. Any forfeit decision will be made by Villa Charities Inc. senior leadership in its sole discretion and will be based on the terms of the scholarship, circumstances leading to the student becoming ineligible and educational costs incurred to date.

Renewing Scholarships

• The Villa Charities Scholarship Program is a one-time award. Award recipients are not eligible to reapply for the program.

Restrictions

• Villa Charities staff and their immediate family members are not eligible for the Villa Charities Scholarship Program. Villa Charities Board Members and Villa Charities Affiliate Board Members and their immediate families are not eligible for the Villa Charities Scholarship Program.

Scholarship Values Subject to Change

• The availability and monetary value of all scholarships are subject to change.

2025 Scholarship Program Application Form – Applications open Thursday, May 1, 10:00am.