Georgian College - Orangeville Campus

Georgian College is a prestigious and well-known public college located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest government funded college for applied art and technology, founded in 1967. Georgian College has 13,000 full-time students, including 3,600 international students from 85 countries, across seven campuses (Barrie, Midland, Muskoka (Bracebridge), Orangeville, Orillia, Owen Sound, South Georgian Bay (Collingwood)). Georgian College is proud to offer students a rich learning environment that includes an amazing variety of experiential learning opportunities from co-op programs. The dynamic faculty teach 130+ market-driven programs, including:

• Certificates
• Diplomas
• Degrees
• Graduate certificates
• Combined degree-diploma programs with Lakehead University
• Continuing education and workforce development options
• Academic upgrading and career preparation
• Apprenticeship and skills training
• Academic areas:
  • Automotive Business
  • Business and Management
  • Community Safety
  • Computer Studies
  • Design and Visual Arts
  • Engineering and Environmental Technologies
  • Health, Wellness and Sciences
  • Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
  • Human Services
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Liberal Arts
  • Marine Studies
  • Skilled Trades

At Georgian, we work with industry and community partners to offer relevant, cutting-edge curriculum, quality work placements and co-op experiences with top employers. Our students graduate with the skills and the mindset to be innovative thinkers and changemakers who can transform their workplaces and communities. Georgian is a changemaker college. We are the first and only college in Canada designated a changemaker college by Ashoka U for our role as a leader in social innovation and changemaking in higher education.

Georgian College - Orangeville Campus

• Situated in Dufferin County, the Orangeville Campus provides high-quality education in an intimate setting. Offering Health, Wellness and Sciences, Human Services, as well as Business and Management programs, you can gain the skills you need for your career, while getting to know your peers and instructors.

Scholarship

Awards, scholarships and bursaries
Postsecondary education is an investment in your future. We know many students find it tough to make ends meet, which is why we offer so many options to help you pay your way to graduation.
Georgian offers awards, scholarships and bursaries to students of all walks of life — domestic, international and Indigenous, full-time and part-time, first years, upcoming graduates and everyone in between. You can afford this!

Awards and scholarships

• What is an award?
  • An award is a gift or sum of money presented to students in recognition of their accomplishments or situational needs.
• What is a scholarship?
  • A scholarship is a gift or sum of money presented to a student primarily on the basis of academic achievement. Other criteria may apply.

What awards and scholarships are available at Georgian?

• With more than 650 awards and scholarships available to students each year with a combined value of over $750,000, we’re confident there’s one for you!
• The average value of a Georgian award or scholarship is $1,000. Recipients may be selected based on:
  • Community involvement
  • Involvement within the Georgian community
  • Academic achievements
  • Financial need
  • Sports and athletics
  • First generation students

As you can see, it’s not all about your marks. You also don’t need to be fresh out of high school or in your first year of study. You don’t even need to be enrolled full-time! There truly are awards and scholarships for Georgian students from all walks of life. Find out how to apply.

Bursaries

• A bursary is a non-repayable sum of money presented to students based strictly on financial need.
• The minimum bursary value is $500. Georgian disburses more than $3 million in bursaries every single year, so it’s worth applying! Find out how to apply.
• The bursaries listed below are administered by Financial Aid and Awards and are subject to the availability of funding each year.
• What bursaries are available at Georgian?
  • Georgian Bursary
  • Emergency Bursary
  • Indigenous Student Bursary
  • Métis Nation of Ontario Bursary
  • Ontario First Generation Bursary