Student Awards and Financial Aid
Ontario Tech announces 2022 Joyce Family Foundation Success Award recipients
June 23, 2022
In 2016, a donation of $1 million from The Joyce Family Foundation to Ontario Tech established two new awards to help students to turn their dream of post-secondary education into reality.
Let’s count the ways Ontario Tech’s annual Pi Day of Giving was a success!
April 05, 2022
Over the past month, Ontario Tech alumni, faculty, staff, students and members of our community came together for our students raising more than $156,000. Donors gave to scholarships, bursaries, athletics and in support of the Student Relief Fund, which provides assistance to students in many different ways.
Ontario Tech establishes international emergency bursary
March 23, 2022
To underscore its commitment to champion student success and provide greater access to educational opportunities, Ontario Tech University has created an international emergency bursary for students transferring to Canada due to war or environmental catastrophe.
More students applying to Ontario Tech than ever before
January 31, 2022
Great degree programs, powerful links with industry and a tradition of job-ready graduates are making more students choose Ontario Tech University.
Maclean’s magazine 2022 university rankings moves Ontario Tech to its highest overall placing to date
October 20, 2021
For the first time in its history, Ontario Tech University has moved inside the top 10 of the Maclean’s magazine rankings of Canada’s universities in the category of ‘primarily undergraduate institutions’.
OPG renews support for Durham College, Ontario Tech
October 20, 2021
Ontario Power Generation will continue its decade-long collaboration with Durham College and Ontario Tech University through a new $5-million investment.
Prepare to be a doctor with Ontario Tech University’s Medical School pathway
September 21, 2021
Ontario Tech offers some of the most technologically advanced and modern undergraduate programs available anywhere. Discover one of the many pathway programs to kickstart your dream of becoming a medical doctor, or explore additional opportunities in the area of medicine and health.
Colleagues, alumni and the university celebrate Dr. George Bereznai
August 30, 2021
As one of the university’s first faculty hires by founding president Dr. Gary Polonsky, Dr. George Bereznai played a pivotal role in shaping the university’s culture for innovation and collaboration, and building its reputation as a technology-focused and distinctly modern university.
2021-2022 Ontario Tech University major scholarship recipients
July 28, 2021
Each year, seven outstanding incoming students are awarded to Ontario Tech University’s most prestigious entrance scholarships. The university’s scholarship program recognizes secondary school students for exceptional achievements in academics, leadership and community involvement throughout their high school career.
Ontario Tech’s 2021 recipients of The Joyce Family Foundation Success Award
June 22, 2021
The Joyce Family Foundation is making the dream of post-secondary education a reality.
Ontario Tech agreement with airline takes flight for international students
June 04, 2021
Ontario Tech international students booking air travel to Canada are eligible for a special flight discount thanks to a new university partnership with Air Canada. Air Canada serves more than 200 airports on six continents.
Ontario Tech University receives $2.2 million donation from Tribute Communities
June 03, 2021
A new series of scholarships funded by Durham Region-based real estate developer Tribute Communities will help the next generation of Ontario Tech University students achieve their academic dreams.
Come see what Ontario Tech University is all about on March 27
March 22, 2021
As physical-distancing protocols continue, Ontario Tech University is driving high-tech ways to digitally take its campus… off campus. On Saturday, March 27, students and families interested in the university will be able to visit Ontario Tech at its next Virtual Open House.
Ontario Tech awards Remembrance Scholarship in honour of 2020 Iran plane crash victims
February 04, 2021
Ontario Tech’s Remembrance Scholarship recipient is Yashashvi Thaker, a Mechatronics Engineering student in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. The international student from India says she chose to study at Ontario Tech for the sense of belonging and community the campus provides.
Remembrance scholarship in honour of Iran plane crash victims
September 30, 2020
In remembrance of the victims of the January 2020 Iran plane crash, the Province of Ontario will provide various publicly-assisted post-secondary institutions with funding for dedicated scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year, including one at Ontario Tech University.
Career Ready Fund Auto Stream a winning combination for Ontario Tech students and employers seeking new talent
September 25, 2020
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Skills and Training is investing $757,143 in the new Career Ready Fund (CRF) Auto Stream program led by Ontario Tech University, in partnership with Durham College and Loyalist College.
Ontario Tech University remembers Durham Region philanthropist and business leader Devon Biddle
September 04, 2020
On August 28, Ontario Tech University lost one of its long-time supporters, Devon Biddle. As a dedicated volunteer with the Friends of Ontario Tech University Committee, Devon helped introduce the university to many in Oshawa, and beyond.
Presenting Ontario Tech University’s 2020-2021 major scholarship recipients
August 20, 2020
Each year, seven outstanding incoming students are awarded Ontario Tech University’s most prestigious entrance scholarships. The program recognizes secondary school students with exceptional achievements in academics, leadership and community involvement throughout their high school career.
Ontario Tech announces 2020 Joyce Foundation Success Award recipients
August 19, 2020
The Joyce Foundation continues to make the dream of attending Ontario Tech a reality for local secondary school students.
Ridgebacks women’s hockey star Kassidy Ford wins national scholarship
June 25, 2020
Veteran Ridgebacks women’s hockey player Kassidy Ford is a recipient of the 2020 Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund sport study scholarship through the True Sport Foundation.
Don’t miss Ontario Tech’s Virtual Open House Saturday, May 23
May 14, 2020
While physical distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic may require people to stay indoors, Ontario Tech University continues
Check out Ontario Tech University’s virtual Open House Saturday, March 28
March 24, 2020
Physical distancing may be forcing people to stay indoors, but it hasn’t stopped Ontario Tech University’s Open House. Looking to give future students and applicants as much access and information as possible to learn more about us, the university’s annual event has been transformed into a digital, interactive Virtual Open House (ontariotechu.ca/openhouse) on Saturday, March 28.
Shooting for the Moon: Ontario Tech students compete for $10,000 to see who has the next big idea to change the world
March 03, 2020
On Thursday, March 5, Ontario Tech University undergraduate and graduate students will put their Moonshot ideas on the line. In front of an audience of local business leaders, participants will pitch their ideas to change the world and make a positive impact on society.