Financial Assistance & Scholarships

Financial Assistance & Scholarships

At Appleby College, we believe students deserve every opportunity to pursue an education that excites and challenges them, an education that offers them the chance to discover and embrace their passions. Appleby's commitment to Financial Assistance is designed to ensure that students can pursue such an outstanding education. An Appleby education requires a significant commitment and we believe financial need should never prevent a student from reaching their full potential.

Quick Facts

• Financial assistance at Appleby College is 100% need based
• Close to $38 million in financial assistance has been provided over the past decade
• Approximately 20% of Appleby College families receive financial assistance annually
• Over 90% of financial assistance is provided in the form of bursaries
• Students applying for financial assistance are strongly encouraged to submit their application in concurrence with their admissions application as it can take four to six weeks for Apple Financial Services to process

Financial Assistance

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTION 2024-2025

Information outlined below includes families with multiple children attending Appleby College.

*Family income, family assets, such as home equity, savings accounts, stocks, etc.; indebtedness; the number of children in a tuition-charging institution; age of parents, with consideration given for nearness to retirement age; and unusual family or medical expenses are some of the factors considered in awarding aid.

How To Apply

All financial assistance decisions at Appleby are need based and are designed to assist families who believe in an Appleby education but are unable to meet the full financial commitments. All applications are reviewed by an independent financial services firm, Apple Financial Services (www.applefinancialservices.ca), who will provide Appleby with a confidential analysis of a family's financial ability to contribute towards their child's education. Applications for financial assistance open on Monday, October 7, 2024. Please do not submityour information to Apple Financial before this date. The financial assistance application fee is $130 (includes HST). To download the financial assistance application forms, please visit www.applefinancialservices.ca.

Application Due Dates

Financial Assistance Due Date For Returning Students: December 12, 2024

Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship

Effective for the 2024-25 school year, Appleby College will award up to five new incoming students a $20,000 annual scholarship to be used towards their tuition fees. Named after the school’s founding patron, the scholarship recognizes new incoming students who have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, both inside and outside the classroom. The scholarship is open to all day, boarding and international students, regardless of their financial need. All scholarship recipients will also be eligible to apply for Appleby’s $5.8 million Financial Assistance Programme.

“With the Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship Programme, we are reinforcing our commitment to supporting exceptionally talented and motivated students who are on the path of becoming tomorrow’s leaders,” said Innes van Nostrand, Principal. “As one of Canada’s most eminent businessmen of his time, Sir Edmund Walker’s vision for Appleby College was to produce potential leaders for the nation, who aspired for more than money, and who understood the importance of the world beyond Canada. This vision lives on today.”

Students interested in applying for the 2024-25 Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship Programme must meet the following requirements:

• Have achieved high academic standing having participated in a rigorous academic programme in their previous two years of schooling. In most cases, students should have an overall average in excess of 85% or letter grade of A- or higher.
• Have been an elite level participant in athletics, the arts and/or community involvement and demonstrated leadership within these endeavours.
• Have demonstrated a proven commitment to giving back to others through service leadership within their local community and/or school.
• Have submitted a written reflective piece describing "How you have made a positive impact on your current school community".

Recipients of the Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship will receive $20,000 per year starting with the recipient’s year of entry and guaranteed to renew annually until graduation or the recipient leaves the school. The full scholarship amount will be applied directly against the recipient’s annual tuition fees.

The Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship will supersede any other financial award. This award will be included as part of any Financial Assistance Programme assessment.

Applications for the 2024-25 Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship are due on December 1, 2024.

Please click the button below to download the editable pdf form. Please complete it, save it, and send via e-mail to admissions@appleby.on.ca.

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For additional information on the Sir Edmund Walker Scholarship, please contact Sophie Grossman, Executive Director, Admissions at 905-845-4681 ext. 259 or by email at sgrossman@appleby.on.ca.

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