OCTOBER 2023

Queen’s October News

Supplementary Application

This year’s Supplementary Application is being delivered through a new platform for an improved applicant experience, with additional functionality to allow applicants to practice and prepare for the submission of their Supplementary Application.  Applicants to Health Sciences, Nursing and Commerce will be required to complete one timed written response and one timed video response.

Updated Admission Requirements for IB

By program requirements can be found at:

New Document Submission Deadline

Last day Queen’s will accept documents in support of an application is March 31, 2024.

Residence Commitment

We offer a residence commitment for most students. Details will be provided in the student’s offer of admission.  

In-person Events

Saturday November 4, 2023 to Sunday November 5, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 

Queen’s Fall Preview 2023 at Queen’s University Kingston Campus 

Queen’s Financial Aid and Awards Profile

While all admitted students are automatically assessed for our main merit-based scholarship, we strongly recommend that all  prospective students who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents submit a Financial Aid and Awards Profile, to ensure they are also being considered for our many hybrid, involvement-based, and need-based awards & bursaries.  

• Through the Financial Aid & Awards Profile, students will be considered for Major Access Awards, Admission Bursaries, Commitment Bursary,  Donor-Funded awards based on financial need, and the Promise Scholars program.   

• Applicants will find the profile application on their SOLUS Student Centre after they apply for admission to Queen’s University.  

• Students do not need to wait to receive an offer of admission, we recommend that they apply as early as possible. 

• The recommended date to complete their Financial Aid and Awards Profile is February 15, 2024. 

Major Admission Awards (MAAs)

• The MAAs include the Chancellor’s Scholarship, for which students must be nominated by their high schools, and several need-based awards.

• Qualified students may apply for all the Major Admission Awards by submitting a single MAA online application via their Queen’s SOLUS student portal.

• When applying for the Chancellor’s Award, nominated students indicate the name/position/email of someone that can validate their nomination. When the student application is submitted our system automatically sends the indicated High School Official (HSO) a verification of nomination form.

• We recommend that students apply for admission to Queen’s no later than November 20, 2023, to ensure that they gain access to SOLUS to submit the MAA application by December 8, 2023 It takes 4-6 business days to receive your SOLUS login from the date you applied to Queen's University.  

Important Dates

October 1: Application opened on the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website. 

November 20: Recommended deadline for students to apply to Queen’s to ensure access to apply for Major Admission Award 

December 8: Deadline to submit Major Admission Award (MAA) application online via student’s Queen’s SOLUS Student Centre. 

Don’t see the information you need? Visit our Key Dates page for all admission dates and deadlines.