Automatic Entrance Awards 2025
The GEORGIAN COLLEGE Automatic Entrance Awards for a chance to win $1,000 to $4,000 toward tuition CONTEST (the “Contest”) is open to residents of the Province of Ontario 16 years of age and older.
Any Winner under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian sign an affidavit of eligibility. The Contest is not open to employees of Georgian College or persons with whom they are domiciled.
By entering this Contest, each entrant acknowledges that he/she has read and accepts the rules set out below (collectively the “Contest Rules”):
HOW TO ENTER – No purchase is necessary to enter. To participate in the Contest, contestants must:
Georgian College New Program Entrance Award
1. Must apply to a new Georgian program by May 1, 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year. New programs are listed here: https://www.georgiancollege.ca/academics/new-programs/. Open to domestic applicants only.
OR
Georgian College Loyalty Entrance Award
1. Must be a current student who applies to another program through the Georgian College Program Application (GCPA) within MyGCLife by May 1, 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year. Open to domestic students only.
OR
Georgian College Degree Automatic Entrance Award:
1. Must apply to an eligible degree program with a combined minimum non-weighted average of 75 per cent* by May 1, 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year. Open to domestic direct from high school applicants only.
Eligible degree programs:
- Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Automotive Management) (BBAA).
- Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Management and Leadership) (BBML).
- Honours Bachelor of Interior Design (BAID).
- Honours Bachelor of Police Studies (BAPS).
- Honours Bachelor of Counselling Psychology (HBCP).
OR
Stay Local to Save Automatic Entrance Award:
1. Must apply to any program and have a permanent address in Georgian’s catchment area by May 1, 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year. The address must be the address listed on their application to the program.
Open to domestic applicants only.
OR
No Purchase Option:
1. Must submit a 250-word written entry by email no later than May 1, 2026 12:00 p.m. explaining why the contestant believes they should receive an award.
AND
2. ENTRY TERMS: The Contest opens on November 1, 2025 at 12 p.m. (EDT), and to be eligible, contestants must follow one of the requirements above.Contestants may be entered into multiple draws but can only receive one award. If a contestant receives an award, they are automatically excluded from all other draws.
3. CONTEST DRAW & NOTIFICATION:
Georgian College New Program Entrance Award
15 winners (“Selected Entrants”) will be selected from among all entries received in a random draw conducted at noon on May 7, 2026 at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario.
OR
Georgian College Loyalty Entrance Award
10 winners (“Selected Entrants”) will be selected from among all entries received in a random draw conducted at noon on May 7, 2026 at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario.
OR
Georgian College Degree Automatic Entrance Award:
20 winners (“Selected Entrants”) will be selected from among all entries received in a random draw conducted at noon on May 7, 2026 at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario. 1 in each GPA grade range brackets listed below for each of the programs listed above.
| Grade Range |
| 75%-79% |
| 80%-84% |
| 85%-89% |
| 90%-100% |
OR
Stay Local to Save Automatic Entrance Award:
10 winners (“Selected Entrants”) will be selected from among all entries received in a random draw conducted at noon on May 7, 2026 at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario.
For all awards:
Odds of being selected depend on the total number of entrants. The Selected Entrant will be notified by Georgian College by email. The Selected Entrant will be required to sign and return a Contest Winner Agreement that includes a declaration of eligibility, liability waiver and a publicity release within 72 hours of notification (the “Contact Period”). It is the entrant’s responsibility to set his/her account settings to accept email messages from Georgian College.
The selected entrant must also correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by email before being declared the winner (the “Winner”). Upon correctly answering the question, the selected entrant will be declared the Winner.
If a selected entrant: (i) does not respond within two (2) attempts or before the end of the Contact Period (whichever occurs first); or (ii) if there is a return of any email notification as undeliverable; or (iii) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; or (iv) fails to return the contest documents within the specified time; or (v) does not confirm acceptance in an eligible Georgian College program by the deadlines provided by the Office of the Registrar in their letter of acceptance, he/she will forfeit their prize and an alternate entrant will be selected. If the second selected entrant does not meet the requirements (i-v), Georgian College will not award the prize.
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a participant’s Entry, the Entry will be deemed to have been made by the authorized holder of the email account at the time the Entry was made.
In the event that the selected entrant does not comply with these Contest Rules, and alternative entrant will be selected from the remaining entries.
4. PRIZES:
Georgian College will award the following prizes for each award programs below:
Georgian College New Program Entrance Award:
Georgian College will award fifteen prizes of three thousand dollars ($3,000) to be applied toward the tuition of a full-time program only offered by Georgian College. If tuition has already been paid in full, the prize amount will be issued directly to the student by etransfer
OR
Georgian College Loyalty Entrance Award
Georgian College will award ten prizes of three thousand dollars ($3,000) to be applied toward the tuition of a full-time program only offered by Georgian College. If tuition has already been paid in full, the prize amount will be issued directly to the student by etransfer
OR
Georgian College Degree Automatic Entrance Award:
Georgian College will award twenty prizes of one to four thousand ($1,000 – $4,000) to be applied toward the tuition of a full-time program only offered by Georgian College. See chart below vor values, grade point averages and number of prizes.If tuition has already been paid in full, the prize amount will be issued directly to the student by etransfer.
| Grade Range | Value | # of Prizes |
| 75%-79% | $1,000 | 1 / program – 5 total |
| 80%-84% | $2,000 | 1 / program – 5 total |
| 85%-89% | $3,000 | 1 / program – 5 total |
| 90%-100% | $4,000 | 1 / program – 5 total |
OR
Stay Local to Save Automatic Entrance Award:
Georgian College will award ten prizes of three thousand dollars ($3,000) to be applied toward the tuition of a full-time program only offered by Georgian College. If tuition has already been paid in full, the prize amount will be issued directly to the student by etransfer
For all awards:
The prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be transferred or exchanged or combined or used in concert with another contest or another offer. The prize cannot be converted in cash or exchanged for another prize.
To claim the prize, a selected entrant will be required:
- To enrol in a full-time or part-time program at Georgian in one of the semesters outlined in Section 6.
- To meet all the entrance requirements or course prerequisites for the College program selected; and
- If a selected entrant is ineligible or fails to comply with the provisions described above within the proscribed time limit, the prize may be forfeited.
The tuition grant amount can only be applied toward first-year tuition; the tuition grant amount will not cover books; student fees, the non-refundable $250 tuition deposit, or any other items or charges. No interest will be paid on any cash prizes. All taxes, fees, and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winner.
The tuition grant will be applied to the recipient’s Banner account after the add/drop date in two instalments – half of prize for the first semester, and half of the prize in second semester. If the Winner has already paid his or her tuition in full, the grant will be applied to the following semester.
5. RELEASES: The Winner, or the Winner`s legal guardian if the Winner is under the age of 18, must sign a Contest Release Agreement, releasing Georgian College, its Board of Governors, its advertising and promotional agencies, the affiliates and related entities of the foregoing and all respective directors, officers, partners, employees, agents representatives, successors and assignees from any liability in connection with this Contest or the Prize awarded as a condition to and in advance of receiving the tuition grant prize, or the prize will be forfeited.
6. ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to claim the prize, the Selected Entrant must confirm acceptance in a Georgian College program that starts in September 2026 or January 2027 by the deadlines provided by the Office of the Registrar in their letter of acceptance. Georgian College reserves the right to verify whether the Winner satisfies all Contest admissibility criteria. Georgian College’s rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to the promotion and the awarding of the Prize. Any dispute relating to the Contest (including, without limitation, a dispute as to whether an entrant has complied with all of the Contest Rules) shall be resolved by Georgian College in their sole and absolute discretion. All decisions of Georgian College shall be final and binding.
Any use of robotic, automatic, or programmed entry methods shall be deemed as tampering and will void all entries by that person. All entries that are incomplete, or irregular, that have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the Contest Rules may be disqualified by Georgian College. Georgian College takes no responsibility for delayed, misdirected or late entries, or for typographical or other production errors. Georgian College is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest. All entries become the property of Georgian College and will not be returned.
7. ONLINE ENTRY: Georgian College assumes no responsibility for failure of the internet or the Georgian College website during the Contest, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to registration or entry in the Contest. Georgian College reserves the right in their sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Georgian College reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
If the identity of an entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The individual assigned to the email address for the domain associated with the submitted email address is considered the authorized account holder. A selected entrant may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the selected Entry. All entries must be submitted from a valid email account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).
8. NO WARRANTY REGARDING NOTIFICATION: Georgian College provides no warranty as to its ability to contact a Selected Entrant by email or phone. Georgian College assumes no responsibility for failure of the internet in the course of notifying a Selected Entrant, irrespective of the nature of the failure (for example, technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website).
9. CONSENT: The winner (“Selected Entrant”) consents to sharing their story on Georgian College’s communication channels including but not limited to photos, video or audio recording to be used for promotional purposes only, including college publications and use in college-related publicity. The information provided will not be used for any other purposes.
10. GENERAL: This Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. By entering the contest, participants agree to be bound by these official rules and by the decisions of the contest judges, which shall be final on all matters relating to this contest. All entries become the property of Georgian College and none will be returned. The personal information provided by entrants will only be used for the purpose of administration of the contest, unless the entrant otherwise agrees.
11. CONTACT: Inquiries may be directed to:Office of the Registrar, Financial Aid and Awards, C170, Georgian College, One Georgian Drive, Barrie, ON, L4M 3X9.
12. PRIVACY: Georgian College is compliant with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), and endeavors to protect personal information in accordance with these laws. The personal information requested during the contest is collected under the legal authority of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002 and in accordance with Sections 38(2) and 41(1) of FIPPA and in compliance with CASL. Personal information provided will not be used for any purpose other than (1) to provide information about this contest or (2) programs and services offered by Georgian College.
By entering the contest, the entrant is providing consent to permit Georgian College to contact the entrant via email to provide information about the contest and about Georgian College programs and events. The entrant may withdraw his or her consent at any time by contacting 705.728.1968, ext. 5770, or AccessPrivacy@GeorgianCollege.ca.
For further information about the information requested on this form or the purpose for which it will be used, please contact recruitment@georgiancollege.ca ; for more information about FIPPA, please contact the Access and Privacy Office at 705.728.1968, ext. 5770, mail us at Privacy Officer, Georgian College, One Georgian Drive, Room C327, Barrie, ON, L4M 3X9 or AccessPrivacy@GeorgianCollege.ca