Enrollment: 17, 000

From the Memorial website: Memorial is now the largest university in Atlantic Canada and is truly comprehensive, offering more than 100 degree programs.

You have a choice of two campuses in St. John's, including the Marine Institute, one in Corner Brook and one in Harlow, England.

Our mix of European traditions is fused into an exciting culture unlike any other in the world. You'll hear it in our music and in the unique lilt of our voices. You'll see it in our architecture and in our faces. You'll find it in our safe, clean streets and in our rugged coastline.

Housing: Each of Memorial's locations gives students a number of choices when it comes to a place to live. You can try living in a dormitory-style setting, in student apartments on campus or on your own in off-campus housing.

The Daniel Cleary Entrance Scholarship

Daniel Cleary is a native of Harbour Grace, NL and a NHL hockey player who played with the Detroit Red Wings when they won the Stanley Cup in 2008. Mr. Cleary is the first resident of the province to have played on a Stanley Cup winning team. The Daniel Cleary Entrance Scholarship is established as the result of funds raised from an event, and sale of merchandise, celebrating Mr. Cleary and the Red Wings’ victory. The scholarship will be awarded annually to an entering full-time undergraduate male or female student in any program of study at Memorial University of Newfoundland. To be eligible, candidates must demonstrate scholarship standing and have participated in the highest level of minor hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador in their graduating year. The scholarship is valued at a portion of the income on the endowment or $1000, whichever is greater, and will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.

The Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Entrance Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded annually to an undergraduate student entering the first year of an academic program at Memorial University of Newfoundland. It will be valued at $5,000.00 per year. Eligible students must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, graduating from a Canadian secondary school or CEGEP, who demonstrate financial need and have achieved a minimum final admission average of 80%. Outstanding achievements or commitments in community and/or other extra curricular activities may also be considered. The scholarship is renewable for up to four additional years if scholarship standing is maintained. Renewal will also be dependant on continuation of full-time enrolment in the undergraduate program in which the recipient began and he/she must not already have received a degree. The scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.