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Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning and graduating students
Application Required	Yes. See the Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award application. This application is typically available by February with a due date of mid-April.
Number of Recipients	One (or possibly multiple)
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the summer (for graduating students) and fall (for returning students).
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Approximately $1,000
Grades Considered	In good standing
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Other	Submitted creative and innovative scholarship and/or co-curricular activity
Award Conditions	The Lesra Martin Award at Innis College will be awarded annually to an outstanding full- or part-time Innis College undergraduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Arts & Science. To receive the award, the recipient can be either a returning or a graduating Innis College student. The award is premised on the understanding that access to education is the key to legal, legislative, and social change to improve Black lives. Recipients are those who effect change for Black lives using creative and innovative scholarship and/or co-curricular activity. Examples of scholarship could include digital social media projects, academic submissions, artistic installations, music compositions, and films. Examples of co-curricular activity could be the formation of a club, student programming initiatives, and/or equity and outreach efforts. The award is designed to recognize student efforts that aim for: a shift in the public dialogue about productive ways to further inclusion; enhanced understanding of the dynamic dimensions of lived Black experience; expanding knowledge of how to address systemic barriers; and perhaps even recommendations for legislative or legal changes to guard against systemic barriers to Black lives. Recipients must be In Good Standing (CGPA of 1.5+). The award is open to international and domestic students. The same student(s) cannot receive the award in multiple years. Strong preference will be given to Black student applicants.

Russell Canada Prize

Facet	Description
Student Category	Current student
Application Required	Yes. See the Russell Canada Prize application. This application is typically available by February with a due date of mid-April.
Number of Recipients	One or more
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the spring.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($500 – $1,000)
Grades Considered	No
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Other	Submitted academic work
Award Conditions	To be awarded annually to an Innis College student to reflect the work of Peter H. Russell and encourage students to seek out, as he does, the unique character of our country. The prize will be awarded to an outstanding “production” on some aspect of Canada in the form of a substantial piece of coursework (e.g., essay) or a substantial creative work (e.g., poetry, prose, drama, film, painting, or photography). The same student(s) cannot receive the award in multiple years.

Wendy Rolph Memorial Scholarship

Facet	Description
Student Category	Current student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term)
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($1,500 – $2,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.5+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding Innis College student, enrolled in the Specialist or Major Programs in Cinema Studies with a minimum CGPA of 3.5, who has earned a minimum of nine (9.0) credits.

Roger Riendeau Award in Writing and Rhetoric

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the fall and award is paid in the fall (registration required in fall term)
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	$1000
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Program	Writing and Rhetoric
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an academically outstanding Innis College Student enrolled in the Writing and Rhetoric program with a CGPA of at least 3.50. The recipient must have completed at least 2.0 credits counting towards the Writing and Rhetoric program including 1.0 INI Writing and Rhetoric courses. The same student can receive the award a maximum of two times.

Innis Paper Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Current student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the fall and the award is paid out in the fall.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	$1,000
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Program	University of Toronto student
Award Conditions	To be awarded to the editor of the Innis Herald newspaper.

Robert Patrick Student Initiative Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning and graduating students
Application Required	Yes (the application will be available sometime during the Winter term)
Number of Recipients	One or more
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the summer and award is paid in the summer.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	2019 is the inaugural year of this award and the value is to be determined.
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	1.5+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Program	Innis College Undergraduate Student or a University of Toronto student living in the Innis College Residence.
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding full/part-time Innis College undergraduate student who is enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Science or a UofT student living in the Innis College Residence. The recipient has achieved distinction in the life of the College through the Innis College Student Society, the Innis College Council or the Innis Residence Council, and is expected to be “In Good Standing.” A student may receive this award only once.

Innis Admission Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples

Facet	Description
Student Category	Admission (Undergraduate)
Application Required	No. However if you did not self-identify as indigenous with OUAC when applying to the University of Toronto and you would like to be considered for this award, please email registrar.innis@utoronto.ca. The current deadline to do so can be found on our award application page, in the “Info Sheet” under the section admission leadership awards.
Number of Recipients	Multiple
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring or summer and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term)
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Approximately $500
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded to outstanding Indigenous Peoples in Canada (i.e. First Nations, Inuit and Métis) admitted to the first year of studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science at Innis College.

Innis College Recognition Award

Facet	Description
Student Category	Graduating student
Application Required	Yes. See application here.
Number of Recipients	Multiple
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is acknowledged in the spring
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Award of distinction
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	2.7+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Award Conditions	To be awarded to full- or part-time graduating Innis College students who have achieved a CGPA of at least 2.7 and have also distinguished themselves by their active participation in the College. No more than one percent of the College population will receive recognition awards.

Robert Lantos Cinema Studies Scholarship

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning Graduate Student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term).
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($6,000 – $7,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding graduate student in the Cinema Studies Program.

Principal Janet Paterson Scholarship

NOTE: As of January 2022, this award is under review.

Facet	Description
Student Category	Graduating student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	Multiple
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the spring.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($750 – $1,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.7+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded to the female and male undergraduate student in the graduating class of Innis College (June or previous November) with the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).