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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	One
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the fall and the award is paid in the fall.
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income (approximately $3,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.7+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded annually to an Innis College undergraduate student who has demonstrated significant improvement in their studies. Named after Innis College’s seventh principal and first female principal, this scholarship seeks to recognize academically outstanding students and encourage them to aspire to leadership roles. Students who pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS with a CGPA of 3.7 or higher will be considered. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

Weisdorf Bell Family Scholarship in Cinema Studies

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One or two
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)	Annual Income ($4,500-$5,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.5+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies
Award Conditions	To be awarded to one or two undergraduate Innis College students enrolled in the Specialist or Major in Cinema Studies CGPA of 3.50 or above as they pass their 5th, 10th or 15th credit completed in the Faculty of Arts & Science. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

Wasser Leadership Scholarship

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning and graduating students
Application Required	Yes. See application here.
Number of Recipients	Multiple
Decisions and Payment Timing	Returning Students: Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term) for returning students Graduating students: Decisions are made in the spring and the award is paid in the spring
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($2,500 – $3,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an Innis College undergraduate degree student in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS). The Wasser Scholarship recognize sustained leadership contributions over several years. All candidates will exhibit the promise of transferring their leadership skills to their community or workplace after graduation. The Scholarships will be awarded to senior year students who have excelled academically and who have made outstanding contributions through their involvement in student life, their voluntary activities, and their service to others. The scholarships will be decided after the winter session of each academic year and non-graduating students will normally be expected to register in the subsequent academic year to be eligible to receive the award. Senior students are students who have completed at least 14.0 credits when decisions on the awards are made. A student is eligible for only one Wasser Scholarship in an undergraduate career.

T. A. Reed Scholarship

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)	Annual Income ($1,000 – $1,500)
Grades Considered	Yes
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded to Innis College undergraduate degree student in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) with the highest cumulative grade point average (CGPA). Students who pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS will be considered. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

Robin Harris Memorial Scholarship

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)	Annual Income ($750 – $1,250)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.7+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an Innis College undergraduate degree student in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) specializing or majoring in the Humanities. Students with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.70 as they pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS will be considered. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

Rhea V. Scott Scholarship

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	Multiple
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)	Annual Income ($400 – $1,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.7+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded to Innis College undergraduate degree students in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) for outstanding academic performance. Students with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.70 as they pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS will be considered. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

Norman Jewison Fellowship in Film Studies

3.7+

Facet	Description
Student Category	Graduating student
Application Required	Yes. The application form is available from the Cinema Studies website.
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)	$10,000
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding full- or part-time student who is graduating or who has graduated within the last year with a Specialist or Major in Cinema Studies, and who is proceeding to do further study in film and/or film and related media. An “A” average is preferred.