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Innis College Admission Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Admission (Undergraduate)

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients Multiple
Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration in fall term required)

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

$2,000 – $4,500

Grades Considered Yes 
CGPA Range

High school grades

Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Award Conditions

To be awarded on the basis of academic merit in the secondary school program to candidates entering first year.

Geoffrey Payzant Memorial Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Study

FacetDescription
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 ($400 – $1,000)

Grades Considered Yes 
CGPA Range

3.7+

Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Award Conditions

To be awarded to an outstanding Innis College undergraduate degree student in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS), specializing or majoring in the Social Sciences, for outstanding academic performance and financial need. 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.

Frank Cunningham Award for Admission to Programs at Innis College

FacetDescription
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 ($100-$250)

Grades Considered Yes 
Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Program

Cinema Studies; Urban Studies; Writing & Rhetoric

Award Conditions

To be awarded to the Innis College undergraduate student with the highest CGPA entering each Innis College academic program (Cinema Studies, Urban Studies, Writing & Rhetoric). One award per year per program. Newly admitted transfer students are eligible. Students are eligible for this award only during their first opportunity to enroll in a subject POSt (whether upon finishing 4.0 credits or upon transferring to the Faculty).

Evelyn Cotter Book Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning or graduating student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients One
Decisions and Payment Timing

Returning students: Decisions are made in the spring and award is acknowledged in the subsequent fall

Graduating students: Decisions are made in the spring and award is acknowledged in the spring

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Award of distinction

Grades Considered No
Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Award Conditions

To be awarded to an Innis College student who has demonstrated through diligent work in the Writing Centre his/her commitment to achieving excellence in writing.

Edward Moss Davidson and Hilda Ruth Rous Davidson Scholarship

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning student

Application Required

Yes. See application here

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 Yes 
Award Conditions

To be awarded to Innis College students with a CGPA of at least 3.50 who by their leadership have contributed to the life of the College and/or University, and/or community. To receive this award the recipient must register at Innis College in the subsequent academic year.

Dean Garry Spencer Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Current student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients One
Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the spring and the award is paid in the summer

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Annual Income

Annual Income ($1,500 – $2,000)

Yes 
CGPA Range

1.5+

Financial Need

No

Leadership Yes
Award Conditions

Awarded to a first-year student in the Innis Residence who has completed the academic year in good standing and who has contributed to the life of the Innis Residence.

David King Memorial Scholarship

FacetDescription
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 ($1,200 – $1,500)

Grades Considered Yes 
Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Program

Writing & Rhetoric

Award Conditions

To be awarded to an outstanding Innis College undergraduate student enrolled in the Writing & Rhetoric Program, on the basis of academic excellence.

Cinema Studies 30th Anniversary Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Graduating student & Admission (Graduate)

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients

One

Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the spring and the award is paid in the spring

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Annual Income ($1,500 – $2,000)

Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Program

Cinema Studies

Award Conditions

To be awarded to an undergraduate Arts and Science students in Cinema Studies who have been accepted into a graduate program in cinema studies and who have achieved academic excellence.

Audrey Perry Student Life Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning student

Application Required

Yes. See application here

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 ($500 – $750)

Grades Considered No
Financial Need

No

Leadership Yes
Award Conditions

To be awarded to an outstanding Innis College undergraduate student living off campus who is “In Good Standing” and who has contributed significantly to community life at the College and at the University.

 

Atom Egoyan Cinema Studies Scholarship

FacetDescription
Student Category

Admission (Graduate)

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

Annual Income ($4,000 – $8,000)

Yes 
Financial Need

No

Leadership No 
Program

Cinema Studies

Award ConditionsTo be awarded for academic excellence to a student accepted into the graduate program of the Cinema Studies Institute at U of T. Preference will be given to students who demonstrate broad interest and documented study in related disciplines.