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Innis College Student Society Emerging Leader Award

Facet Description
Student Category

Current student

Application Required

Yes (the application will be available sometime during the Winter term)

Number of Recipients

Two

Decisions and Payment Timing

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

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Approximately $1,000 per recipient

Grades Considered No
Financial Need

No

Leadership Yes
Award Conditions

To be awarded to two undergraduate students at Innis College in the Faculty of Arts & Science who have made outstanding contributions to the Innis Residence or Innis College community. Recipients of both awards are considered emerging leaders at Innis College. Preference for first-year students.

One ICSS emerging leader award is for students who lived in the Innis Residence during the academic year they applied for this award. Candidates receiving the Innis Residence award must be an undergraduate University of Toronto student from any division living in the Innis College Residence at the time of application and must register as an undergraduate student at   of T in the subsequent academic year to receive the award.

The other ICSS emerging leader award is for Innis College students who lived off-campus during the academic year they applied for this award. Recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent academic year to receive this award.

careerNPV Black Student Admission Scholarship

Facet Description
Student Category

Admission (Undergraduate)

Application Required

Yes. See application here.

Number of Recipients

Multiple

Decisions and Payment Timing

Results will be available in the fall once we verify a student’s registration status, and the award is paid in the fall (registration required in fall term)

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

$500 per recipient

Grades Considered

No

Financial Need

No

Leadership

No

Award Conditions

This award is for students entering their first year of studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science at Innis College and who self-identify as Black. Students transferring from another post-secondary institution can be considered if they are entering Year One in the Faculty of Arts & Science at Innis College. The value of this award is $500 per recipient.

Innis College Residence Award in Memory of Nagaiah Kandavel

Facet Description
Student Category

Admission (Undergraduate)

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)

Approximately $12,200

Grades Considered

No

Financial Need

Preference will be given to students with financial need.

Leadership

Yes

Award Conditions

This award is for an undergraduate student entering their first year of studies in Arts & Science at Innis College and living in the Innis Residence.  It is awarded to a student who is community minded and demonstrates high integrity and quiet leadership in their high schools and/or communities. Preference will be given to students with financial need. The value of this award is approximately $12,200.

Roxanne Chee Family and Friends Award at Innis College

Facet Description
Student Category

Returning students

Application Required

Yes (the application will be available sometime during the Winter term)

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)

Approximately $1,000

Grades Considered

No

Financial Need

Considered

Leadership

Yes

Award Conditions

To be awarded to a returning international or domestic undergraduate student enrolled at Innis College, who has demonstrated leadership and community-building. Preference will be given to Black and/or Indigenous students and/or student with financial need.

Weisdorf Bell Family Undergraduate Award in Urban Studies

Facet Description
Student Category

Returning student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients

Multiple

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 (amount varies)

Grades Considered

No

Financial Need

Yes

Leadership

No

Program

Urban Studies

Award Conditions

To be awarded to (a) full-time, undergraduate Innis College student(s) who is enrolled in the Urban Studies Program at the University of Toronto on the basis of financial need. The annual income available for awards must be awarded to full time, domestic Canadian residents in compliance with the UTAPS program guidelines and the Policy on Student Financial Support. This award is distributed by Enrolment Services.

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. 

University Women’s Club Toronto Foundation Award

Facet Description
Student Category

Admission (Undergraduate)

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)

Approximately $5000

Grades Considered

No

Financial Need

Financial need may be considered.

Leadership

Yes

Award Conditions

This award is for an undergraduate student entering their first year of studies in Arts & Science at Innis College and living in the Innis Residence. It is awarded to a student who, through leadership and their involvement in school and community life, has contributed to building a more equitable world. Financial need may be considered. This award is for Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents and Protected Persons. The value of this award is approximately $5,000.

Taddle Creek Residence Life Award

Facet Description
Student Category

Current student

Application Required

Yes. See application here.

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)

Approximately $2,500

Grades Considered No
Financial Need

Yes

Leadership Yes
Award Conditions

To be awarded to outstanding Innis Residence students. Candidates must be in good standing in their Faculty, and they must demonstrate distinguished voluntary commitment to fostering and supporting community life in the Innis Residence. Financial need may be considered but is not a requirement. Candidates who have previously received a Taddle Creek Residence Life Award will be considered on the basis of achievements since receipt of the last award.

Innis College GRADitude Award

Facet Description
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 ($250 – $500)

Grades Considered No 
Financial Need

Yes.

As an award endowed with funds from the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF), students must meet all of the following criteria: (1) Canadian Citizenship/Permanent Resident/Protected Person; (2) Ontario residency, see “How do I know if I qualify as an Ontario resident for student loan purposes?”; and (3) financial need.  Receiving OSAP, for example, demonstrates eligibility in all three criteria for this award.

Leadership Yes
Other Volunteer work outside university; completed 4.0 to 13.0 credits
Award Conditions

Awarded to an Innis College student in financial need, from the Faculty of Arts and Science on the basis of excellent academic achievement. The recipient has completed at least 4.0 credits and no more than 13.0. They will be selected for their volunteer work outside the university.

Evelyn Cotter Award

Facet Description
Student Category

Returning student

Application Required

No

Number of Recipients

One

Decisions and Payment Timing

Decisions are made in the summer 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)

Financial Need

Yes.

As an award endowed with funds from the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF), students must meet all of the following criteria: (1) Canadian Citizenship/Permanent Resident/Protected Person; (2) Ontario residency, see “How do I know if I qualify as an Ontario resident for student loan purposes?”; and (3) financial need.  Receiving OSAP, for example, demonstrates eligibility in all three criteria for this award.

Leadership No 
Award Conditions

To be awarded on the basis of financial need to an Innis College undergraduate student who, because of family responsibilities, has had to or has chosen to postpone or interrupt post secondary education.