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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)	To be determined
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.

Sandy Tse Memorial Scholarship for Innis College Students

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)	To be determined
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	1.5+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	Yes
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an undergraduate student at Innis College in the Faculty of Arts & Science who has made an exceptional contribution to the vibrancy and well-being of Innis College. To receive this award, the recipient must register in good standing at Innis College in the subsequent academic year.

Mehler Paperny Family Innis Award for Indigenous Students

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning and graduating students
Application Required	Yes. See the Mehler Paperny Family Innis Award for Indigenous Students application. This application is typically available by February with a due date of mid-April.
Number of Recipients	One
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 $5,000
Grades Considered	Yes
Financial Need	May be considered
Leadership	Yes
Other	A reporting of contributions to an Indigenous community or Indigenous communities in Canada.
Award Conditions	Recipients must self-identify as an Indigenous person in Canada (i.e., First Nations, Inuit and Métis); must be enrolled in the second, third or fourth year of studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science at Innis College and be registered in the current Fall/Winter Session (can be either a returning or a graduating student); and must demonstrate strong academic performance and distinguished Indigenous community-based contributions. Financial need may be considered. Please note that returning students must register in the subsequent fall/winter session to be eligible to receive the award.

Innis College Beth and Ethan Memorial Award for Life Sciences Students

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning students
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)	Approximately $2,500
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.7+
Financial Need	May be considered
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded for outstanding academic performance to an Innis College undergraduate degree student in the Faculty of Arts & Science (FAS) pursuing a major or a specialist in one of the life science programs. Student 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. Financial need may be considered. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

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.

Weisdorf Bell Family PhD Fellowship in Cinema Studies

Facet	Description
Student Category	PhD 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 ($4,000 – $4,500)
Grades Considered	Yes
Financial Need	Yes
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies (PhD candidate)
Award Conditions	To be awarded to a PhD candidate engaged in Cinema Studies, based on academic excellence. Financial need will also be considered.

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.