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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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

University Women’s Club of Toronto 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)	Annual Income (approximately $9000)
Grades Considered	No
Financial Need	Yes
Leadership	Yes
Award Conditions	To be awarded on the basis of financial need to a female Innis College undergraduate student entering first year who will be living in the Innis Residence. The recipient will reflect the University Women’s Club mission of building a more equitable world for all women and girls.

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.