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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.

Innis College “Kitchen Sink” Award

FacetDescription
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)

$300 – $500

Grades Considered Yes 
CGPA Range

High school grades

Financial Need

Yes

Leadership Yes
Program

Admitted to Innis College into first year from High School

Award Conditions

To be awarded to a student entering the first year of studies at Innis College in the Faculty of Arts and Science on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and involvement in school and community life.  Financial need may be considered.

Hungarian Helicon Foundation Award

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning student

Application Required

Yes. See the Hungarian Helicon 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 summer and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term)

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

Annual Income ($1,500 – $3,000)

Grades Considered Yes 
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 
Program

Undergraduate student

OtherSubmitted academic work
Award Conditions

To be awarded to full time University of Toronto students on the basis of financial need. Academic merit will also be considered. Eligible students will have completed at least 4.0 credits and be returning to undergraduate study within the University of Toronto. Applicants must submit for adjudication a piece of original work, demonstrating their ability to discuss Hungarian themes in relation to their area of study. Letters of reference and a transcript may be required.

Harold Innis Foundation Scholarship

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)

$750

Grades Considered Yes 
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 
ProgramUrban Studies
Award Conditions

To be awarded on the basis of financial need and academic merit to Innis College degree students in the Faculty of Arts and Science enrolled in an Urban Studies Specialist or Major or Minor program.

Harold Innis Foundation Prize

FacetDescription
Student Category

Returning 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 subsequent fall (registration required in fall term)

Award Value (Based on Previous Values)

$750

Grades Considered Yes 
CGPA Range

2.0+

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
Award Conditions

To be awarded on the basis of financial need to Innis College undergraduate degree students for outstanding voluntary activity that takes place off campus and outside the requirements of a course and that represents the legacy of Harold Innis. Recipients would normally be expected to have a CGPA of at least 2.0. To receive this award, recipients would normally be expected to register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

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 Award

FacetDescription
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.

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.