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Arthur Hiller Award for Admission to the Cinema Studies Institute at Innis College

Facet	Description
Student Category	Returning students
Application Required	Yes. See the Arthur Hiller Award for Admission to the Cinema Studies Institute at Innis College page for more information.
Number of Recipients	One to five
Decisions and Payment Timing	Decisions are made in the spring and award is paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term). For 2022, decisions will be made in the fall and award is paid in the fall (registration required in fall term).
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	$1,000 – $5,000
Grades Considered	In good standing
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Other	Program Year of Study 2
Award Conditions	Awarded to outstanding racialized and minoritized undergraduate students newly enrolled in the Cinema Studies program. Students are expected to apply for this award in tandem with applying to the Cinema Studies program. Recipients must be in good academic standing (CGPA of 1.50+), must achieve a final mark of at least 70% in CIN105Y1 (or a final mark of at least 70% in CIN201Y1), and must be registered in the upcoming academic year. Strong preference will be given to student applicants who self-identify as Black and Indigenous.

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.

Principal Janet Paterson Scholarship

NOTE: As of January 2022, this award is under review.

Facet	Description
Student Category	Graduating student
Application Required	No
Number of Recipients	One
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 (approximately $3,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
CGPA Range	3.7+
Financial Need	No
Leadership	No
Award Conditions	To be awarded annually to an Innis College undergraduate student who has demonstrated significant improvement in their studies. Named after Innis College’s seventh principal and first female principal, this scholarship seeks to recognize academically outstanding students and encourage them to aspire to leadership roles. Students who pass their 5th, 10th & 15th credit completed in the FAS with a CGPA of 3.7 or higher will be considered. To receive the award, recipients must register at Innis College in the subsequent Fall/Winter academic session.

Kay Armatage Scholarship in Cinema Studies

Facet	Description
Student Category	Graduating student & 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 ($2,500-$3,000)
Grades Considered	Yes
Financial Need	Yes
Leadership	No
Program	Cinema Studies
Award Conditions	To be awarded to an outstanding graduating Cinema Studies student (enrolled in either the Specialist or Major programs) who has accepted an offer of admission in the CSI MA program at the University of Toronto. Financial need is a requirement.

Innis College Admission Award

Facet	Description
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.

Hungarian Helicon Foundation Award

Facet	Description
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
Other	Submitted 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.

Aron Avraham Tanny Scholarship in Cinema Studies

Facet	Description
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 paid in the subsequent fall (registration required in fall term) Graduating students: Decisions are made in the spring and the award is paid in the spring
Award Value (Based on Previous Values)	Annual Income ($3,000 – $4,500)
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	Cinema Studies
Other	Program; year of study 3 or 4
Award Conditions	The Aron Avraham Tanny Scholarship was started by the Tanny family to enshrine the memory of Aron Avraham Tanny, who dreamed of a life devoted to film. To respect the spirit in which the award was created, recipients should be those students who have committed themselves to an expansive sense of film culture and its promotion, through filmmaking, film advocacy, and/or other related activities. Awarded to a student from any Arts and Science College enrolled in the Cinema Studies Program who demonstrates academic excellence, financial need, and has played a significant role in fostering film culture, either at the University or beyond.