IX. Scholarships and Other Awards

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Bachelor of Science

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Entrance Scholarships with Financial Need

Bill Klopp Memorial Award [E0150]
Priority will be given to a student from Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Apply by letter, to Student Financial Services, outlining extracurricular activities and by completing the online Entrance Financial Need Assessment Application (N.A.F) by May 1. Students should complete theEntrance Financial Need Assessment application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgement Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student).
Donor(s):	Ross and Mary Lou Klopp
Qualification(s):	Presented to a student entering semester 1 from the cities of Kitchener or Waterloo who has demonstrated involvement in extracurricular activities who has shown satisfactory academic performance and who has financial need.
Amount:	1 award of $500

Gary Knechtel Memorial Scholarship [E4500]
Established by the Toronto Section of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program, in memory of Gary Knechtel (1943 - 1988) a revered and outstanding leader in the food industry and a long time member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology. Academic standing in high school O.A.C. subjects and an interest in Food Science will be used to determine the recipient. Subsequent installments are dependent on continued demonstration of financial need and satisfactory progress in Food Science. Gary Knechtel Memorial Scholarship applications will be mailed to all Food Science major applicants by the Department of Food Science. The application along with a completed Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards are due back to Student Financial Services by April 1. Students are encouraged to complete the online Entrance Financial Need Assessment application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgement Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student). ACCESS AWARD. One award of $10,000 paid in installments of $2,500 in semesters 1, 3, 5, and 7.
Donor(s):	Toronto Section, Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology
Qualification(s):	Students with demonstrated financial need entering the Food Science major in the B.SC. program. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Amount:	1 award of $10,000

Kenneth O. Hammill-Blount Canada Scholarship [E4356]
Established in honour of Kenneth Osborne Hammill, a long time friend of the University and retired plant manager of Blount Canada, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program. The winner is chosen from the list of alternates for the President's Scholarships. President's Scholarship nominees should complete the online Entrance Financial Need Assessment application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgement Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student). Deadline to submit the application is May 1. ACCESS AWARD.
Donor(s):	The Blount Foundation, Inc.
Qualification(s):	Students from the Province of Ontario, with demonstrated financial need, entering one of the following programs on an annual rotation: B.A. in 98/99, then B.A.Sc., B.Comm., B.SC., B.SC.(Agr.), B.SC.(Eng.), B.SC.(Env.). Recipients must maintain a B+ average or higher, continue to demonstrate financial need and be full-time students in order to qualify for subsequent installments. During the summer after the 3rd year, the scholars will propose, to Student Financial Services, an enrichment experiential undertaking related to the student's field of study; the grant application should include a detailed budget. A grant of up to $1,200 is available to support the undertaking, subject to continuing financial need and approval of the proposal by Student Financial Services. Upon completion , the student will write a report of the experience to Student Financial Services. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Amount:	1 award of $9,600, payable in 8 payments of $1,200

Microbiology Entrance Scholarship [E3545]
Provided through a generous bequest from the estate of Robert Orr Lawson and the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program. The bursary will be paid over four years in installments of $1,000. The second to fourth payments are contingent upon obtaining a minimum average of 77%, having completed 5, 10 and 15 credits of study in the major and demonstrating continued financial need. Students should complete the online Entrance Financial Need Assessment application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgement Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student). Deadline to submit the application is May 1. ACCESS AWARD.
Donor(s):	Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the estate of Robert Orr Lawson
Qualification(s):	Entering student in the Microbiology major in the B.SC. program who has a minimum 80% average and who has demonstrated greatest financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards). This bursary may be held with any other award, except any of the Robert Orr Lawson Scholarships.
Amount:	1 award of $4,000, payable in 4 annual payments of $1,000

Registrar's Entrance Scholarships [E0384]
Established by the University of Guelph to support entering undergraduate students with identified financial need. Students should complete the online Entrance Financial Need Assessment application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgement Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student). Deadline to submit the application is May 1. Scholarship offers will be made in May. This award is not tenable with the University of Guelph Accessibility Scholarship, but can be held with all other Entrance Awards.
Donor(s):	University of Guelph
Qualification(s):	Students entering a full-time undergraduate program on the basis of financial need and academic merit.
Amount:	500 awards of $2,000

Rol-Land Farms Scholarships [E4519]
Established by Rol-Land Farms, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program, to attract entering students who might otherwise not be able to attend university for financial reasons. Students should complete the online Financial Need Assessmentapplication as soon as they receive their Acknowledgement Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student). Deadline to submit the application is May 1. ACCESS AWARD
Donor(s):	Rol-Land Farms
Qualification(s):	Outstanding entering undergraduate degree students with demonstrated financial need and a minimum 80% cumulative average. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Amount:	13 awards of $2,000

Sleeman Brewing Scholarships [E4267]
Established by the Sleeman Brewing and Malting Company, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program. One award alternates between a B.SC. student in the College of Biological Science and the College of Physical and Engineering Science (beginning with C.P.E.S. in 2000/2001); one award is available to a B.COMM. students, in a major offered by the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Selection is by the University Bursary Committee. Students should complete the online Entrance Financial Need Assessment application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgement Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student). Deadline to submit the application is May 1. ACCESS AWARD
Donor(s):	The Sleeman Brewing & Malting Company
Qualification(s):	Full-time entering students registered in the B.SC. program in the College of Biological Science or the College of Physical and Engineering Science respectively and B.COMM. students, in a major offered by the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management students with a minimum average of 80% in the last year of secondary school and demonstrated financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Amount:	2 awards of $1,000

University of Guelph Accessibility Scholarship [E3038]
Established by the University of Guelph to support entering undergraduate students with identified financial need. Students should complete the online Entrance Financial Need Assessment application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgement Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student). Deadline to submit the application is May 1. Scholarship offers will be made in May. This award is not tenable with the Registrar's Entrance Scholarship, but can be held with all other Entrance Awards. Approximately 150 awards of $9,000 ($3,000 in year one and $2,000 in years 2, 3 and 4).
Donor(s):	University of Guelph
Qualification(s):	Students entering a full-time undergraduate program on the basis of financial need and academic excellence.
Amount:	150 awards of $9,000