IX. Scholarships and Other Awards

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Bachelor of Science in Technology

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Entrance Scholarships

Angelo and Frank Agro Undergraduate Scholarship [E0520]
This $7,000 ($1,750 annually for four years) scholarship is provided by the Agro Scholarship Fund. Apply by April 1 to Student Financial Services, including a covering letter describing your past activities within 4H and a letter from a 4H club official describing your past activities with the organization. The scholarship will be awarded to the eligible student demonstrating the most active involvement with 4H clubs; the committee will consider any appropriate elements, such as the length of membership in 4H, leadership role(s) in support of 4H, creativity in 4H outreach, and coordination with other rural and academic activities. Credit will be given to those who have achieved in county, provincial and national 4H competitions. Recipients must maintain full-time studies and at least a 70% program average each year for continuation of the award.
Donor(s):	The Frank Agro Estate
Qualification(s):	Full-time students entering semester 1 who have attained a minimum 75% admission average and completion of a minimum of 10 4H projects.
Amount:	4 awards of $7,000

Board of Governors' Scholarships [E0317]
The scholarship will be paid in eight equal installments with the first and second payments payable shortly after registration in semesters 1 and 2. The 3rd to 8th payments are contingent upon obtaining a minimum average of 80% over the previous two semesters of full-time study. Students who fail to qualify for a payment may re-qualify by subsequently obtaining an 80% or better average over the previous two semesters of full-time study. Application not required. Twenty-five awards of $8,000 ($2,000 annually for 4 years).
Donor(s):	Board of Governors
Qualification(s):	Outstanding students entering semester 1
Amount:	25 awards of $8,000

December 6th Memorial Scholarship [E0005]
This scholarship, established by the Faculty Association, is awarded in memory of the fourteen women murdered in December 1989 at Ecole Polytechnique and is intended to attract women to a profession that is largely comprised of men. Application not required.
Donor(s):	University of Guelph Faculty Association
Qualification(s):	Female student who is a Canadian Citizen or Permanent resident of Canada enrolled in the College of Physical and Engineering Science. The recipient will be selected on the basis of academic performance. For continued eligibility beyond semester 1, the student must maintain a minimum of 70% cumulative average. Demonstrated financial need may also be considered.
Amount:	1 award of $2,250 ($750 in each of semesters 1, 3 and 5).

Dr. Jack Britney Scholarship [E0034]
Established in memory of Dr. Jack Britney, a graduate of '57A and O.A.C. '60 and former faculty member in the former School of Food Agriculture and Resource Economics and Extension Education to a graduate student from any of the O.A.C. Diploma programs offered at any of the University of Guelph campuses that enters a degree program at the University of Guelph. Apply by letter, by April 1 to the O.A.C. Awards Office on the main campus.
Donor(s):	Friends and Associates
Qualification(s):	Graduate students from a University of Guelph Diploma program with high academic achievement and entering a degree program at the University of Guelph. Preference will be given to Graduates of the Diploma in Agriculture program.
Amount:	1 award of $1,200

Earl B. MacNaughton Entrance Scholarships [E0172]
Established by friends, faculty, staff, alumni and students of the University to honour Earl B. MacNaughton, former head of the Department of Physics and founding Dean of the College of Physical Science. Application not required.
Donor(s):	Earl B. MacNaughton
Qualification(s):	Students with high academic standing, entering an honours program in the College of Physical and Engineering Science. Emphasis will be given to academic achievement in high school science and mathematics.
Amount:	4 awards of $1,000

Gordon W. Innes Scholarship [E0140]
Application not required.
Donor(s):	Gordon W. 'Sparky' Innes Scholarship Fund Committee of the Woodstock Agricultural Society.
Qualification(s):	Student from Oxford County with the highest admission average.
Amount:	1 award of $1,400

Honours Physics Scholarship [E0132]
Offered by the Department of Physics, these awards will be made based on the student's admission average. A minimum 85% admission average is required to be considered. Application not required.
Donor(s):	Department of Physics
Qualification(s):	Students entering the first semester level of the B.Sc. program or the B.Sc. (Tech.) program with high academic standing and a declared intention of pursuing a major in Physics, Physics and Technology, Biophysics, Chemical Physics, or Theoretical Physics, or a Co-op stream of these programs.
Amount:	Several awards of $4,000

International Student Entrance Scholarships [E0408]
In support of the University's strategic direction of internationalism, entrance scholarships are available each Fall semester to the top international students entering their first semester of an undergraduate degree program at the University of Guelph. Applicants must submit all relevant documentation for admission consideration by March 1 to be considered for a scholarship. These scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Application not required.
Donor(s):	University of Guelph
Qualification(s):	Students on a "student visa" entering an undergraduate degree program at the University of Guelph with a record of high academic achievement and extracurricular involvement, and studying full-time. This award is offered for the first year of study.
Amount:	Several awards ranging in value from $500 - $6,000

J.D. MacLachlan Scholarship [E0170]
Provided by the family of J.D. MacLachlan. Application not required.
Donor(s):	The J.D. MacLachlan Trust
Qualification(s):	Student entering the University with the highest admission average.
Amount:	1 award of $1,500

Lincoln Alexander Chancellor's Scholarship [E0493]
These scholarships of $26,000 ($6,500 annually) plus the opportunity for a summer research assistanship after the first year of study (approximately $6,000 stipend) were established in honour Lincoln Alexander, Chancellor of the University of Guelph and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, on his 80th birthday. They are intended to enhance student diversity and are amongst the most prestigious entrance awards at the University of Guelph. Students cannot apply directly for this award. Nominations must be made by each high school. Each high school can nominate one student who cannot be the President's Scholarship nominee. The nomination process is a two-part process: (a) the school's nomination and (b) the student's supporting documentation. This is outlined in the material sent to each high school in Canada from the University of Guelph each fall. High schools must submit the complete application (both parts) directly to the Associate Registrar, Student Financial Services by Feb. 1.
Donor(s):	Many Donors
Qualification(s):	Entering students of academic distinction who are Aboriginal, persons with a disability or members of a racial minority, and who have made significant contributions to their schools and communities and demonstrated the potential to become leaders in society. Financial need may be taken into consideration.
Amount:	2 awards of $26,000

McArthur-Humphries Scholarship [E0183]
Provided by the Wilhelmina McArthur-Humphries Trust Fund. This scholarship is awarded to students entering any undergraduate degree program and are based on the highest admission average. Application not required.
Donor(s):	Wilhelmina McArthur-Humphries Trust Fund
Qualification(s):	Students entering semester 1 with a minimum 75% admission average. Preference will be given to those students from Lanark and Wellington Counties. An equal number of awards are available to students from each county. In the case of insufficient eligible applicants from one county, the awards will be given to eligible applicants from the other county.
Amount:	12 awards of $1,000

P.A.J. Clarke Family Scholarship [E0381]
Paul and Aileen Clarke and their family established the endowment for this entrance scholarship in honour of Paul's father, the late Jack Clarke, a Blenheim area farmer. Apply by letter outlining extracurricular and/or community activities, ensuring that you have completed a Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) for Entrance Awards, and submit to Student Financial Services by April 1. Students who have applied to the University for admission will receive information on completing a Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) for Entrance Awards from the University early in the calendar year. This award is not tenable with the President's or Lincoln Alexander Chancellor's Scholarship. Annual payments are contingent upon full-time enrolment and maintaining a minimum 70% average on the previous Fall and Winter semesters. One award of $12,000 ($3,000 annually for 4 years).
Donor(s):	Paul and Aileen Clarke
Qualification(s):	Students with a minimum 80% average with a record of leadership and community participation are eligible. Preference will be given to candidates from Blenheim district or Kent County and who were raised, or have worked, on a farm. Students may be contacted to provide special need circumstances if there is a short list of equal candidates.
Amount:	1 award of $12,000

President's Scholarship [E0238]
The most prestigious entrance awards at the University of Guelph. Twelve scholarships of $26,000 ($6,500 annually) plus the opportunity for a summer research assistanship after the first year of study (approximately $6,000 stipend), named to honour their donors or distinguished members of the University. Students cannot apply directly for this award. Nominations must be made by each high school. Each high school can nominate two students; one entering a science program and one entering an arts/social science/humanities program. The nomination process is a two-part process: (a) the school's nomination and (b) the student's supporting documentation. This is outlined in the material sent to each high school in Canada from the University of Guelph each fall. High schools must submit the complete application (both parts) directly to the Associate Registrar, Student Financial Services by Feb. 1.
Donor(s):	A number of President's Scholarships have been named in honour of the following people and/or donors: Dick Brown Two of the scholarships, endowed by Dr. Patrick Lett are awarded to winners whose leadership qualities best reflect those demonstrated by Dick Brown in University Athletics from 1968 to 1988. Cecil H. Franklin and Ingrid Franklin In honour of Cecil Franklin, former Chair of the Board of Governors and Honorary Fellow of the University, the University of Guelph has named one of these twelve prestigious entrance awards to recognize his financial contributions and volunteer support to the President's Entrance Scholarship program. Charles S. Humphrey In memory of Charles S. Humphrey, a former President of Hart Chemical Company Canada Ltd. and long-time friend, the University has named one of these twelve prestigious entrance awards to recognize his financial contribution through his estate to the President's Entrance Scholarship program. Jack R. Longstaffe The University of Guelph has named one of these twelve prestigious entrance awards in memory of Jack R. Longstaffe to recognize his financial contribution through his estate to the President's Entrance Scholarship program. Burton C. Matthews The University of Guelph has named one of these twelve prestigious entrance awards in honour of Burton C. Matthews to recognize his insight and leadership in establishing the President's Entrance Scholarship program. Kathleen and Frederick Metcalf Mr. and Mrs. F.T. Metcalf of Guelph have endowed this award. After a distinguished career in cable TV, broadcasting and publishing, the late Mr. Metcalf retired as President of Maclean Hunter Ltd. and Chairman of the Board of Maclean Hunter Cable Ltd. He was Honorary Chairman of Maclean Hunter Cable Ltd. and a member of the University of Guelph Heritage Board (1996). Rol-land Farms Limited Two of the scholarships are endowed by the four shareholders of Rol-land Farms Limited of Blenheim, Ontario, Hank, Peter, Arthur and Eric Vander Pol and their families. The Vander Pol families are generous supporters of a number of University projects and programs. Lillian Stewart Usher The University of Guelph has named one of these twelve prestigious entrance awards in honour of Lillian Stewart Usher a friend of the University to recognize her financial contribution through her estate to the President's Entrance Scholarship program.
Qualification(s):	Entering students of academic distinction who have made significant contributions to their schools and communities and demonstrate the potential to become leaders in society.
Amount:	12 awards of $26,000

The Jack and Lillian MacDonald Scholarship [E0379]
Family, friends, and colleagues of Lillian MacDonald and Dr. Jack MacDonald, Vice-President, Academic, of the University of Guelph from 1986 to 1995, have established a scholarship that recognizes their commitment to increasing the accessibility of post-secondary education to aboriginal persons. Apply by letter to Student Financial Services by April 1.
Donor(s):	Jack and Lillian MacDonald
Qualification(s):	In the first instance, the award will be given to an entering student coming from the Grand River Polytechnical Institute (GRPI) and who has received the highest cumulative average in the Native University Access Program. If there is no entering student in any one year, the scholarship will be awarded to the in-course student who is a graduate of the GRPI who has the highest cumulative average at the University.
Amount:	1 award of $900

University of Guelph Entrance Scholarships [E0291]
This scholarship is based on the final admission average and program of study that is calculated by Admission Services, based on 12U, 12M, or O.A.C. courses. These will be awarded based on the final high school grades that are submitted to the University in July. A minimum 85% final admission average guarantees an award. The scholarship will be applied directly to the student's financial account in two equal payments in the Fall and Winter Semesters. You can view the scholarship amounts at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/studfin/fall_current_merit.shtml. Application not required.
Donor(s):	University of Guelph
Qualification(s):	Students entering their first year of post-secondary studies for the first time and have a minimum 85% admission average.
Amount:	Several awards ranging in value from $2,000 to $3,000

University of Guelph Faculty Association Scholarship [E0292]
Award is payable at $750 per annum in the student's 1st, 3rd, and 5th semester levels, provided a cumulative average of at least a 70% is maintained. To receive the final payment, the recipient would normally be entering the 5th semester level within a period of 3 calendar years from the date of admission. Application not required.
Donor(s):	University of Guelph Faculty Association
Qualification(s):	Student entering an undergraduate degree program at the University of Guelph with the highest admission average who has been a resident in the County of Wellington during the previous twelve months.
Amount:	1 award of $2,250

W. Penri Morris Memorial Scholarship [E0430]
Established by the family in memory of Penri Morris, who was killed World War II action in 1944 at the age of 21. Penri grew up on the family fruit farm near Forest, Ontario. After graduating from high school, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was attached to the Royal Air Force Bomber Command as a navigator at the time of this death. Awarded to the student with the highest cumulative academic performance above 75% in all courses of the last year in high school study (full-time or equivalent study). Application not required.
Donor(s):	Prof. Rosalina Morris
Qualification(s):	Students entering first year of any undergraduate program from North Lambton Secondary School in Forest, Ontario, in their absence, from Lambton County, and their absence, from Ontario.
Amount:	1 award of $1,000

W.C. Blackwood Memorial Entrance Scholarship in Physics [E0029]
Application not required.
Donor(s):	Mr. B.A. Ward
Qualification(s):	Student entering the first semester level of the B.Sc. program, who declares the intention to pursue an honours program in Physics.
Amount:	1 award of $550