IX. Scholarships and Other Awards
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Entrance Scholarships with Financial Need
| Bill Klopp Memorial Scholarship [E0150] | |
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| 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 Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) by April 1. Students should complete the Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.) application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgment 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
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| Qualification(s): | Students from the cities of Kitchener or Waterloo that are entering a degree program at the University of Guleph with demonstrated involvement in extracurricular activities, a minimum 70% admission average and demonstrated financial need. |
| Amount: | 1 award of $500 |
| Devine Family Scholarships [E4542] | |
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| On behalf of the Devine Family, Mr. Peter J. Devine, a current Board of Governors member, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OTSS program, established these two awards for the purpose of diversifying the ethnicity of the student body of the University of Guelph and fostering the participation of racial minorities and disabled persons in undergraduate programs. These scholarships will be given out once every four years beginning with the first scholarship being awarded in the Fall 2007. The second scholarship will be awarded in the Fall 2008. Recipients will be selected in the Fall of 2011and 2012, 2015 and 2016, and 2019 and 2020. Recipients of these scholarships must maintain a minimum cumulative average of 70%, a minimum course registration of 2.0 credits and continue to demonstrate financial need to receive their award payments in years 2, 3 and 4. Students should complete the online Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.) application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgment Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student) and complete the "Devine Family Scholarship Application". Deadline to submit the complete application (both parts, the E.N.A.F. and the application) is April 1. Scholarship offers will be made in May. This award is not tenable with the President's Scholarship or the Lincoln Alexander Chancellor's Scholarship, but can be held with all other entrance awards. ACCESS AWARD. | |
| Donor(s): |
Mr. Peter J. Devine
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| Qualification(s): | Students with demonstrated financial need entering any degree program with a minimum 80% admission average, who are Aboriginal, or who have a disability, or who are members of a racial minority are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to students of African-Canadian descent. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OTSS award (see General Statements on Awards). |
| Amount: | 2 awards of $30,000 (payable over 4 years of study) |
| Harold A. Kopas Memorial Entrance Award [E0152] | |
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| Students should complete the online Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgment Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student). by April 1. Subsequent payments are dependent on the student maintaining a 70% cumulative average, demonstrating continuing financial need and continuing in the B.Sc.(Agr.) or D.V.M. program. | |
| Donor(s): |
The Harold A. Kopas Charitable Foundation
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| Qualification(s): | Students entering the B.Sc.(Agr.) program with demonstrated financial need and a minimum average of 70% from Wellington County or Waterloo region. |
| Amount: | 1 award of $6,200 ($2,000 in year 1 and $1,400 in years 2,3, &4) |
| Interhall Council Entrance Scholarship [E0636] | |
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| Established by the Interhall Council, the residence student government that programs, advocates and represents residence students to administration and Student Housing Srvices (www.interhall.ca), to ensure that the residence experience remains accessible to students. To apply, students should complete the online Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.) 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) and submit a one-page, point-form summary highlighting extra-curricular activity that demonstrates leadership ability to Student Financial Services by April 1. | |
| Donor(s): |
Interhall Council
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| Qualification(s): | Students entering a full-time undergraduate degree program with a minimum 85.0% admission average, residing in residence during first year on the Guelph campus with demonstrated financial need and demonstrated strong leadership ability. |
| Amount: | 3 awards of $1,250 |
| Kenneth O. Hammill-Blount Canada Scholarship [E4356] | |
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| 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 Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.) application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgment Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student) or by April 1. 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. ACCESS AWARD. | |
| Donor(s): |
The Blount Foundation, Inc.
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| Qualification(s): | Students who have been nominated for a President's Scholarship with demonstrated financial need and entering one of the following programs on an annual rotation: B.A. in 98/99, then BASc., B.Comm., B.Sc., B.Sc.(Agr.), B.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. 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) |
| P.A.J. Clarke Family Scholarship [E0381] | |
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| 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 April 1 to Student Financial Services with a letter outlining extracurricular and/or community activities, and complete the Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.). This award is not tenable with the President's Scholarships or Lincoln Alexander Chancellor's Scholarships. Annual payments are contingent upon full-time enrolment and maintaining a minimum 70% average on the previous Fall and Winter semesters. Students may be contacted to provide special need circumstances if there is a short list of equal candidates. | |
| Donor(s): |
Paul and Aileen Clarke
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| Qualification(s): | Students with a minimum 80% average with a record of leadership and community participation. Preference will be given to candidates from Blenheim district or Kent County and who were raised, or have worked, on a farm. |
| Amount: | 1 award of $12,000 (payable over 4 years) |
| Registrar's Entrance Scholarships [E0384] | |
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| Established by the University of Guelph to support entering undergraduate students with identified financial need. Students should complete the online Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.) application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgment Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student) or by April 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
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| Qualification(s): | Students entering a full-time degree program with demonstrated financial need and academic merit. |
| Amount: | 500 awards of $2,000 |
| Rol-Land Farms Scholarships [E4519] | |
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| 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 Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.) application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgment Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student) or by April 1. ACCESS AWARD | |
| Donor(s): |
Rol-Land Farms
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| Qualification(s): | Students entering a degree program 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 |
| Spitzig Entrance Scholarship in Economics [E4543] | |
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| A graduate (1986) of the B.A. Economics program has established these scholarships with with the assistance of the Ontario government's OTSS program. Students should complete the online Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.) application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgment 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 April 1. ACCESS AWARD | |
| Donor(s): |
Anonymous
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| Qualification(s): | Students entering a Bachelor of Arts program offered by the Department of Economics with a minimum 80.0% admission average. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OTSS award (see General Statements on Awards). |
| Amount: | 2 awards of $4,500 |
| University of Guelph Accessibility Scholarship [E3038] | |
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| Established by the University of Guelph to support entering undergraduate students with identified financial need. Students should complete the online Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.) application as soon as they receive their Acknowledgment Package from Admission Services (this will come automatically after an application for admissions has been submitted by the student) or by April 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
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| Qualification(s): | Students entering a full-time degree program with demonstrated financial need and academic excellence. |
| Amount: | 150 awards of $9,000 (payable over 4 years) |