IX. Scholarships and Other Awards
Bachelor of Science
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 15. 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 entering a degree program at the University of Guelph 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 15. 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) |
| Gary Knechtel Memorial Scholarship [E4500] | |
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| 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 (N.A.F.) for Entrance Awards are due back to Student Financial Services by April 15. Students are encouraged to 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). 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
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| 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 |
| 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 Services (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 15. | |
| 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 |
| John Embry Family Scholarship [E4549] | |
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| Established by John Embry, a former varsity athlete, and created with matching funding through the Ontario Trust for Student Support program, these endowed scholarship(s) recognize students who are members of a varsity team and excellence in both academics and rigorous athletic environment. Coaches will nominate student recipients to the Athletics Awards Committee. 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 15. ACCESS AWARD | |
| Donor(s): |
Mr. John Embry
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| Qualification(s): | Entering student-athletes who are members of an OUA varsity team and who have achieved a minimum 80% admission average and demonstrated financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OTSS award (see General Statements on Awards). |
| Amount: | 2 awards of $3,500 |
| 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 15. 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) |
| Microbiology Entrance Scholarship [E3545] | |
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| 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 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) or by April 15. This bursary may be held with any other award, except any of the Robert Orr Lawson Scholarships.ACCESS AWARD. | |
| Donor(s): |
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the estate of Robert Orr Lawson
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| 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). |
| Amount: | 1 award of $4,000 (payable over 4 years) |
| Norman L. Gibbins Microbiology Scholarship [E4392] | |
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| Established through a generous bequest from Norman L. Gibbins, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OTSS program, in support of training in Microbiology. Preference will be given to students entering the Microbiology Co-op major. 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 15. ACCESS AWARD | |
| Donor(s): |
Family, friends and colleagues of Norman Gibbins
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| Qualification(s): | Students entering the Microbiology major in the B.Sc. program with a minimum 80% admission average and demonstrated financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards). |
| Amount: | 1 award of $1,000 |
| 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 15 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) |
| Robert C. Skipper Scholarship [E0485] | |
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| Established by Robert C. Skipper, Diploma in Agriculture 1948 and B.S.A. 1951. Selection will be based on academic standing, participation in extra-curricular activities and involvement in primary production and/or rural community activities. Financial need may also be considered. Apply to Student Financial Services by April 15 with a one-page summary outlining activities and by completing the online Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards (E.N.A.F.). | |
| Donor(s): |
Mr. Robert C. Skipper
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| Qualification(s): | Students entering a degree program in O.A.C that have graduated with a Diploma in Agriculture or Horticulture from the University of Guelph's Kemptville or Ridgetown campuses. |
| Amount: | 1 award of $1,000 |
| 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 15. 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 |
| Sleeman Brewing Scholarships [E4267] | |
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| 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 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) or by April 15. ACCESS AWARD | |
| Donor(s): |
The Sleeman Brewing & Malting Company
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| 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 and B.Comm. students, in a major offered by the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management with a minimum admission average of 80% 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 |
| Spitzig Entrance Scholarship in Economics [E4543] | |
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| A graduate (1986) of the B.A. Economics program has established these scholarships 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 15. 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 |
| W. F. Mitchell Athletic Scholarship [E4550] | |
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| Established by the Mitchell Family, with the aid of the Ontario government’s OTSS program. Coaches will nominate student recipients to the Athletics Awards Committee. Coaches will nominate student recipients to the Athletics Awards Committee. 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 15. ACCESS AWARD | |
| Donor(s): |
The Mitchell Family
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| Qualification(s): | An entering student athlete who is a member of a varsity team and who has a minimum 80% admission average and demonstrated financial need. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OTSS award (see General Statements on Awards). |
| Amount: | 1 award of $1,350 |
| William Guy Walton Scholarship [E0671] | |
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| As Mr. Walton owned a family farm where the Scarborough Town Centre now sits, he wanted to help young people from that area and encourage support for agriculture. Selection will be based on academic achievement, demonstrated leadership ability and involvement in the community. Financial need may also be considered. Apply by April 15 to Student Financial Services with a letter, not more than two pages, outlining demonstrated leadership, volunteer service in the community along with a completed Financial Need Assessment Form for Entrance Awards. | |
| Donor(s): |
Estate of William Guy Walton
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| Qualification(s): | Students from any Scarborough, Ontario high school entering any program offered by O.A.C. |
| Amount: | 1 award of $5,000 |