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University-Wide Internal Awards

All ACCESS AWARDS are subject to specific terms and conditions as set out by the Ontario government's OSOTF program.  For the terms and conditions of these awards, please follow the ACCESS AWARD link that follows the award description.   Award information about additional college and university-wide ACCESS awards will be available in Student Financial Services.


Alumni Doctoral Scholarship
University Alumni have endowed annual scholarships of $9,000 for students registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, who are entering a PhD program in any college. Eligible students may be nominated by college deans by June 30. The following information should be provided: a cover letter from the Chair of the Awards Committee indicating who was considered and who was forwarded; a letter of reference from the student's advisor; a one page summary from the student comprised of a thesis abstract and a listing of academic accomplishments including publications, presentations, and awards. The recipient will be selected on the basis of outstanding academic performance in the last 2 full-time years of study or equivalent prior to admission. The recipient may receive the award for up to the first three years of doctoral study, provided an annual assessment of academic performance is satisfactory.

Roy C. Anderson Graduate Scholarship
In honour of Roy C. Anderson, professor and former chair of the Department of Zoology, this award of $500 is available to a student who is registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and enrolled in any department. The award is also aided by the Ontario government’s OSOTF program. Students must be conducting research in parasitology, which includes all aspects of microbial, protozoan and metazoan infections in animals and plants. The recipient will be chosen on the basis of financial need and high academic achievement. A student may hold the award once. Apply by letter with a completed Needs Assessment Form, including a list of publications, brief research proposal, reference letter from thesis advisor and cumulative academic record to Student Financial Services by January 10. ACCESS AWARD.

Herbert Armstrong Memorial Book Prize
An endowment fund donated by family and friends in memory of Herbert Armstrong, Dean of Graduate Studies, 1968 - 1980, provides an annual book prize of $120 each fall semester to a graduate student with high academic achievement who has made a substantial contribution to to graduate student life and to the university while serving as a member of the Board of Graduate Studies during the previous academic year (September to August). Membership on other university Senate committees and/or university academic committees during the same period may be taken into consideration. Students do not apply; all student members of the Board of Graduate Studies are automatically considered. The selection committee is the Board of Graduate Studies Awards Committee. At the discretion of the committee, the prize may not be awarded every year.

John Black Graduate Travel Scholarships
Friends and colleagues of John Black, Chief Librarian at Guelph (1984-95) and a founding faculty member (1966-95) in the Department of Political Studies, have donated funds for outstanding students to receive travel awards up to $500 each to assist in conducting thesis research between the second and twelfth months following first registration. Applications from students registered in Political Studies or Rural Extension Studies, or enrolled in International Development Studies and registered in any department, are considered; selection is based on previous undergraduate and graduate academic performance, research performance and publication record. Selection is by the Board of Graduate Studies Awards Committee. Students apply before December 15, providing a detailed itinerary, budget plan, timeframe, description of research to be done and the name of the principal adviser, to Student Financial Services. The award may be held once and may apply to travel already completed in the current program of study.

Board of Graduate Studies: University Graduate Scholarships
The University of Guelph provides approximately 625 awards on a competitive basis to graduate students who have achieved at least a first-class average in the previous year of academic study. The award is valued at $2,000 per semester in 1999/2000. Students do not apply for these awards; graduate programs nominate students each semester, and all eligible students may be considered for nomination. Preference may be given to entering and first year students.

Board of Graduate Studies: Research Scholarships
The University of Guelph provides 125 awards on a competitive basis to graduate students who have achieved at least a first-class average in the previous one-year of full-time, or equivalent, study. The award is valued at the semester rate of domestic tuition at the time of the award; it is available in selected colleges each year. Students do not apply for these awards; departments nominate each semester, and all eligible first-class students may be considered for nomination by departments. Preference may be given to entering and first-year students.

Brinson Partners Inc. Bursaries
To allow students with financial need to continue their studies as full-time students, Brinson Partners Inc., with the aid of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, has established two bursaries of $1500 each. Students must apply by letter with a completed Needs Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by October 15. The awards will be distributed in the winter semester. ACCESS AWARD.

Burnbrae Farms Bursaries
To allow students with financial need to continue their studies as full-time students, Burnbrae Farms, with the aid of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, has established two bursaries of $1500 each. Students must apply by letter with a completed Needs Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by October 15. Preference will be given to students with a demonstrated interest in poultry science. The awards will be distributed in the winter semester. ACCESS AWARD.

Class of '72: 25th Reunion Bursaries
To support students who wish to study full-time, but who need financial support to do so, the Class of ‘72: 25th Reunion Fund, with the aid of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, has established three bursaries of $1000 to in-course students with demonstrated financial need. Students should apply to Student Financial Services with a completed Needs Assessment Form by October 15 for distribution in the winter. ACCESS AWARD.

Class of OAC' 60 Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant   
Undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members are encouraged to make nominations at any time, accompanied by appropriate documentation. Application forms are available in Student Financial Services. These nominations will be reviewed by the Board of Graduate Studies on March 15 each year. The Senate Awards Committee will announce the annual $1,000 award winner each April. Nomination forms may be obtained from Student Financial Services.

CONACyT Tuition Scholarships   
In support of the CONACyT program, which provides funding for Mexican students attending the University of Guelph, five scholarships valued at the difference between Canadian and International Tuition are available each year. Entering doctoral students may hold the award for up to nine semesters pending satisfactory progress. Selection will be based on academic performance including grades, publications, scholarships and awards. Graduate Co-ordinators will nominate students to Student Financial Services by August 1. The nomination should include one reference letter and a one-page summary listing publications, scholarships, and awards.

The Leonard Connolly Exchange Scholarship
In honour of Prof. Leonard Conolly, professor of drama, Chair of the Department of Drama, 1981-88, and Associate Vice-President Academic, 1988-92, students, faculty, staff and friends have endowed an annual $1000 scholarship for an exchange student visiting the University of Guelph. Full-time visiting students, registered at Guelph for at least one semester, from any country in the South (a list of eligible countries and exchange partner universities is available in the Centre for International Programs) may apply by August 1st each year. Selection, by the Centre for International Programs, will be based on assessment of (a) a one-page submission describing the significance of the student visiting Guelph to the program of study at the partner exchange university, (b) two faculty references of one-page each, and (c) consistent high performance in the coursework completed, as documented by a transcript of program grades to date, submitted by the home university. Apply to the Centre for International Programs by May 1st, for visiting during the subsequent Fall or Winter semesters.

Clan Fergusson Graduate Travel Grant
An endowment fund has been established in memory of deceased members of the Clan Fergusson Society of North America. The initial donation was from the estate of Donald MacNish Ferguson, "a Scotsman to the Marrow..." The funds are used to provide travel grants totalling approximately $500 to Guelph graduate students to visit Scotland for thesis research. Registered graduate students with at least a first-class ('A-') average in the most recent two years of study whose thesis research relates to Scottish studies are eligible, including study in drama, English, family studies, history, philosophy and sociology. Students make application by December 10 each year, including an application form (available in Student Financial Services), a one-paragraph description of proposed thesis research, the proposed itinerary/dates of the trip and a letter of reference from the principal adviser. Selection is by the Board of Graduate Studies Awards Committee in January each year, for travel by a registered student between February and the following January. Students who would be at or beyond semester 5 at the master's level or semester 7 at the doctoral level at the time they would be travelling are ineligible to apply.

Dairy Farmers of Ontario Doctoral Research Assistantships

The Dairy Farmers of Ontario provide a research assistantship of up to $20,000 per year to an outstanding student entering a doctoral program at the University of Guelph. The research assistantship is for three years of full-time doctoral study in an area of research of interest to the DFO, such as individual animal and herd health, management systems for dairy cattle, nutrition, economic aspects of milk production and marketing or the processing, quality and use of dairy products. Doctoral applicants, with at least a first-class ('A-') average in the most recently completed two years of academic study, should arrange to have a complete application for a doctoral program of study and assistantship application letter on file in Student Financial Services before January 10 each year. The assistantship application letter from the student should include a one-page research proposal and name the proposed graduate faculty adviser at the University of Guelph. The assistantship application letter and graduate application file will be circulated to, and selection made by, an intercollege committee that includes the Dean of Graduate Studies. On a three-year cycle, preference may be given to students applying to the Ontario Agricultural College, the Ontario Veterinary College and students applying to any college. The student selected will begin the doctoral program and research assistantship the following May, September or January.

Madame Vigdis Finnbogadottir Scholarships
In honour of the visit of the former Icelandic President Madame Vigdis Finnbogadottir in 1998, the University of Guelph provides two scholarships equal to the difference between international tuition and Canadian tuition. Icelandic students pursuing a graduate degree at the University of Guelph are eligible up to their sixth semester of registration at the master's level, ninth at the doctoral level, and twelfth in the case of a transfer from master's to doctoral studies. No application is necessary, students will be nominated to the Board of Graduate Studies Awards Committee by the Icelandic Exchange Co-ordinator.

The D.F. Forster Medal
The most prestigious graduate student award at the University of Guelph, this medal is awarded annually to the convocating graduate student who excels both academically and in extracurricular activities. One student is nominated each year by each college awards committee. The Senate Awards Committee will make the final selection, with the announcement and/or presentation at June convocation. No application is necessary.

Cecil H. Franklin Graduate Scholarship in Soil and Water Conservation
Cecil H. Franklin provides a one-year award valued at $5,000 to an MSc or PhD student whose research is related to soil and/or water conservation. Application forms are available in Student Financial Services and must be completed by April 1 each year. Students offered admission and in-course are eligible; tenable with other Senate awards.

Governor General's Academic Medal
The Governor General's Academic Medal program provides for one recipient of a gold medal to be selected by the University of Guelph for outstanding academic achievement at the master's level of study each year. Students do not apply for consideration for this award; all students who graduate from a first master's degree (MSc, MA, MLA, MBA, MMS and MEng) in the previous June, October and February convocations will be considered by their college or university school awards committee for nomination. Each college or university school will nominate one student to the Board of Graduate Studies Awards Committee by April 30 each year. No application is necessary.

Graduate Students Association Volunteering Award
The Graduate Students' Association annually provides a $250 award to a graduate student who, through volunteer activities, contributes to the social, political and/or cultural milieu, internal and/or external to the university; students must have completed at least one semester of their current graduate program at the time of application. Apply by letter and resume, submitted to Student Financial Services by April 1 each year; the resume should document volunteer activities, positions held in organizations etc. The award may be won once.

Gryphon Investment Counsel Bursaries To allow students with financial need to continue their studies as full-time students, Gryphon Investment Counsel, with the aid of the Ontario government's OSOTF program, has established two bursaries of $1500 each. Students must apply by letter with a completed Needs Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by October 15. The awards will be distributed in the winter semester. ACCESS AWARD.

Frances Hucks Memorial Research Scholarship
The estate of Mary F. Hucks, (MAC ‘26) and honorary class president of (MAC ‘30) has provided, with the aid of the Ontario Government’s OSOTF program, an endowment for an annual scholarship of $5000 for graduate students who have demonstrated financial need and are conducting research with a focus on human food, human nutritional health and/or biotechnology related to human food or nutrition. Masters or doctoral students may hold the scholarship once per degree. The recipient will be the person with demonstrated financial need who has the highest academic performance over the most recent two years of full-time or equivalent university study. A letter of application accompanied by a Needs Assessment Form, a one page thesis research proposal and a one page letter of reference from the principal advisor must be submitted to Student Financial Services by April 1 for consideration for a Spring semester award. Students cannot be beyond the start of the 12th month of study on April 1 and may hold the award only if registered in the following Spring semester. ACCESS AWARD.

Richard and Sophia Hungerford Graduate Scholarships
The estate of Richard and Sophia Hungerford, with the aid of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, has established an endowment to support graduate students in financial need whose research interests relate to developing countries. The fund provides seven annual awards of $5000 each. Registered or incoming graduate students with at least a cumulative 80% average in their last two years are eligible. Students are ineligible if beyond semester 5 at the masters level and semester 7 at the doctoral level. Recipients will be selected on the basis of financial need, academic achievement, and the quality of their intended research in developing countries. Apply to Student Financial Services by March 1 including a one page summary of the research proposal, a completed Needs Assessment Form, and a letter of reference from the principal advisor. ACCESS AWARD.

Richard and Sophia Hungerford Graduate Travel Scholarships
The estate of Richard and Sophia Hungerford, with the aid of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, has established an endowment to provide travel scholarships to graduate students with demonstrated financial need who wish to study in developing countries. The fund creates a number of travel grants of variable amounts ($500, $1000 or $1500) totalling $31000. Registered graduate students with demonstrated financial need who have a minimum 70% cumulative average in the last two semesters of full-time equivalent study are eligible. The value of the award will depend upon the assessed need. Apply to Student Financial Services with a description of the intended travel, an estimate of the travel costs and a completed Needs Assessment Form at least one month prior to departure. Application deadlines are October 1, February 1 and June 1. Selection will be based on financial need and the relevance of the proposed travel to the student’s area of study. ACCESS AWARD.

ICI Scholarship in Biotechnology
An annual scholarship of $2,500, tenable with other Senate awards, may be awarded to an MSc or PhD student registered in a department or school at the University of Guelph who is doing research in biotechnology. The student must have a first-class average ('A') in the two years of university work (courses and/or research) completed prior to May 2 each application year: all previous university transcripts will be reviewed, as will an application reference letter from the previous/current adviser. Apply to Student Financial Services by May 1. The selection committee is the Board of Graduate Studies Awards Committee.

The Arthur D. Latornell Graduate Scholarships
An endowment fund has been established in memory of Arthur D. Latornell, OAC '50, who had a life-long special interest in resource management and conservation and in helping young people. The fund provides for up to ten annual awards of $5,000 each. Registered or incoming graduate students in any college with at least a first-class ('A-') average in the last two years whose research interests relate to resource management and/or resource conservation are eligible. One of the ten awards is available to a student whose research interest relates to resouce remediation/reclamation. Students beyond semester three at the master's level, semester six at the doctoral level, and semester nine in the case of a transfer from master's to doctoral level are ineligible. The recipients will be selected on the basis of academic achievement and/or quality of their graduate research. Students do not apply directly. Departments may nominate students to Student Financial Services by October 15 using the Latornell nomination form.

The Arthur D. Latornell Graduate Travel Scholarships
An endowment fund has been established in memory of Arthur D. Latornell, OAC '50, who had a life-long special interest in resource management and conservation and in helping young people. The funds are given to provide up to 50 travel grants totalling approximately $27,000. These travel grants are offered to assist students in attending conferences, courses, co-op student exchanges or study abroad programs in these areas. Registered or incoming graduate students in any college with at least a first-class ('A-') average in the last two years whose research interests relate to resource management and/or resource conservation are eligible. One travel award in each competition is available for a student whose research interest relates to resource remediation/reclamation. Students beyond semester six at the master's level, semester nine at the doctoral level, and semester twelve in the case of a transfer from master's to doctoral level are ineligible. Departments may nominate students to Student Financial Services by October 15 for the fall competition and by March 15 for the winter competition using the Latornell nomination form.

Doug and Esther Ormrod Scholarships for Parents
In celebration of Dr. Ormrod's twenty-six years as a faculty member and nine years as Dean of Graduate Studies (1986 - 1995), Dr. Ormrod, his wife Esther, OAC Class of '75, faculty, staff, friends and the university have endowed awards of $500 each for outstanding graduate students. Students must be parents with a child or children in day care (public or private) and beyond the first semester of full-time or part-time study at the time they hold this award; students may hold the award once while at Guelph in a master's program and once in a doctoral program of study. Master's students beyond a sixth registration (first two years of study) and doctoral students beyond a ninth registration (first three years of study) are not eligible. Students with a first-class ('A-') average in the last two years of full-time or equivalent part-time study may complete an application form in Student Financial Services any time before December 1 each year. The Board of Graduate Studies Awards Committee will select recipients annually each winter semester.

Scotiabank Bursaries
In order to allow students with financial need to continue their studies as full-time students, Scotiabank, with the aid of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, has established two bursaries of $1500 each. Students must apply by letter with a completed Needs Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by October 1. The awards will be distributed in the winter semester. ACCESS AWARD.

Orville E. Sinclair Research Scholarship
An annual scholarship of $400 is awarded to an MSc student who is conducting research related to fluid milk by improving methods of production on the farm or by improving methods of processing and/or packaging at the milk plant. Academic standing and financial need will determine the recipient from those eligible for the award. Apply to Student Financial Services by June 1. The selecting committee will be the Awards Committee of the Board of Graduate Studies. It is tenable with other Senate awards. Donor - Orville E. Sinclair.

University of Guelph ACCESS Scholarships To support undergraduate, graduate or OAC(Guelph) diploma students who wish to study full-time but who need financial support to do so, alumni and friends of the University have provided un-designated funds, with the aid of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, have established bursaries for in-course students. The bursaries range from $500 to $2000 depending on financial need. Apply to Student Financial Services with a completed Needs Assessment Form by October 1 for distribution in the winter. ACCESS AWARD.

The W.N. Vaughan Medal (All Colleges)
A medal may be given annually to a student senator who has high academic standing and who has made a substantial contribution to student life and to the university, particularly through involvement in and commitment to Senate activities. Prospective candidates will be nominated by senators and the medal winner will be chosen by a committee selected by the Senate Bylaws and Membership Committee. The medal will be awarded at June convocation. No application is necessary.

Mary I. Whitelock Bursaries
To support students who wish to study full-time but who need financial support to do so, the estate of Mary I. Whitelock, a friend of the University, with the aid of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, has established thirteen bursaries of $2000 to in-course undergraduate, graduate or OAC diploma students with demonstrated financial need. Students should apply to Student Financial Services with a completed Needs Assessment Form by October 1 for distribution in the winter. ACCESS AWARD.