XI. Graduate Awards & Financial Assistance

College of Management and Economics

The University reserves the right to amend awards subject to the availability of funds.

Note

Please read the announcement regarding the current status of our endowed scholarships, bursaries and travel grants.

CME Distinguished Scholar Medal –Graduate (Forster Medal Nominee)
To honour the outstanding achievements of a graduate student in the College of Management and Economics, a medal is presented to the CME nominee for the Forster Medal.
CME Distinguished Scholar Medal - Graduate (Governor General’s Gold Medal Nominee)
To honour the outstanding achievements of a graduate student in the College of Management and Economics, a medal is presented to the CME nominee for the Governor General’s Gold Medal.
Dorothy Britton Memorial Master’s Scholarships (MCS)
Several scholarships are available annually, in memory of Dorothy Britton, a graduate of the Macdonald Institute (1939), to students registered in an MSc program in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies with a minimum of 80% average during the last two years of undergraduate study. The recipients will selected on the basis of high academic achievement. Preference will be given to entering students. No application is required.
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarships (ECON)
Friends of the Department of Economics, with the aid of the Ontario government's OSOTF program, have created seven scholarships of $500 each to entering or in-course graduate students with a demonstrated financial need who have a minimum application or cumulative in-course average of 75%. Selection will be made based on academic achievement. Apply by submitting a completed Financial Need Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by January 10. See ACCESS AWARDS.
CME Executive Graduate Scholarships
These scholarships, in varying amounts ranging from $500 - $10,000 are awarded to students entering the MBA or MA (Leadership) programs. The recipients must have demonstrated involvement in management, administration or leadership through submission of their professional portfolio to the MBA or MA (Leadership) admissions committees. No application is necessary.
Economics Faculty and Alumni Scholarship
Faculty and alumni of the Department of Economics have established a $2,250 scholarship with the assistance of the University of Guelph Graduate Scholarship Matching Program. This scholarship is awarded to the student entering the Master of Arts program in the Department of Economics with the highest admission average over 80%. No application necessary.
Joan Doherty Memorial Graduate Scholarship (MCS)
The family of Joan Doherty has established a scholarship of $2,000 to be awarded annually to a member of the graduating class in Marketing and Consumer Studies who will be continuing study at the master's or doctoral degree level in a Canadian university. The scholarship recipient will be determined on the basis of academic promise as evidenced by undergraduate academic achievement. Should equally qualified students make application, preference will be given to previous winners of the Joan Doherty Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship. Application, accompanied by a one-page written statement indicating the student's purpose, goals and objectives in pursuing graduate study, must be submitted to the graduate coordinator, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, by April 1.
Joan Doherty Travel Scholarship (MCS)
In memory of the late Joan Doherty (a member of the class of FACS '78), a travel scholarship totalling $400 will be provided annually to an undergraduate or graduate student in Consumer Studies who has at least a cumulative 70% average. This award will allow students to attend conferences related to their studies and will go toward the cost of attending. Apply to the Chair of the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies by March 1, including a budget and a description of the travel. The recipient will be selected based upon the cost of attending the conference and the benefit it will bring to the student's program of study.
Economics Alumni Masters Scholarship (ECON)
The Department of Economics, with the generous support of Alumni and friends, provides one $1000 scholarship to a full-time graduate student registered in the MA program in Economics. The award will be granted to the student who has attained the highest cumulative average in the first two semesters of the graduate program. No application is necessary.
Economics Faculty and Alumni Scholarship
Faculty and alumni of the Department of Economics have established a $2,250 scholarship with the assistance of the University of Guelph Graduate Scholarship Matching Program. This scholarship is awarded to the student entering the Master of Arts program in the Department of Economics with the highest admission average over 80%. No application necessary.
Graduate Scholarships in Economics (ECON)
Scholarships in varying amounts ranging from $100 - $10,000, are awarded to students registered in a masters program offered by the Department of Economics, up to semester six or doctoral program up to semester twelve, with a minimum of 70% average over the last year of full-time or equivalent study. Selection based on excellent academic performance as evidenced in research performance/potential and may include progress in the program of study. The Department of Economics will nominate candidates once a semester to the CME Awards Committee for approval. No application is necessary.
Graduate Scholarships in Marketing and Consumer Studies
The Graduate Scholarship in Marketing and Consumer Studies, in varying amounts ranging from $100 - $10,000, is awarded to graduate students showing excellent academic performance with a minimum of 70% average in the last year of full-time, or equivalent, study. MCS masters student up to semester six and doctoral students up to semester twelve are eligible. Departments will nominate student to the College Awards Committee on the basis of research performance/potential, including progress in the program of study. No application is necessary.
Mac-FACS-FRAN Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship (MCS, HTM)
Established in 1982, the Mac-FACS-FRAN Alumni Association provides a $1,000 scholarship to a full-time graduate student entering a program offered in the Department of Marketing & Consumer Studies or the residential MBA program in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, with a minimum of 80% in the last two years of study. Preference will be given to students who have completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph. No application is necessary.
Mac-FACS-FRAN Alumni Association Graduate Scholarship - Marketing & Consumer Studies (MCS)
The Mac-FACS-FRAN Alumni Association provides a $1,000 scholarship to a full-time student entering a graduate program in the Department of Marketing & Consumer Studies who has a minimum of 80% in the last two years of study. No application is necessary.
Louise McConkey Research Travel Grant (MCS)
In memory of the late Louise McConkey, Mac ’27, one or more travel grants will be provided annually to undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Marketing & Consumer Studies to defray travel costs related to the student’s course of study. Students must have maintained a minimum 70% cumulative average in the last two full time equivalent semesters. The recipients will be selected on the basis of the value of the travel to their studies. Apply to the Chair, Consumer Studies including a budget and a description of the travel and the benefit to be gained.
The Michael Nightingale Graduate Scholarship
The MAC-FACS-FRAN Alumni Association, with the assistance of the Ontario government’s OSOTF program, establish the Michael Nightingale Graduate Scholarship in the amount of $1000. The scholarship honours Professor Nightingale’s many years of enlightened leadership as Director of the School of Hotel and Food Administration, Dean of the College of Family and Consumer Studies, and Founding Dean of the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences. The scholarship is intended for graduate students entering their second or subsequent semester of graduate study in a department within the College of Management and Economics. Selection is based on high academic standing, a minimum of 80% in the last two semesters completed, and financial need. Applicants must submit a completed Financial Need Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by January 10th. See ACCESS AWARDS
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel Graduate Scholarship (HTM)
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, with the aid of the Ontario government's OSOTF program, provides one scholarship of $1,500 to a student with demonstrated financial need in a graduate program offered by the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. To be eligible, graduate students must have successfully completed their first semester of their program with a minimum 70% average. Student must be registered full time in the semester they receive the award. Apply by submitting a completed Financial Need Assessment Form to Student Financial Services by January 10. See ACCESS AWARDS.
Elizabeth M. (Betty) Upton Memorial Research Travel Grant (HTM)
This grant has been established in memory of Elizabeth M. Upton, a faculty member in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, who played a key role in the development of the School and was instrumental in the development of the Institutional Foodservice Management major. Up to $500 is awarded annually to a student who demonstrates the greatest financial need for travel to a University of Guelph recognized study abroad, exchange or letter of permission activity outside Canada, or to attend a relevant professional conference, or to collect research data for a thesis or major paper. Students must have completed two or more semesters in the HTM graduate or undergraduate program, and must be in good academic standing. The project or conference must occur within 12 months. Apply to the HTM Awards Committee with a completed Financial Need Assessment Form and a letter by April 1 describing the travel, the expected benefit and including a budget and any other expected sources of funding.
Brenda York Memorial Scholarship (HTM)
In memory of Brenda York, MBA ’00, the HAFA-HTM Alumni Association and her friends and employers provide for one award of $1,000 to a student registered in the on campus Hospitality and Tourism Management specialization Master of Business Administration program with a minimum average of 75%. The award will be made on academic achievement, leadership and extracurricular activities and involvement with the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and/or in the broader community. Apply to the HTM Awards Committee by January 31 using the standard HTM Awards Application Form and include a list of extracurricular activities and involvement with the School and/or in the broader community.
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