IX. Scholarships and Other Awards

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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

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In-course Scholarships with Financial Need

Euclid-Hitachi Scholarships [I4517]
Established by Euclid-Hitachi of Canada Ltd., with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program, to assist students with financial need to continue their studies as full-time students. Apply with a completed Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) to Student Financial Services by October 7. Awarded in the Winter semester. ACCESS AWARD
Donor(s):	Euclid-Hitachi of Canada Ltd.
Qualification(s):	Students with a minimum cumulative average of 70% with 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 $1,500

George A. Gray O.A.C. '51 Varsity Scholarships [I0487]
Established in memory of George Gray, O.A.C. '51, a Guelph football lineman and a great player of the game. Apply to Student Financial Services with a letter describing on- and off-campus extra-curricular activities and a completed Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) by October 7. To be considered for this award, you must list it on your N.A.F. and include a statement outlining your leadership involvement. Selection will include equally weighted consideration of academic performance, leadership and financial need. Preference will be given to members of the varsity football team. Examples of leadership may include academic tutoring, mentoring team mates, assisting in the organization and promotion of varsity and/or intramural athletics, participation on university committees, such as in residences, on Senate or in Colleges, and similar off-campus activities. Students may receive the award up to four times. Awarded in the winter semester.
Donor(s):	Mrs. George A. Gray
Qualification(s):	Students who are members of varsity teams and in the second, third, fourth or fifth year of full-time study with a minimum 70% average in all courses completed in the previous year of study and have demonstrated leadership.
Amount:	2 awards of $1,250

Graham Family Incentive Scholarship [I4506]
Provided by Harvey Graham (O.A.C. '39) with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program. Apply with a completed Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) to Student Financial Services by October 7. Awarded in the Winter semester. ACCESS AWARD
Donor(s):	Harvey Graham O.A.C. '39
Qualification(s):	Students entering the fourth year of a four year degree program, maintaining at least a 70% program average and demonstrating financial need, who have previously received the Harvey Graham Bursary. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Amount:	1 award of $5,000

Guelph Varsity Athletic Accessibility Scholarship [I0518]
Apply to Student Financial Services with a letter describing on and off-campus extra-curricular activities and a Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) by October 7. To be considered for this award, you must list it on your N.A.F. and indicate which varsity team you play on. Selection will be based upon equally weighted consideration of academic performance and evidence of leadership qualities. Students may receive the award up to four times. Awarded in the winter semester.
Donor(s):	Alumni and friends of the University of Guelph
Qualification(s):	Students with at least 5.0 credits and less than 20.5 credits, who are members of a varsity athletic team and who have demonstrated financial need. Students must have maintained at least a 70% cumulative average in all courses completed in the previous year of study (minimum 3.0 credits).
Amount:	2 awards of $1,250

Howard N.B. Dorfman Scholarship [I2520]
Established by the family of the late Howard N.B. Dorfman (O.V.C.'78), with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program. Apply with a completed Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) to Student Financial Services by October 7. Students will be considered for this award automatically once a N.A.F has been submitted by the deadline date. Awarded in the Winter semester. ACCESS AWARD.
Donor(s):	The family of the late Howard N.B. Dorfman
Qualification(s):	Student in Phase 4 of the D.V.M. program and who has demonstrated the most outstanding achievement in veterinary neurology, based on performance in VETM*4830 (Neurology rotation of the course Small Animal Clinics). Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Amount:	1 award of $250

John B. Walkden and Malcolm T. Bond Prize [I2512]
Established by John B. Walkden and Malcolm T. Bond, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program. Apply with a completed Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.), to Student Financial Services by October 7. Students will be considered for this award automatically once a N.A.F has been submitted by the deadline date. Awarded in the Winter semester. ACCESS AWARD
Donor(s):	Estate of John B. Walkden
Qualification(s):	Full-time students in the D.V.M. program who has successfully completed the course Veterinary Externship (VETM*4900). The recipient will have been judged to be proficient in bovine medicine and surgery during the externship, based on the host practitioner's evaluation. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Amount:	1 award of $3,100

OVC Class of 1977 Memorial Scholarship [I2510]
The Class of O.V.C. 1977, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program, established this scholarship after the tragic and untimely death of their classmate, Brian Mills, as a gesture of their great esteem for him. The Class also wishes that the scholarship honour all their classmates. Apply with a completed Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) to Student Financial Services, by October 7. Students will be considered for this award automatically once a N.A.F has been submitted by the deadline date. Awarded in the Winter semester. ACCESS AWARD
Donor(s):	OVC '77
Qualification(s):	Full-time students in the Phase 2 or Phase 3 of the D.V.M. program, with at least a 70% program average, and demonstrated financial need are eligible. Selection will be based on 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 $800

Robert, Louis and Helen Shaw Memorial Degree Scholarships [I4520]
Established by the Shaw Scholarship Committee with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program. Apply with a letter, including a summary of local agricultural activities and a completed Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.), to Student Financial Services by October 7. ACCESS AWARD
Donor(s):	The Shaw Scholarship Committee
Qualification(s):	Students registered in the B.A.Sc., B.Comm. in Agricultural Business, B.Sc.(Agr.) or D.V.M. programs studying agriculture, horticulture, equine studies, food and nutrition or veterinary sciences with demonstrated financial need, a 70% cumulative average and involvement in local agricultural activities. Preference will be given to first year students from Peterborough County. Additionally, students must meet the government-mandated terms for receipt of an OSOTF award (see General Statements on Awards).
Amount:	Several awards of $1,000

Tara Lynn Giuliani Memorial Award [I0375]
In memory of Tara Lynn Giuliani, a bright young woman, who did not let her blindness stand in the way of her studies at the University of Guelph. Apply to the Centre for Students with Disabilities by November 25.
Donor(s):	The Giuliani Family
Qualification(s):	Most academically promising applicant with a demonstrated disability and having financial need.
Amount:	1 award of $500

University of Guelph Retiree Association Degree Scholarship [I0569]
This bursary is available to students who are related to a member of the U.G.R.A. as child, grand-child, or great grand-child. Selection will be based on the greatest demonstration of financial need. Apply to Student Financial Services by October 7 with a Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) and a letter indicating the name of and relationship to the U.G.R.A. member.
Donor(s):	University of Guelph Retirees Association (U.G.R.A.)
Qualification(s):	Students related to a member of U.G.R.A. that are registered in a degree program with a minimum 75% cumulative average in the last two semester of full-time studies and demonstrated financial need.
Amount:	1 award of $1,000

Walter and Marion MacDougald Scholarship [I4530]
Established by the family of Walter and Marian MacDougald on the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents, in recognition of their gift of life-long learning to their five children, with the assistance of the Ontario government's OSOTF program. Apply to Student Financial Services by October 7 with a Financial Need Assessment Form (N.A.F.) To be considered for this award, you must list it on your N.A.F. and include a statement that outlines your interests in food supply, utilization, farmland conservation or woodlot management. Preference will be given to students enrolled in a program involved in food supply or utilization, farmland conservation or woodlot management. ACCESS AWARD.
Donor(s):	Doug MacDougald, D.V.M.
Qualification(s):	Students demonstrating financial need with a minimum of 10.0 credits and less than 15.0 credits and who are in the following programs/majors/minors: BASc, BSc(Agr), BSc(Env), BSc(Food Science, Animal Biology, Nutrition, or Forest Science), or D.V.M., having a minimum cumulative average of 70%. 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