Scholarships & Awards

Awarded to University College students who demonstrate financial need and are in good academic standing. Preference will be given for Black and Indigenous students at UC.

Gift of friends and colleagues of Mary Jane Hendrie (UC 1981) who died in the Korean Airline incident of 1983. This award is intended for a student with financial need who has contributed to college life by participating in athletics or other extracurricular activities.

Bequest of the late Miss Catherine S. Michell and Colonel William C. Michell, formerly principal of Riverdale Collegiate Institute. Awards are based on financial need. Academic merit may also be considered. Awards are variable in number and value depending on students’ financial need. Any balance of income may be used for in-course awards of variable value. Apply using the online grant application available on ACORN.

Bequest of Professor T.J. Meek (UC 1903), distinguished scholar and head of the Department of Near Eastern Studies of which he was a member from 1923 until 1952; professor emeritus until his death in 1966. Variable as to number and value. Apply using the online grant application available on ACORN.

The J. R. MacGillivray Fellowship is a gift of Elinor MacGillivray in honour of her husband, Professor J.R. MacGillivray, professor of English in University College, 1930-70. To be awarded to a student graduating from University College and pursuing graduate study in the humanities at the University of Toronto. 

To be awarded to students registered at University College on the basis of financial need. Eligible candidates are identified through the University's UTAPS program.

The Sally Croll Award for French Study Abroad is a travelling award established by the daughters and friends of Mrs. Sally Croll to honour her lifelong interest in French. The purpose of the award is to allow University College students studying French or knowledgeable in French to go abroad to immerse themselves in a French milieu while pursuing their academic interests. The criteria will be academic merit, financial need, and the merit of the proposal. The award is open to both undergraduates and graduates of University College. It may be used in conjunction with the exchange programs through the Centre for International Experience, as well as Summer Abroad Programs. 

The Samuel James Stubbs Fellowship is the bequest of Helen Eunice Stubbs (UC 1933) in memory of her father, Samuel James Stubbs.  This award is designed to assist a graduating student to pursue graduate study in classics and/or English inside or outside Canada. In selecting a recipient, the committee will be guided mainly by the candidate's financial need, professional interest and academic ability.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Paul Sussman and the late Mr. Samuel Smith, of the value of the annual income of the fund, to be awarded to a student, preferably in the fourth year, who is studying English and is in need of financial assistance. Apply using the online grant application available on ACORN.

The Scott-Thomas Memorial Graduate Scholarship is the bequest of the late Lois Margaret Scott-Thomas and is intended to assist university graduates to pursue studies in the field of English literature at graduate schools within or outside Canada. (Preference given to graduates of University College and also to overseas students who enrol in the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto.)