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.

Awarded to University College students with financial need with preference for sole-support parents, especially those who have come to University College from the Transitional Year Program. Apply using the online grant application available on ACORN.

For University College students in Majors or Specialists in the humanities including English, Philosophy, History and Classics. May also be awarded on the basis of other criteria such as academic achievement and community involvement. Must be awarded in accordance with the conditions of the OTSS program which includes financial need and Ontario residency. Apply using the online grant application available on ACORN.

Established in 2007 in memory of Meyer Greenstein (UC 1940), the Meyer (Mike) Greenstein Memorial Student Award for Writing Excellence offers a single prize of up to $1,000 each year for excellence in any of the following categories: academic essay, other prose, poetry, drama, novel and short story.

To be awarded to students enrolled in the Sexual Diversity Studies (SDS) Program. The primary criterion will be financial need in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Trust for Student Support program (OTSS). Other criteria may also be considered such as academic achievement or outstanding volunteer contributions on or off campus aimed at increasing acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Awards will vary in number and value.

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.

Established by Nancy Main (UC '56). To be awarded to a University College student who demonstrates financial need. Awards are variable in size and name. Apply using the online grant application available on ACORN.

Established in 1946 in memory of Norma Epstein (UC ’45), the Norma Epstein Foundation Awards in Creative Writing is a competition held annually and is open to students enrolled in University College or to students from other Colleges who are enrolled in University College-sponsored or affiliated courses or programs. Established in 1946 in memory of Norma Epstein (UC ’45), the fund supports prizes of up to a total of $2,000, each year in the categories of Poetry, Drama, Novel, Short Story, and Other Prose.

Donated by Norman Altstedter (UC'40). To be awarded to University College students who have demonstrated an interest in studying journalism. Recipients mus satisfy the eligibility requirements of OTSS program. Apply using the online grant application available on ACORN.