Scholarships & Awards

Established in memory of Carman B. Guild (UC 1947), an active member of the University College Literary and Athletic Society, the Students’ Administrative Council, the College of Electors, the University of Toronto Alumni Association, the University College Alumni Association and many Hart House clubs and committees. To be awarded in-course to University College students who demonstrate outstanding leadership, energy and enthusiasm in extracurricular activities at the college and/or the university. Awards will vary in number and value.

Awarded to a student with financial need; preference will be given to a student with high academic performance. Recipients must satisfy the eligibility requirements of the OSOTF II program.

Awarded to a University College student with financial need who is enrolled in a program in English. Recipients must satisfy eligibility requirements of OSOTFII and/or OTSS regulations. Apply using the online grant application available on ACORN.

The Christine Elmslie Scholarship is intended to support students graduating from University College who are preparing for a career in the international field whose linguistic competence will allow them to pursue such a career. Eligible students will be completing an undergraduate program in history or the social sciences (e.g., political science, economics, international relations, geography, etc.) and will be proceeding to graduate study either inside or outside Canada.

This award has been established by the estate of Marjorie Moore (UC 1947) to provide grants for University College students to assist with travel and living abroad for periods of up to one year. Students from the fields of art, archaeology, classics, history and modern languages will be eligible. Such students may be at any level of study. Special consideration will be given to students for whom a period abroad is important and an integral part of their education. Awards will vary in number and value.

This award is intended to support an undergraduate University College student in second, third or fourth year who has demonstrated an interest and intention to participate in activities promoting social advocacy as part of their extracurricular involvement. This award is intended to assist the student with travelling abroad in pursuit of these activities. The student’s financial need, academic merit and statement of intent will be considered.

The David and Helen Eisen Fellowship is the bequest of David Eisen and the gift of Mrs. Helen Eisen. This award is intended for graduate study at any university in the areas of philosophy, history, literature (any language) or environmental studies, with preference to the field of environmental studies.

Two scholarships will be awarded annually on the basis of academic merit; the first to a student with the most distinguished overall academic performance, who is completing his or her graduating year with a Specialist program in Sexual Diversity Studies; the second to an undergraduate completing either a Specialist or a Major in Sexual Diversity Studies combined with an academic interest in the study of politics (through a degree in a politically-relevant program, such as Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations or Equity Studies), or a demonstrated commitment to social justice. Both award recipients will be chosen by the University College Registrar upon the recommendation of the Mark S. Bonham Centre’s Awards Committee. Open to students from outside University College.

This fund is intended to support an undergraduate essay award in the area of Chinese Canadian community studies which will be open to all U of T undergraduate students. 

This award assists in covering the costs of living in the University College residences for one year for a worthy student in third or fourth year of his or her UC undergraduate program. Relevant criteria will be contributions to college life in UC, academic accomplishment and financial need as specified by the OSOTF program. As required by the OSOTF program, financial need will be the primary criterion. The recipient will be expected to live in the UC residence, show leadership in the community and act as a mentor for younger students.