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The Founding College of the University of Toronto

Scholarships & Awards

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Financial Need Awards
Established by Eunice Croll Mouckley to support students in the study of Humanities at University College. To be awarded to full-time, undergraduate student(s) at University College studying Humanities on the basis of financial need. Awards will be limited to no more than two per year.  

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Application Required
In Course Scholarships
Bequest of the late Evelyn McDonald (UC 1910), preferably, but not necessarily, to provide scholarships in English based on academic merit.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Automatic Consideration/No Application Required
In Course Scholarships
Gift of the late Mrs. N.A. McLarty, in memory of the late Norman Alexander McLarty (UC 1910). Awarded at the end of first year to a student going into a political science and/or economics program, or to a student already enrolled in a second- or third-year program of political science and/or economics. 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Automatic Consideration/No Application Required
Financial Need Awards
To be awarded to students registered at University College on the basis of financial need, with a preference for Indigenous students. Eligible candidates are identified through the University's UTAPS program. 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Application Required
Financial Need Awards
The Frank W. Woods Bursary will be awarded to University College students with a financial need. 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Application Required
Writing Awards
UC Writing Centre
Established in 1948 in memory of Professor Frederic Davidson (UC ’90), the Frederic Davidson Competition offers one prize of $2,000, one of $1,000, and one of $500 annually to any undergraduate student registered at UC, or whose submission is linked to work in a UC program or affiliated Centre, for any type of academic essay. Preference will be given to essays on English or French literature.

Eligibility Requirements

  • U of T Student: Enrolled in a college other than UC
  • U of T Student: Registered in a UC program, Enrolled in a college other than UC
  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Application Required
In Course Scholarships
Of the value of the annual income; intended to help with the purchase of books. 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Automatic Consideration/No Application Required
In Course Scholarships
Founded by subscription in memory of Miss Gertrude Lawler. To be awarded in first year for English.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Automatic Consideration/No Application Required
Financial Need Awards
Established by Marguerite Ruth Dow (UC’49) in memory of her father Gordon Russell Dow (1887-1974). To be awarded to a University College student enrolled in Astronomy who has demonstrated financial need. Academic standing will also be considered.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Application Required
Financial Need Awards
The Gordon H. Southam Scholarships were established originally by the Southam family in memory of Gordon Hamilton Southam (UC 1907), killed in action in 1916. Intended to assist University College students with the costs of university education. The primary criterion for selecting recipients will be financial need. Also considered will be academic standing, and participation in extracurricular activities in the University.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Enrolled in UC

How to Apply

  • Application Required