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UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS ANDAWARDS 2013/14 UNIVERSITY CALENDAR About This Calendar Published by Enrolment Services 3415 McTavish Street Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C8 Canada Published June 2013 McGill University reserves the right to make changes to the information contained in this publication—including correcting errors, altering fees, schedules of admission and credit requirements and revising or cancelling particular courses or programs—without prior notification. Published in Canada All contents copyright © 2013 by McGill University. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this publication, or portions thereof, in any form. Editor Enrolment Services Cover Design Public Affairs, Graphic Design McGill University, Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2013–2014 1 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2013–2014 About This Calendar, page 1 CONTACT INFORMATION – SCHOLARSHIPS AND Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2013–2014, page 2 STUDENT AID OFFICE 1 Introduction, page 3 Scholarships and Student Aid Office 1.1 Entrance Awards, page 3 Brown Student Services Building 3600 McTavish 1.2 In-Course Awards, page 3 Suite 3200 1.3 Graduation Awards, page 3 Montreal, Quebec 1.3.1 Graduation Honours: Dean's Honour List, page 3 H3A 0G3 1.3.2 Graduation Honours: Distinction, page 4 Telephone: Scholarships 514-398-6014 1.4 External Awards, page 4 Telephone: Student Aid 514-398-6013 2 Entrance Scholarships and Awards, page 4 Fax: 514-398-7352 2.1 General Information, page 4 Email: [email protected] 2.2 Entrance Scholarships and Awards, page 4 Email: [email protected] 3 Awards to McGill Students In-Course, page 11 Website: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships 3.1 General Information, page 11 Website: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid 3.2 Open to Students in Most Faculties, page 11 Office hours: 3.3 Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. page 12 Monday – Friday 3.4 Faculty of Arts, page 18 (closed on holidays) 3.5 Faculty of Dentistry, page 27 3.6 Faculty of Education, page 28 3.7 Faculty of Engineering (including Architecture), page 29 3.8 Faculty of Law, page 39 3.9 Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University, page 39 3.10 Faculty of Medicine, page 43 3.11 The Schulich School of Music of McGill University, page 43 3.12 School of Nursing, page 49 3.13 School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, page 49 3.14 Faculty of Religious Studies, page 49 3.15 Faculty of Science, page 50 3.16 School of Social Work, page 57 3.17 Restricted Funds, page 57 4 Financial Assistance, page 58 4.1 General Information, page 58 4.2 Federal and Provincial Loans and Bursaries, page 58 4.3 Major Entrance Bursaries, page 58 4.4 Bursaries and Scholarships, page 60 4.5 Loan Funds, page 76 5 Activity Awards, page 79 5.1 Open to All In-Course Students, page 79 5.2 Open to In-Course Students in the Faculty of Education, page 79 5.3 Open to In-Course Students in the Desautels Faculty of Management, page 79 6 Athletic Awards, page 81 6.1 Entrance and In-Course Athletic Awards, page 81 6.2 Athletic Award Competitions, page 84 7 External Awards, page 84 8 Index of Awards, page 84 2 2013–2014 Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards, McGill University INTRODUCTION basis of the combined GPA for the Fall and Winter terms and cri- teria such as program content and number of credits. Applications 1 Introduction are not required unless specifically indicated in the terms of an award. To be considered for in-course awards and/or the renewal of entrance scholarships, students must complete at least 27 1.1 Entrance Awards graded credits in the regular academic year exclusive of courses completed under the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option. Summer Entrance Scholarships courses are not considered except for certain Co-op programs. Entrance Scholarships are awarded to students entering McGill Courses taken at other Quebec universities through the Inter-Uni- University for the first time to undertake their first full-time under- versity Transfer Agreement, to a maximum of six credits, may be graduate degree program. Transfer, Mature, Diploma, Exchange, counted towards the requirements for scholarship renewal or for Special, Part-time and Visiting students are not eligible for consideration for other academic awards. Eligibility will be based consideration. on all courses taken during the regular academic year and on Awards range in value from $3,000 to $10,000. There are two both the McGill GPA as well as the global GPA which will include types of entrance scholarships: the One-year, whereby eligibility the IUT credits. is based solely on academic achievement, and the renewable A maximum of the top 10% of the students in each faculty, Major, based on outstanding academic achievement as well as based on the combined GPA for the Fall and Winter terms, are leadership qualities in school and community activities. Simply by named to the Dean's Honour List. This designation, while carrying applying to McGill, all eligible candidates are automatically con- no monetary reward, is an official University recognition of the sidered for the One-year scholarship. No separate application is student's achievements and is recorded on the transcript. required. Candidates will be able to apply for a Major scholarship General information and regulations are available in "Awards on the web after their application for admission has been submit- to McGill Students In-Course", section 3 and at www.mcgill.ca/ ted and they have received an email acknowledgment of their studentaid/scholarships/current. admissions application. Financial need is not considered in the granting of scholarships; they are entirely merit-based. All renew- In-Course Financial Aid able awards are tenable provided the criteria for renewal are met. In-course financial aid (bursaries and loans) is available to stu- Because renewal criteria vary across faculties, recipients should dents already at McGill who are registered in full-time undergrad- consult www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships/prospective/ uate degree programs. In all cases, the primary criterion for need- regulation to acquaint themselves with the details. Finalists for the based assistance is demonstrated financial need. Students expe- scholarships valued over $5,000 may be interviewed. riencing financial difficulties may apply for aid via the Financial Aid The Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Menu on Minerva commencing August 1st of the upcoming aca- the Schulich School of Music also administer some entrance demic year. Financial assistance is awarded on a rolling basis scholarships for students applying to their programs and appli- throughout the academic year; the values of awards vary depend- cants should contact their respective Admissions offices for ing on the degree of need of the student and/or family. The Schol- additional information. Applicants to the Faculties of Dentistry, arships and Student Aid Office also offers a Work Study program Law, or Medicine should inquire at the respective Faculty's that provides on-campus job opportunities to students in need. admissions office regarding available funds. All in-course financial aid applicants must apply for the Detailed information on entrance scholarships is available on government assistance program for which they may be eligible. www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships. Information on financial assistance is available at www.mcgill.ca/ Entrance Bursaries studentaid. Entrance Bursaries are offered to students entering university for Athletic Awards for In-Course Students the first time to undertake a full-time undergraduate degree pro- There are a few awards for students who are members of gram. Transfer, Mature, Diploma, Exchange, Special, and Visiting intercollegiate teams. Applications are required and are usually students are not eligible for consideration. available in September. See "Entrance and In-Course Athletic Awards of varying values are based on academic standing and Awards", section 6.1, for more information. demonstrated financial need. Some of these bursaries are renew- Activity Awards for In-Course Students able and are tenable until completion of an undergraduate de- gree, up to a maximum of four years, provided the criteria for There are some awards which are based on more than just renewal (financial need and academic standing) are met. There academic standing and require submissions from students. A are no separate applications for individual bursaries. list of such awards is in "Activity Awards", section 5. Students wishing to be considered for need-based awards may apply for Entrance Financial Aid via the Financial Aid Menu on 1.3 Graduation Awards Minerva once they have been accepted to the University. Athletic Awards for Entering Students Graduation awards are available for students who will be graduat- ing with an undergraduate degree. All awards to graduating stu- There are a limited number of awards for students who are admit- dents are granted by individual faculties and schools and are ted to McGill and are possible candidates for intercollegiate teams. included in the In-Course Awards sections of this Calendar; see There are no applications for these awards. They are granted by "Awards to McGill Students In-Course", section 3. the McGill Athletics Board Awards Committee on the recommen- dation of the team coaches. See "Entrance and In-Course Athletic 1.3.1 Graduation Honours: Dean's Honour List Awards", section 6.1. If you are graduating with an undergraduate degree, you may be awarded the designation Dean's Honour List under the following 1.2 In-Course Awards conditions: 1. you have completed a minimum of 60 McGill credits towards In-Course Scholarships and Awards your degree; and These awards are for students already at McGill who are in full- 2. you are in the top 10% of the faculty's graduating class of time undergraduate degree programs and will be continuing in full- students; this calculation is based on the CGPA.

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