Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards UNIVERSITY CALENDAR 2009-2010 About This Calendar Published by Enrolment Services McGill University 845 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T5 Canada Published May 2009 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 © 2009 by McGill University. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this publication, or portions thereof, in any form. Legal deposit 2009, National Library of Canada and Bibliothèque nationale du Québec. ISSN 1718-8776 Editor Lai Yard Lee Enrolment Services Cover Design Content and Collaboration Solutions McGill University, Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2009-2010 1 Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2009-2010 About This Calendar, page 1 CONTACT INFORMATION – SCHOLARSHIPS AND Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2009-2010, page 3 STUDENT AID OFFICE About This Calendar, page 1 Scholarships and Student Aid Office Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2009-2010, page 3 Brown Student Services Building About This Calendar, page 1 3600 McTavish Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2009-2010, page 3 Suite 3200 Montreal, Quebec 1 Introduction, page 4 H3A 1Y2 1.1 Entrance Awards, page 4 Telephone: Scholarships 514-398-4807 1.2 In-Course Awards, page 4 Telephone: Student Aid 514-398-6013 1.3 Graduation Awards, page 4 Fax: 514-398-7352 1.4 Graduation Honours, page 4 1.4.1 Dean's Honour List, page 4 Email: [email protected] 1.4.2 Distinction, page 5 Email: [email protected] 1.5 External Awards, page 5 Website: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships Website: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid 2 Entrance Scholarships and Awards, page 5 Office hours: 2.1 General Information, page 5 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 2.2 Entrance Scholarships and Awards, page 5 Monday - Friday 3 Awards to McGill Students In-Course, page 11 (closed on holidays) 3.1 General Information, page 11 3.2 Open to Students in Most Faculties, page 11 3.3 Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, page 11 3.4 Faculty of Arts, page 17 3.5 Faculty of Dentistry, page 26 3.6 Faculty of Education, page 26 3.7 Faculty of Engineering (including Architecture), page 28 3.8 Faculty of Law, page 36 3.9 Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University, page 36 3.10 Faculty of Medicine, page 40 3.11 The Schulich School of Music of McGill University, page 41 3.12 School of Nursing, page 46 3.13 School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, page 46 3.14 Faculty of Religious Studies, page 46 3.15 Faculty of Science, page 46 3.16 School of Social Work, page 53 3.17 Restricted Funds, page 54 4 Financial Assistance, page 55 4.1 General Information, page 55 4.2 Federal and Provincial Loans and Bursaries, page 55 4.3 Major Entrance Bursaries, page 55 4.4 Bursaries and Scholarships, page 56 4.5 Loan Funds, page 69 5 Activity Awards, page 71 5.1 Open to all In-Course Students, page 71 5.2 Open to In-Course Students in the Faculty of Education, page 72 5.3 Open to In-Course Students in the Desautels Faculty of Management, page 72 6 Athletic Awards, page 73 6.1 Entrance and In-Course Athletic Awards, page 73 6.2 Athletic Award Competitions, page 76 7 External Awards, page 76 8 Index of Awards, page 76 McGill University, Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2009-2010 3 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS terms and criteria such as program content and number of cred- its. Applications are not required unless specifically indicated in 1 Introduction the terms of an award. To be considered for in-course awards and/or the renewal of entrance scholarships, students must com- plete at least 27 graded credits in the regular academic year ex- 1.1 Entrance Awards clusive of courses completed under the Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory option. Summer courses are not considered ex- Entrance Scholarships cept for certain Co-op programs. Courses taken at other Quebec Entrance Scholarships are awarded to students entering McGill universities through the Inter-University Transfer Agreement, to a University for the first time to undertake their first full-time under- maximum of six credits, may be counted towards the require- graduate degree program. Transfer, Mature, Diploma, Exchange, ments for scholarship renewal or for consideration for other aca- Special, Part-time and Visiting students are not eligible for consid- demic awards. Eligibility will be based on all courses taken during eration. the regular academic year and on both the McGill GPA as well as Awards range in value from $3,000 to $10,000. There are two the global GPA which will include the IUT credits. types of entrance scholarships: the one-year Basic, whereby eli- A maximum of the top 10% of the students in each faculty, gibility is based solely on academic achievement, and the renew- based on the combined GPA for the Fall and Winter terms, are able Major, based on outstanding academic achievement as well named to the Dean's Honour List. This designation, while carrying as leadership qualities in school and community activities. Simply no monetary reward, is an official University recognition of the by applying to McGill, all eligible candidates are automatically student's achievements and is recorded on the transcript. considered for the Basic scholarship. No separate application is General information and regulations are available in "Awards required. Candidates will be able to apply for a Major scholarship to McGill Students In-Course", section 3 and at www.mcgill.ca/ on the web after their application for admission has been submit- studentaid/scholarships/current. ted and they have received an email acknowledgment of their ad- missions application. Financial need is not considered in the In-Course Financial Aid granting of scholarships; they are entirely merit-based. All renew- 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 criteria 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. Applicants throughout the academic year; the values of awards vary depend- to the Faculties of Dentistry, Law, or Medicine should inquire at ing on the degree of need of the student and/or family. The Schol- the respective Faculty's admissions office regarding available arships and Student Aid Office also offers a Work Study program funds. that provides on-campus job opportunities to students in need. Detailed information on entrance scholarships is available on All in-course financial aid applicants must apply for the govern- www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships. ment assistance program for which they may be eligible. Informa- tion on financial assistance is available at www.mcgill.ca/ Entrance Bursaries studentaid. Entrance Bursaries are offered to students entering university for the first time to undertake a full-time undergraduate degree pro- Athletic Awards for In-Course Students gram. Transfer, Mature, Diploma, Exchange, Special and Visiting There are a few awards for students who are members of intercol- students are not eligible for consideration. legiate teams. Applications are required and are usually available Awards range in value up to $10,000 and are based on aca- in September. See "Entrance and In-Course Athletic Awards", demic standing and demonstrated financial need. Some of these section 6.1, for more information. bursaries are renewable and are tenable until completion of an undergraduate degree, up to a maximum of four years, provided Activity Awards for In-Course Students the criteria for renewal (financial need and academic standing) are met. There are no separate applications for individual bursa- There are some awards which are based on more than just ries. academic standing and require submissions from students. A Students wishing to be considered for need-based awards may list of such awards is in "Activity Awards", section 5. apply for Entrance Financial Aid via the Financial Aid Menu on Minerva once they have been accepted to the University. 1.3 Graduation Awards Athletic Awards for Entering Students Graduation awards are available for students who will be graduat- There are a limited number of awards for students who are admit- ing with an undergraduate degree. All awards to graduating stu- ted to McGill and are possible candidates for intercollegiate teams. dents are granted by individual faculties and schools and are There are no applications for these awards. They are granted by included in the In-Course Awards sections of this Calendar; see the McGill Athletics Board Awards Committee on the recommen- "Awards to McGill Students In-Course", section 3. dation of the team coaches. See "Entrance and In-Course Athletic Awards", section 6.1. 1.4 Graduation Honours 1.2 In-Course Awards 1.4.1 Dean's Honour List In-Course Scholarships and Awards If you are graduating with an undergraduate degree, you may be These awards are for students already at McGill who are in full- awarded the designation Dean's Honour List under the following time undergraduate degree programs and will be continuing in full- conditions: time undergraduate degree programs.