Awarded to one incoming or current, full-time or part-time, Masters or Doctoral student at the Faculty of Information, whose work focuses on media and communications related investigations begun by Harold Innis, Eric Havelock, Marshall McLuhan and other Toronto scholars on the impact of technology on culture.

The recipient will be: either a full-time or part-time student from a Masters or Doctoral program, chosen on the basis of financial need. Academic merit and / or creative initiative will also be considered. Preference is given to a student who is enrolled in a course offered at the Centre for Culture and Technology. The student must be in high standing with a minimum GPA of A- (3.70/4.0) in previous academic work.

Varies; in the past 3 years, the value has been between $1000–$2000 CAD. Award disbursements may be split across multiple terms depending on total value.

This award is non-renewable (one year only).

This is an automatic admission / entrance award. No additional application is required. You are automatically considered for this award with your application to the MI or MMSt program.

To be automatically considered for any Faculty of Information entrance awards / scholarships, all application materials need to be received by the application deadline – January 31.

This includes the online application form, application fee, and all supporting documents.

The applicant must have a minimum 3.80 / 4.0 admission average / A average to be considered.

The review process for admission awards includes consideration of the applicant’s full academic history, personal statements, CV/resume and reference letters.

Admissions awards / scholarships are highly competitive

Deadline to Apply

January 31st of the year in which the student intends to begin their degree studies with the Faculty of Information.

Recipient(s) will be informed via email from the Awards Committee (awards.ischool@utoronto.ca).