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- Awards for applicants to the Faculty: Faculty of Information Admissions awards | Other Admission Awards
- Awards for currently registered students: Faculty of Information In-Course awards | Other In-Course Awards
- Awards with a focus on BIPOC students or topics
- Convocation awards
- Third-party awards
| Toronto Data Workshop Stipends |
| Prof. Kelly Lyons and Rohan Alexander have recently announced three research stipends, each of $1,000, for U of T students or recent graduates who identify as a member of a visible minority group, racialized group, or as a person of colour.The successful applicants will be invited to prepare a research paper on a topic of their choice under the supervision of a faculty mentor, and will be given the opportunity to present their paper at a meeting of the Toronto Data Workshop that suits their research timetable.
Detailed information: https://rohanalexander.com/toronto_data_workshop-stipends.html Deadline: June 20, 2020 |
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Faculty of Information Admission Awards
To apply:
- Submit a complete admission application to the program by January 31 of any year. It is the responsibility of applicants to notify referees of any early deadlines for submission of documents to be considered for entrance awards consideration.
- No separate application required
| Award name | Eligible Degree program |
| 1971 School of Library Science Scholarship | MI |
| Alumni Fund Scholarships | MI |
| Dean’s Master of Information Scholarships | MI |
| Delmar and Audrey Cobban Grant | MI |
| Faculty of Information Fellowships | MI, MMSt |
| Hilda Wilson Fellowship in Technology, Information and Culture | MI, MMSt, PhD |
| Mary Freeman Scholarship | MI |
| Mary Grace McConnell Graduate Scholarship | MI |
| Mentorship Awards | MI, MMSt |
| Winifred G. Barnstead Fellowship | MI |
| Bachelor of Information Admission Awards | BI |
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Other Admission Awards
These are awards offered through SGS, University of Toronto, and/or Canadian government agencies.
All individual applications required. The deadlines are varied through the year. Please review information for each award through links.
| Award name | Eligible Degree program |
| Mackenzie King Scholarships | MI, MMSt, PhD |
| NSERC Doctoral Awards | PhD |
| OGS – Ontario Graduate Scholarships | MI, MMSt, PhD |
| Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships | PhD |
| School of Graduate Studies Admission Awards | MI, MMSt, PhD |
| SGS University-Wide Awards | MI, MMSt, PhD |
| SSHRC Doctoral Awards | PhD |
| SSHRC Master’s Awards Competition / Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Program (CGS M) | MI, MMSt |
| Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR) | PhD |
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Faculty of Information In-Course awards
The Omnibus Awards application is currently closed. Every year, it will open from August 1 to September 30. Please check back later!
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Other In-Course awards
These are awards offered through SGS, University of Toronto, and/or Canadian government agencies.
All individual applications required. The deadlines are varied through the year. We will notify students through our weekly iSchool newsletter if there is an approaching deadline for a particular award.
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Awards for BIPOC students
The awards listed below have a focus on BIPOC students (or research topics) offered through the Faculty, SGS, and University of Toronto.
We have also prepared a list of awards offered by third-party organizations that students may wish to take a look at as well.
The Omnibus Awards application is currently closed. Every year, it will open from August 1 to September 30. Please check back later!
| Award name | Eligible Degree program | To apply | Deadline |
| Dr. Lillian McGregor Indigenous Award of Excellence & Marilyn Van Norman Indigenous Student Leadership Award | BI, MI, MMSt, PhD | individual application required | varies |
| Gladys Watson Indigenous Education Fund | BI, MI, MMSt, PhD | individual application required | varies |
| Grace Buller Indigenous Student Scholarship (MI) | MI | Omnibus Awards application | September 30 |
| Faculty of Information Black & Indigenous student award (coming soon!) | BI, MI, MMSt, PhD | Omnibus Awards application | September 30 |
| SGS Indigenous Graduate Travel Award (MI, MMSt, PhD) | MI, MMSt, PhD | individual application required | varies |
| SGS University-Wide Awards (MI, MMSt, PhD) | MI, MMSt, PhD | individual application required | varies |
| Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR) | PhD | individual application required | varies |
| Toronto Data Workshop Stipends |
| Prof. Kelly Lyons and Rohan Alexander have recently announced three research stipends, each of $1,000, for U of T students or recent graduates who identify as a member of a visible minority group, racialized group, or as a person of colour.The successful applicants will be invited to prepare a research paper on a topic of their choice under the supervision of a faculty mentor, and will be given the opportunity to present their paper at a meeting of the Toronto Data Workshop that suits their research timetable.
Detailed information: https://rohanalexander.com/toronto_data_workshop-stipends.html Deadline: June 20, 2020 |
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Faculty of Information Convocation Awards
These are awards that our graduating students are being considered for. All considerations are made automatically as we get close to June convocation. Students that graduated in March and November will also be considered with the June graduating cohort.
- Art Gallery of Ontario Visitor Experience Award (MMSt)
- Canadian Museums Association Prize (MMSt)
- Douglas Armstrong Memorial Award (MI)
- Gertrude M. Boyle Memorial Award in Cataloguing (MI)
- Margaret Canning Public Librarian Prize (MI)
- Ontario Library Association Anniversary Prize (MI)
- Toronto Area Archivist Group Award (MI)
- Ukrainian Heritage Association & Museum of Canada Prize in Museum Studies (MMSt)
- William Graff Memorial Prize (MI)
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Third-party awards
This section contains a collection of awards where the adjudication of the award does not involve the Faculty, or the University, in any way. The Faculty will not be liable for any misinformation on the individual organizations’ pages. We are unable to help field any inquiries specific to these awards – please contact the offering organization directly for advice.
| Award name | Offering organization | Applicable program | Notes |
| ACM 2020-2021 Diversity in Action Fellowship | Association of Children’s Museums | MMst | for conference attendance |
| Alain Maktar Heritage Scholarship | Inuit Heritage Trust | MMst | |
| ALISE Diversity Travel Award | Association of library and Information Science Educators | LIS | for conference attendance |
| APALA Scholarship | Asian/Pacific Americans Library Association | LIS | |
| APALA Travel Award | Asian/Pacific Americans Library Association | LIS | for conference attendance |
| BBPA National Scholarship Fund | Black Business and Professional Association | Any | |
| Canada Post Awards for Indigenous Students | Indspire | Any | |
| CBTU Ann Newman Scholarship Fund | Coalition of Black Trade Unionists | Any | |
| Diversity and Equity Bursary | Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) | LIS | for conference attendance |
| Diversity Conference Scholarship | Microsoft | UXD | for conference attendance |
| Diversity Scholarship | Music Library Association | LIS | |
| Diversity Scholarship | American Theological Library Association | Any | |
| Diversity Scholarship Program | Access | LIS | for conference attendance |
| Doctoral Dissertation Award | The iSchools | PhD | |
| E.J. Josey Scholarship Award | BCALA (Black Caucus of the American Library Association) | LIS | |
| Emerging Leaders Sponsorship | Asian/Pacific Americans Library Association | LIS | for ALA Emerging Leaders Program attendance |
| Four Directions Scholarship | ONECA | Any | |
| Gary Pruden Scholarship, The Honourable Pearl Calahasen Scholarship, and the The Delia Gray Memorial Scholarship | Métis Nation of Alberta | Any | |
| George A. Strait Minority Scholarship & Fellowship | American Association of Law Libraries | LIS | |
| Harold T. Pinkett Student of Color Award | Archivists and Archives of Color Section of SAA | ARM | for conference attendance |
| Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award | Native Women’s Association of Canada | Any | |
| Indigenous Student Awards Program | Royal Bank of Canada | Any | |
| Indigenous Student Scholarship | Nelson | Any | |
| Investing in Our Diversity Scholarship (IIOD) | Toronto Community Housing | Any | |
| Jim Bourque Scholarship | Arctic Institute of North America | Any | |
| Kaleidoscope Program | The Association of Research Libraries | LIS | |
| Libyan-North American Scholarship | Canadian Bureau for International Education | Any | |
| LITA / LSSI Minority Scholarship in Library and Information Technology | Library and Information Technology Association | Any | |
| LITA / OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology | Library and Information Technology Association | Any | |
| MLA Scholarship for Under-represented Students | Medical Library Association | LIS | |
| Mosaic Scholarship | The Society of American Archivists and the Society of American Archivists Foundation | ARM | |
| Native American Awards Program | Smithsonian | MMst | |
| Native American Fellowship Program | Peabody Essex Museum | MMst | |
| REFORMA scholarship | The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking | LIS | |
| Rev. John C Holland Youth Scholarship | Reverend John C. Holland Awards | Any | |
| Rose Treviño Memorial Scholarship | The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking | LIS | |
| Smile Bursaries | Smile Foundation | Any | |
| Spectrum Scholarship | American Library Association | LIS | |
| The CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science | Chinese American Librarians Association | LIS | |
| The Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science | Chinese American Librarians Association | LIS | |
| Virginia Mathews Memorial Scholarship | American Indian Library Association | LIS |
