Award Overview
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Notice of Intent Deadline: September 25, 2023 (5PM) via Microsoft Form
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Application Deadline: October 2, 2023 (5PM)
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Value and Durations: one-time award of $2,500.00
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Required Legal Status: Full-time domestic or international student.
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Results: November
Purpose
The Franco Vaccarino UTSC Graduate Scholarship is named in honour of Professor Franco Vaccarino, who was the Vice-President and 9th Principal of the University of Toronto Scarborough. The scholarship will be awarded to first-year research Master's or Doctoral students whose graduate research is based at UTSC. Applicants will be evaluated on academic merit, experiential university-based contributions, and demonstrated success in areas outside academia.
Value
One-time award of $2,500.00
Eligibility to Apply
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Full-time domestic or international student.
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Registered in the first year of either a Research Master's or Doctoral Program. Professional programs are not eligible.
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Eligible students must be UTSC Affiliated and their graduate research must be based at UTSC.
Selection Criteria
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Academic Merit
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Experiential University-based contributions (includes undergraduate or graduate research, Field Courses, Clinical Placements, Internships, Practicums, Co-op placements, Studies Abroad and Community-Engaged learning within a credit course)
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Demonstrated success or impact in areas outside of academia (e.g. sports, arts, music, social enterprise)
Application Process
The application package must include the following:
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Completed Franco Vaccarino Graduate Scholarship's application form
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CV (curriculum vitae)
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Scanned transcripts (a scanned copy of original transcripts or a screen capture from the institution's student web service, are acceptable)
Please provide the requested documentation as one file using the following naming convention: FirstLastName_FV2023-24
The completed Franco Vaccarino UTSC Graduate Scholarship application package should be submitted to graduate-awards@utsc.utoronto.ca by October 2, 2023 (5 PM).
Results
All applicants will be notified of the results via e-mail in November.
Contact & Resources
Please direct any questions regarding the Franco Vaccarino UTSC Graduate Scholarship to graduate-awards@utsc.utoronto.ca.