Jack and Adrienne Taylor Scholarship

What you will need

• ✓ Submit an application to the University of Toronto
• ✓ Complete the U of T Awards Profile in the Join U of T applicant portal (deadline typically in early February)
• ✓ Be a domestic student (Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected person, or recognized Indigenous person)
• ✓ Be admitted to the Humanities or Social Sciences admission category
• ✓ Academic merit
• ✓ Financial need (asked about in the Awards Profile)

About this award

You can receive an estimated $14,000 in your first year of study. This is a scholarship, not a loan, so you do not have to pay it back. This is for you if you are a domestic student with a strong academic record and financial need, admitted to the Humanities or Social Sciences admission category in U of T's Faculty of Arts & Science. You apply by completing U of T's Awards Profile, which opens in the Join U of T applicant portal after you apply to U of T. The Awards Profile deadline is typically in early February — check the portal for this year's exact date. When you apply, ask how and when you'll hear back — email, portal, or phone. The award looks at academic merit and financial need — ask University of Toronto (Faculty of Arts & Science) how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask University of Toronto (Faculty of Arts & Science) during your application how the money will reach you — some awards pay students directly, others apply funds to tuition. Confirm this so you can plan your cash flow. Renewal conditions aren't listed — if you're counting on this for multiple years, confirm with University of Toronto (Faculty of Arts & Science) whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must be a domestic student, which means you are a Canadian citizen, an Indigenous person recognized as First Nations (status or non-status), Métis or Inuit, a permanent resident, a protected person (including convention refugees), or someone approved "in-principle" for permanent resident status in Canada. You must also be admitted to the Humanities or Social Sciences admission category and meet requirements for academic merit and financial need. To submit the Awards Profile, you must be in your final year of high school.

This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.

• ✓ Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person
• ✓ Open to undergraduate students
• ✓ Studying Humanities or Social Sciences

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's official page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Check this year's deadline

   We don't have a confirmed date for this round. The award's official page will have it.

Tips for applying

• Financial NeedAvoid providing vague statements about your expenses. Instead, answer the Awards Profile's questions about your financial circumstances completely. Have your family's income information on hand before you start.
• SupportAvoid rushing the Awards Profile. Instead, ask a teacher or guidance counsellor to read your answers before you submit.
• StrategyAvoid skipping the general profile steps. Instead, ensure you first apply to the university and then complete the Awards Profile. This ensures you are visible for both automatic and application-based awards.
• RealismAvoid assuming that admission means you will get this funding. Instead, remember that this is an application-based award. Treat the separate application with the same care as your main university application.

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