Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria

 

Entrance W. Garfield Weston Awards recognize and support the outstanding college-bound student who is:

 

  • passionate about his or her field of study; 
  • curious, courageous, and willing to try new things; and 
  • community-minded and truly committed to being involved and making a difference in society.

 

 

Eligibility Criteria

 

Please ensure the eligibility of your intended program and institution.

Eligible colleges: The W. Garfield Weston Award can only be used for study at colleges presently in the consortium, which are listed here.

Eligible programs:

 

  • lead to a diploma or an applied degree (university and university-transfer programs leading to university baccalaureate degrees are not eligible, nor are post-graduate certificate programs);
  • are offered full time (100% course-load) and are at least 16 months in length;
  • For CEGEP: are technical programs (not pre-university DEC programs). 

In order to be eligible for an Entrance W. Garfield Weston Award, a student must:

 

 

  • be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
  • be entering his or her first year of full time college studies in the fall of 2012 in a program recognized as eligible by the college and the W. Garfield Weston Awards;
  • have a minimum average of 75% in courses required for his or her college program of choice.

Note: Applicants who have graduated from a post-secondary diploma or degree must have had a gap of at least three years since graduation.