Instructions
- Complete the application form by using a computer or typewriter, or printing neatly in blue or black ink. Note that pages 6-8 must be typed. This form cannot be saved.
- Ensure that you are entering studies at a college, not a university, and that your program is recognized as eligible by the college and by the Garfield Weston Awards. Note: university-transfer programs, traditional degree programs, post-graduate, and pre-university DEC programs are not eligible.
- Answer all the questions. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
- Use only the space provided. Extra pages will not be read.
- Proofread your application carefully.
- Find a reference who can complete Page 9. Make sure to choose someone who is not a relative but who knows you and your activities well. Provide him or her with a copy of your completed application.
- Do not forget to sign and date your application.
- Your complete application package must include the following:
- One original application with an official transcript stapled at the end. (Students who do not have their final marks at the time of applicationshould submit available transcripts and mid-term marks; final marks will be requested for applicants invited to interview).
- Two photocopies of the complete application, each including a photocopy of your transcript.
- One additional copy of the first page (page 5) of the application.
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Information for adult learners
Adult learners are asked to submit one additional page which should include a brief biographical sketch, a more extensive employment history, and a paragraph about why they have decided to pursue college studies. Adult learners are those individuals who have been out of school for at least three years.
Mailing instructions & deadline information
- All applications must be received (not postmarked) by 15 April 2010.
- Applications must be sent using Canada Post services only. These include: regular mail, Priority Courier and Xpresspost that do not require a signature.
- Applications sent by fax, hand delivered or mailed through private couriers (such as Purolator, Fedex, etc.) are not accepted.
- Mail completed entrance applications to:
The Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation
Entrance Garfield Weston Awards
460 Richmond Street West
Suite 502
Toronto, ON M5V 1Y1
- To receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your application, please include a self-addressed and stamped envelope.
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