Entrance Awards

How to apply for an Entrance W. Garfield Weston Award

Please complete your application online using our online application system. To begin, click on the Apply Now button. You can begin your application now and return to it later using a special link, which will be e-mailed to you when you save your online application.

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Once you have completed your application, the online application system will generate a PDF version of your application, which you can then print. The PDF contains important instructions regarding your application package and the application process.

The PDF that is generated by our online application system should not be modified. If you are having trouble accessing or using our online application system, please e-mail info@garfieldwestonawards.ca. 

Note: The application form is no longer available as a fillable PDF, as our online application system generates a completed PDF for each applicant. Hard copies of the application form are mailed to high schools throughout Canada.

Instructions

  • Complete the application form online at www.garfieldwestonawards.ca. A link to your application form will be emailed to you.
  • Ensure that you are entering college studies and that your program is eligible.
  • Print off the PDF copy of your application form. This will be generated only after you have answered the last question in the form.
  • Find a reference to complete Page 8. 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.Your reference must hand write of glue his or her comments directly into the allotted space.
  • Ask your school for a transcript or official marks print-out.
  • Use only the space provided. Extra pages, including additional reference letters, will be discarded.
  • Your complete application package must include the following:
    • One original application with an official transcript  and personal statement if required (See Additional Information for Adult Learners).
    • Two photocopies of the complete application, each including photocopies of your transcript.
    • One additional copy of the first page (page 4) of the application. Note: Do not submit pages 1 to 3. Double sided printing is appreciated.

Information for adult learners - Personal Statement

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 March 28th, 2012.
  • 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 W. Garfield Weston Awards
    460 Richmond Street West
    Suite 502
    Toronto, ON M5V 1Y1
  • Applicants who provide an accurate email address will receive confirmation of receipt in mid-April.