Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria

Upper Year Garfield Weston Awards recognize and reward the outstanding college student who is:

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

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for an Upper Year Garfield Weston Award, a student must:

  • be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
  • bepresently enrolled in full-time college studies leading to a diploma or applied degree (university transfer programs, post-graduate, and pre-university DEC studies are not eligible) in a program recognized as eligible by the college and the Garfield Weston Awards.
  • have at least one full academic year remaining in his or her current college program and be pursuing his or her remaining studies full-time, with a 100% course load. Students enrolled in co-op programs must have at least two academic terms remaining;
  • possess a minimum academic average of 73% or equivalent performance level; and
  • be nominated by his or her college or CEGEP.