Application Forms

At Innis, most scholarships requiring an application are based on leadership — awards that recognize extracurricular engagement and commitment. You can find award info and application instructions within each application form at the bottom of this page. Additionally, a listing of all Innis awards can be found on Award Explorer, U of T’s centralized, searchable database for everything from admission to in-course to graduating awards.

Admission awards for leadership

These six awards are for prospective and incoming new students. You may apply for an admission leadership award before you know if you have been admitted to the U of T. Information for the 2024 application cycle is now available.

  • – Cunningham Social Justice Award at Innis College
  • – Innis College “Kitchen Sink” Award
  • – Innis College Residence Award in Memory of Nagaiah Kandavel
  • – John W. Browne OSOTF Admission Award
  • – University Women’s Club of Toronto Award
  • – Innis Admission Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples

Leadership awards for returning and graduating students

These awards are for currently registered students who will be returning in the upcoming academic year, and students who are graduating in the upcoming June ceremony or who graduated the previous November. Information for the 2023-2024 application cycle is now available. Due to the number of awards in this category, there are charts within our webpage that list all awards, their eligibility criteria, and approximate values.

Note that two of these awards are specifically for students who live/have lived in — and demonstrated leadership in — the Innis Residence. Details on the M. “Fuzz” Friend Memorial Award and the Taddle Creek Residence Life Award can be found in the award chart available on the wepage for returning and graduating students.


Other awards requiring an application

Please click on each award for details on eligibility criteria, submission requirements, award value and links to the application.

Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award

Mehler Paperny Family Innis Award for Indigenous Students

Russell Canada Prize

Hungarian Helicon Foundation Award


Awards not requiring an application

The College recognizes the top student in Arts and the top student in Sciences who graduated in November 2023 or June 2024 as our Governor General’s Silver Medal Nominees. This recognition does not require application; we will look at results when grades are out following the completion of the 2023-2024 academic session is over.


Application forms & deadlines

These application forms and deadlines will be updated in February 2024.

Admission awards for leadership — 11:59pm EDT on 15 April 2024

Returning and graduating student leadership awards — 11:59pm EDT on on 15 April 2024

Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award — 11:59pm EDT on 18 March 2024

Mehler Paperny Family Innis Award for Indigenous Students — 11:59pm EDT on 18 March 2024

Russell Canada Prize — 11:59pm EDT on 18 March 2024

Hungarian Helicon Foundation Award — 11:59pm EDT on 18 March 2024