Automatic Awards
Below are the scholarships and awards that are automatically granted and do not require an application.
Important Notes:
- The selected student recipient of each award will be notified in November by their Western email account and will be invited to attend the Brescia Awards Ceremony.
- The “Estimated Value” may be subject to change without notice.
| Name | Requirements | Estimated Value |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Subject Awards | Highest average in a first year subject. | Multiple awards $50–$100 |
| Brescia Alumnae Scholarship | High academic standing. | Multiple awards $1000 |
| Brescia Faculty Association Scholarship for Academic Excellence | Full-time returning student with the highest grade point average in the previous year. | $500 |
| Canadian Association of Food Professionals Award of Excellence | Full-time F&N Student in any year, high academic standing, demonstrated involvement in student professional development associationns | $1000 |
| Cho Hang Lau Award | Returning fourth-year student in Honours Foods and Nutrition program with the highest academic average in the previous year. (Minimum 80%) | $150 |
| Dr. Pat Devolder Award | Returning third or fourth year student with the highest average in a Psychology major or specialization in the previous year. | $250 |
| Eleanore Donnelly French Award | Fourth-year student with the highest average in third year French. (Minimum 80%) | $200 |
| Kit Hing Ng Lau Award | Full-time fourth-year student in the non-honours Foods and Nutrition program with the highest academic average in the previous year. (Minimum 70%) | $150 |
| Marjorie and Philip Pocock Scholarship | High academic standing in first, second, or third year. | $500 |
| Mother St. James Hickey Scholarship | Full-time second or third year student who achieved high academic standing in the previous year and does not hold a continuing scholarship. Minimum average 80%. | $1250 |
| Olive Higgins Scholarship | Outstanding academic achievement who was registered at Brescia full-time in the previous year and does not hold a continuing scholarship. | $3000 |
| Pak Ho Lau Award | Third-year student in the Honours Foods and Nutrition program with the highest academic average in the previous year. (Minimum 80%) | $150 |
| Sr. Mary Agnes Fuerth Scholarship | High academic standing in first, second, or third year. | $1000 |
| Van Memorial Scholarship | Fourth year student in Honors Specialization, Nutrition and Dietetics program having attained the highest average (minimum 80%) in year 3 of the Honors Specialization in Nutrition and Dietetics program. | $2,000 |
| Wintermeyer Scholarship | High academic standing in first, second, or third year. | $750 |