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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 $100
Brescia Alumnae Scholarship High academic standing and does not hold a continuing scholarship. Multiple awards $1000
Canadian Association of Food Professionals Award of Excellence Full-time Foods and Nutrition student in any year, high academic standing, demonstrated involvement in student professional development associations $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. $225
Dr. Stephanie Atkinson Fund Enrolled in DDEPT program at Brescia and graduated from Brescia or Guelph. Open to Male or Female domestic students experiencing financial need.  Multiple awards $2500
Eleanore Donnelly French Award Fourth-year student with the highest average in third year French. $200
Food & Nutritional Sciences Faculty and Staff Graduate Scholarship Incoming DDEPT student with a high academic standing and demonstrated commitment to the dietetic profession. Preference given to a Brescia graduate.  $750
Kit Hing Ng Lau Award Fourth-year student enrolled in the Specialization (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 and does not hold a continuing scholarship. $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%. $2500
North Star Award First year student from Northern Ontario. Renewable $1500
Olive Higgins Scholarship Outstanding academic achievement, studying 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.  $150
Sr. Corona Sharp Award Student with outstanding performance in Brescia BOLD with demonstrated financial need. $200
Sr. Mary Agnes Fuerth Scholarship High academic standing in first, second, or third year. Does not hold continuing scholarship. $1000
Van Memorial Scholarship Fourth year student in Honors Specialization, Nutrition and Dietetics program having attained the highest average in the previous year. $2,000
Wintermeyer Scholarship High academic standing in first, second, or third year. Does not hold continuing scholarship. $1400