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General Conditions for Academic Awards

1. The University Academic Awards listed below are provided exclusively for students entering, enrolled in, or graduating from baccalaureate degree programs at McMaster University. Continuing Students, Post-degree Students, and students enrolled in the McMaster Medical program are not eligible for these awards.

2. To ensure a wide distribution of the limited number of awards, there are restrictions on the number of awards that a student may receive. An eligible student may be granted:

a. non-monetary awards such as books and medals; and b. a travel or exchange scholarship; and

c. an specific achievement award granted on the basis of an application to the Undergraduate Award

Selection Committee; and

d. awards continued from a previous year (including entrance scholarships), except as provided by the particular terms of an award; and

e. either one (major) award greater than or equal to the value of a Senate Scholarship ($800 in 2015-2016) and one (minor) award of less than the value of a Senate Scholarship; or two awards of less than the value of a Senate Scholarship; and

f. an academic grant.(including an academic grant continued from a previous year)

When a student is eligible to be considered for an award, named the winner of an award but may not receive it because of the conditions listed above, the next eligible student will be granted the award.

3. The monetary benefits of travel scholarships, awards won by graduating students, and Aawards such as books and medals will be disbursed directly to the student.

4. The monetary benefits of awards, other than those listed in item #3 above, will be disbursed only if the recipient is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program, or a specific program when explicitly required by the terms of the award, or in exchange units in the case of an exchange scholarship, at McMaster University in the next Fall/Winter term after the award was earned and will be credited to the student’s University account.

5. Amounts in excess of the student’s monetary obligation to the University will be disbursed directly to the student after October.

6. Awards credited to the student’s University account are not refundable in cashto the student if there is an outstanding balance.

7. Students wishing to defer the benefits of an award to a later termto the next academic year (other than an award for entering students) should apply to the Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships. Approval of applications is not automatic, and deferments are not normally granted for more than one calendar year.

8. Students holding four-year, full-fees scholarships who choose to accelerate their program and to complete their degree earlier than normal by completing Spring/Summer term courses and who wish to employ the benefits of their award to defray the academic fees for such courses should apply to the Office of the Registrar, Student Financial Aid & Scholarships. Approval of applications is not automatic.

9. Appeals on the basis of exceptional circumstances must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Registrar,

Student Financial Aid & Scholarships. To submit an appeal, students must provide a covering letter outlining the situation and include relevant documentation which might include a letter of support from the Associate Dean/Director of the program and medical documentation if appropriate. The appeal must be submitted as soon as possibleshould be addressed to the Undergraduate Council Awards Committee c/o the Student Awards Officer in Gilmour Hall, Room 120.

Commented [TL1]: UCAC for information only; clarification in calendar copy not a change in conditions

Commented [TL2]: Proposed change for UCAC to consider. This change will allow students who return to McMaster University in the School of Medicine, for example, to receive the monetary benefits of the award.

Commented [TL3]: UCAC for information only, clarification in calendar copy and not a change in process/policy

Commented [TL4]: UCAC – We are recommending this change as it benefits students with all four year renewable awards.

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10. The particular terms for University Academic Awards are listed in Awards for Entering Students, Awards for In-

Course, Graduand, Part-Time and Second Degree Students and Academic Grants for In-Course Students.

Categories of Awards

• Awards for Entering Students

• Awards for In-Course, Graduand, Part-time and Second Degree Students

• Academic Grants for In-Course Students

• Undergraduate Awards and Academic Grants by Faculty

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Conditions for Award Categories

The award category of an award is displayed after the value. Example: $1,000 (A)

AWARDS FOR ENTERING STUDENTS Entering Level 1 (A)

Award Category A

1. These awards are provided exclusively for those qualifying for admission, enrolled in 24 units or more of a Level I first baccalaureate degree in the Fall/Winter terms.

2. A student who has enrolled at any post-secondary institution after graduation from secondary school will not be considered for an entrance award. An exception may be granted to students who withdrew before they actually attended another institution or before the deadline to drop or add courses.

3. Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible for an entrance award regardless of where they complete their secondary school education.

4. Students completing their final year of secondary school in Canada are also eligible. International students studying outside Canada are not eligible for these entrance awards.

5. To be considered for an entrance award, students must obtain a minimum final average of 80% or equivalent in the secondary school credits required for University admission to their program of study and must apply for admission to the University not more than two years after completion of their secondary school diploma. 6. Final admission average for entrance awards is calculated using the prerequisites for program of study plus the

next best Grade 12 U or M courses to a total of six final grades completed by June 30th.

7. Registration in, or transfer to, another program of study at any time may result in forfeiture, or adjustment in the value, of the award. Students are advised to consult with the Office of the Registrar, Student Financial Aid & Scholarships and their Faculty Advisors prior to making any changes to their program of study or course load. 8. Students who withdraw or drop below 24 units on or before November 1 December 31 will lose their entrance

award.

9. Recipients of a renewable entrance award must complete a minimum of 24 units in the Fall/Winter terms, obtain a Fall/Winter average of at least 9.5, or as specified in the terms of the award, with no failures, and register in 24 units or more in the subsequent Fall/Winter terms in order to retain the next installment of the award. 10. Co-op/Internship students are eligible to retain their entrance award provided they meet the minimum course

load requirement for their program of study as defined in the Undergraduate Calendar; however funding will be deferred until they return to full-time study.

11. Once an entrance award is lost, it will not be reinstated.

12. Students are eligible for a maximum of two entrance awards in this category: one Honour Award plus, if eligible, one other.

Commented [TL5]: UCAC for information only. Clarification of wording in Calendar and not a change of intent of awards.

Commented [TL6]: Recommended change to benefit students. For most students, the monetary benefit of their entrance award has been fully applied to tuition by November 1. We would prefer not to put student accounts in deficit and place another payment burden on the student who has dropped/withdrawn. Also, tax slip implications currently, as we process ‘take backs’ in January/February.

Commented [TL7]: UCAC – SFAS would like to request the removal of the “no failures” clause. It is extremely difficult to administer. In the opinion of SFAS, if a student’s average is still above 9.5, they remain an exceptional student. A student could drop a course late, which is recorded as a failure, and yet still carries more than the required 24 units for scholarship eligibility.

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13. In addition to meeting the General Conditions, entrance award recipients will begin their studies in the next Fall/Winter terms. Students wishing to defer the benefits of an award to a later termthe following academic year

should apply to the Office of the Registrar, Admissions (Admissions) for deferral of both admission and scholarship. Approval of applications is not automatic, and deferrals are not normally granted for more than one calendar

academic year. Students wishing to defer subsequent instalments of renewable entrance awards should apply to

the Office of the Registrar, Student Financial Aid & Scholarships.