Bursaries, Scholarships & Awards
For the 2025-26 school year, we distributed over $630,000 in bursaries and scholarships to the Junior Fellowship. This funding significantly offsets residence fees at Massey College.
Carol Rapp Bursary in the Arts
- The bursary will support a Junior Fellow studying in the Arts in the broadest sense.
- The bursary will be available to local and international students enrolled in the Junior Fellowship program studying in the Arts.
- The Principal of Massey College will be responsible for making the final decision on the selection of a recipient(s).
- Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form and state how they meet the eligibility criteria.
- One Junior Fellow to receive $2000
The Carol Rapp Bursary in the Arts was created in memory of Carol Rapp by Jane Zeidler, philanthropist, and Quadrangle Society member. The bursary will support a Junior Fellow studying in the Arts in the broadest sense.
Carol Rapp was an exceptional actress, singer, dancer, and patron of the arts. She appeared on Canadian Television the first week that it went on air in 1952 and continued performing on live programs and in the theatre, starring in an eclectic range of plays, musicals, and variety shows, and was featured in comedy sketches with Wayne and Shuster. She performed in shows with William Shatner, Nat King Cole, and Robert Goulet, and in programs directed by Norman Campbell and Norman Jewison (who gave her the stage name of Carol Starr).
Carol was a women’s rights activist. She had a generosity of spirit and open mindedness. She had a love for modern and contemporary art. She challenged artistic traditions and perspectives. She was known for helping those in need in the arts community.
Catherall Travel Bursary
At the time of application, an applicant must be:
- A Resident or Non-Resident Junior Fellow; and
- Presenting a paper at an academic conference (either in person or virtual); or engaged in research away from the University of Toronto; and
- Have a SIN number or International Tax Number (ITN)
- Accurate completion of The Catherall Travel Bursary Application.
- Current Junior Fellows are entitled to apply for a single trip (or conference) towards the Catherall Travel Bursary for the current calendar year. See Other information regarding any trip changes.
- No more than 500 words letter of support from an academic supervisor or a member of a research advisory committee. Please note that this is not a general reference letter, but a letter of support related to the paper you are giving or research you are doing.
- Letter of support should be signed, scanned and attached where required on the application form.
- Only trip expenses with supporting documents for airfare/transportation, accommodations and registration fee estimates will be considered.
The Catherall Travel Bursaries are intended to assist as many Junior Fellows as fairly as possible. Award values will be calculated based on travel costs relating to destination and number of travel days, in addition to any related conference/research fees. Award values will only cover a portion of trip costs, and depends on the number of applications each year, as all available funding will be distributed.
Students will be notified of their travel bursary award.
At the time of award notification:
- You are encouraged to write a thank you note to the donors, Mrs. Anne Craik and Professor Fergus Craik; and
- You may be randomly selected to complete a post-travel report of no more than 500 words, on how the travel impacted your graduate studies. This report may be shared with donors, and will help future fundraising efforts.
In order to be reimbursed for your travel expenses, please complete the application form and notify the Registrar at amackenzie@masseycollege.ca once it has been submitted.
Accurate completion of the Travel Bursary Reimbursement Form, provided to successful applications, which includes:
- Summary of total travel costs. (If actual costs are significantly lower than the estimate, then the award may be reduced.)
- Original invoices and receipts up to the amount awarded. Although receipts are only required up to the amount awarded, total travel costs are required to compare against travel estimate on application. Awards may be reduced if actual costs are significantly lower.
- Original boarding passes confirming travel was undertaken. Printouts of mobile boarding passes are also acceptable.
- Relevant documents confirming your trip’s purpose (registration, admission, event brochure, notes, archival permission etc.)
Incomplete reimbursement requests will not be processed.
REIMBURSEMENT DEADLINE
All completed travel reimbursement requests must be submitted by the end of the calendar year that the trip took place.
- To be eligible for reimbursement, travel must completed as submitted in your application. Any trip changes must be approved by contacting bursaries@masseycollege.ca.
- Unused funds cannot be carried forward to the following calendar year.
- Award amounts are non-negotiable.
David Scrymgeor Community Bursary
The bursary will support a full-time, domestic fee paying Jr. Fellow. Preference will be given to applicants who meet the following criteria during the selection process:
- Highly engaged
- Involvement in sports
- Enrolled in a Science program
- Canadian citizen
- Returning student
Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form and state how they meet the eligibility criteria.
- $10,000 awarded annually to one recipient.
David Scrymgeour, BCom’79, is Adjunct Professor, Executive-in-Residence for the Rotman Commerce program and Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Massey College. An accomplished entrepreneur, trouble-shooter, consultant, and corporate and community advisor. Whether in business, politics or education, he has never shied away from getting directly involved in the causes he values, not only as a philanthropist, but as a volunteer and mentor.
This is certainly the case when it comes to his lifelong involvement as a dedicated University of Toronto alumnus, both as a philanthropist who has helped provide critical student support in the form of scholarships, and as a mentor to students who are eager to learn from his invaluable experience as a successful entrepreneur.
Dr. Malcolm King Scholarship
- All Massey College Junior Fellows are eligible. Preference will be for candidates of Indigenous descent. The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of Indigenous culture. All applicants should describe their relationships with Indigenous communities and how this relates to and impacts their research.
- The candidates’ field of work must be related to wellness, understood in the largest sense, including fields of education, nursing, medicine, as well as social sciences, law, arts, humanities, science and engineering.
- The candidates must demonstrate that their work will be done in collaboration with Indigenous People (including First Nation, Métis and Inuit) and will be of benefit to the community.
- As a resource, candidates may refer to “Aboriginal Education – Fulfilling the Promise,” edited by Marlene Brant Castellano (UBC Press). Research must be compliant with the Tri Council Guidelines/Policy on Research; Chapter 9.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- A call for proposals will be sent to all Massey College Junior Fellows in September.
- Interested candidates should send their CV and project proposal (max. 800 words) to amackenzie@masseycollege.ca
- A selection committee will be set by Massey College and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Award results will be announced in the fall.
- If no candidate satisfies the selection criteria, the scholarship will be maintained and reinvested to be offered next year.
- The Scholarship consists of a $15,000 bursary awarded to a Massey College Junior Fellow.
This scholarship is made possible through the generosity and support from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Dr. Malcolm King, a member of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, is a health researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, where he joined the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology in October 2017. There, he serves as the Scientific Director of the Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research; he also continues to teach and research in Indigenous health, with a particular focus on wellness and engagement.
From 2009 to 2016, Dr. King led the CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health as its Scientific Director, spearheading the development of a national health research agenda aimed at improving wellness and achieving health equity for First Nations People, Métis and Inuit in Canada. Dr. King’s international Indigenous health interests include improving Indigenous health through workforce development and provision of culturally appropriate care, and developing Indigenous health indicators to monitor progress in programs aimed at achieving wellness and health equity.
Dr. King was honoured with a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1999, and in 2016, he was named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
Financial Assistance For 2026-2027 Resident and Non-Resident Junior Fellows
At the time of application, an applicant must:
Be a candidate for 2026-2027 Junior Fellowship (having completed the 2026-27 application form).
Demonstrate financial need to support Resident and Non-Resident Massey College fees.
- Bursary awards will only be considered where anticipated financing is less than estimated expenses.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Accurate completion of the application form.
Estimates of expenses and available funding are to be shown for 12 months.
Medical expenses can be included only if not covered by OHIP’s, UTSGU’s or UHIP’s health plans. Claimed expenses must be for treatment prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner; allowable dental costs do not include cosmetic dentistry.
Other expected expenses can include other necessary expenses the candidate expects to incur (e.g. flying home to see parents, additional fees commute, etc.).
Supporting documentation (e.g. receipts from current year) must be provided upon request.Expenses such as accommodations, food, equipment and sundry are already under consideration and standardized to ensure fairness among all Junior Fellows.
Funding information requested includes: graduate funding package, other fellowships, additional income outside of UofT.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
- All completed applications must be received by May 1st 2026 at 12:00am (ET).
- The deadline is firm and final as all funding available will be distributed at the time awards are announced.
- Awards will be announced by mid-June, 2026.
- Resident Junior Fellows may apply for a bursary to be applied against their residence fees up to $10,000.
- Non-resident Junior Fellows may apply for a bursary to be applied against meals at the College, up to $350.
- Non-resident Junior Fellows who are in their 5th year of PhD studies and are no longer funded, may apply for a bursary of up to $300, to offset the cost of their non-resident fee. A Non-resident meal bursary will automatically be considered as part of this application.
- In collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies, the SGS Massey Bursaries provide funding of the full fees for Resident and Non-resident Junior Fellows who identify with one of the following groups: 1) International students, 2) Indigenous students and 3) Afro-Caribbean/Black-Canadian students. Applicable Junior Fellows must state their intent to also be considered for the SGS Massey Bursary as part of the financial assistance application, identify their corresponding group, and demonstrate financial need. A limit of one Resident and one Non-Resident bursary is available for each group.
- You must have a SIN/ITN number in order to receive a bursary.
- A T4A slip indicating the bursary amount will be issued to each recipient during the calendar year. Under current tax laws, this bursary is non-taxable for University students.
- Recipients will be notified of their bursary via email by mid-May, 2026.
- Resident, SGS, and 5th Year bursaries will automatically be applied on the recipients’ accounts at the beginning of the Fall semester.
- The Non-Resident Food Bursary will be applied monthly throughout the academic year against the recipient’s meals at the College (guest meals are not eligible) until the $350 limit is reached. There is no cash value for any unused amount.
HUDD Bursary
This award is available to both Resident and Non-Resident Junior Fellows. Allocation of this funding is based on financial need.
Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form. The bursary committee determines the allocation of funds.
- This amount varies from year to year.
Frederick Hudd was a close friend of Vincent Massey and he set up a bursary fund in 1963 with his will. The will was contested so it took a few years before it came into effect. The fund grew to about $800K and then the College was able to top it up to $1M that was then submitted to the university for the OSOTF matched funding.
Junior Fellow Climate Change Bursaries
For a Junior Fellow whose research or area of study is within the theme of climate, environment and sustainability across all disciplines within the University of Toronto. Research and area of study from a range of backgrounds and geographies impacting climate within an interdisciplinary lens will be considered.
Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form and state how they meet the eligibility criteria.
Eight Junior Fellows to receive $21,875
Climate change is one of the most pressing concerns of our time. To equip Massey College Junior Fellows to propose solutions to our shared global crisis, The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation has committed to supporting bursaries for students researching climate, environment and sustainability within any discipline at the U of T.
Laidlaw Indigenous Junior Fellows Scholarship
At the time of application, an applicant must be:
- A Resident or Non-Resident Junior Fellow;
- Self‑identify as an Aboriginal person such as First Nation, Métis or Inuit;
- Have a SIN number or International Tax Number (ITN)
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- Self-identified Indigenous Junior Fellows are automatically considered for the Laidlaw Indigenous Junior Fellows Scholarship when they apply for financial assistance bursary
- The Scholarship provides financial support to up to four (4) fellows each year, with a bursary of $2.500 for each recipient.
- The Laidlaw Foundation organizes periodic knowledge sharing opportunities. Grant Recipients will be asked to participate in one or more of these activities. Activities may include, but not limited to:
- Laidlaw Learning Luncheon
- Day long learning forum
- Foundation Grant stories/website
- Program evaluation
- Sharing of project production materials (manuals, training guides, implementation handbooks, photos, videos)
Lupina Foundation Health & Society Bursary
This bursary is for resident Junior Fellows whose research or area of study explores health and society in the largest sense including, but not limited to, social sciences, law, arts, medicine, humanities, science and engineering.
Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form and state how they meet the eligibility criteria.
The Donor(s) wishes to make a gift (the “Gift”) to the College. The Gift, payable in funds matching (dollar-for-dollar) the Massey College Hal Jackman Bursaries, will underwrite ten (10) bursaries each year, for a period of five (5) years to support Massey College Junior Fellows studying in the area of Health and Society. This amount varies year to year but is typically $5000 per recipient.
The Lupina Foundation is a private Canadian charitable foundation, committed to research and innovation related to health and societal issues.
Malone Residency Bursary
For resident Junior Fellows in political science, peace & conflict studies, and related fields.
Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form and state how they meet the eligibility criteria.
Approximately $3000 awarded to one recipient annually.
This distinction for a member of the Massey community, honours Deirdre and Paul Malone’s life-long devotion to higher education as the cornerstone for a life of opportunities and for improved international relations. They would have been happy to know that these convictions will benefit successive generations of students at Massey College having achieved high standards of academic distinction.
Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund
Please view this webpage for a full breakdown on eligibility requirements: OSOTF/OTSS Awards – School of Graduate Studies (utoronto.ca)
Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form. The bursary committee determines the allocation of funds.
- This amount varies from year to year.
Rotary Club of Toronto, Bay-Bloor Scholarship
- All Junior Fellows are eligible.
- The candidates’ field of work must be related to protecting the environment, growing local economies, and promoting peace and conflict resolution, understood in the largest sense, including social sciences, law, arts, humanities, science and engineering.
- The candidates must demonstrate that their work be done with the Rotary Club of Toronto Bay-Bloor. The candidates will undertake to engage with the Rotary Club of Toronto Bay-Bloor and the Rotaract Club of the University of Toronto to discuss their work.
A selection committee will be set by Massey College and the Rotary Club of Toronto Bay-Bloor. A call for applications will take place in the fall term.
- $15,000 awarded annually to one recipient.
Within the eight areas of focus of Rotary International (Ending Polio, Promoting Peace, Fighting Disease, Providing Clean Water, Supporting Education, Saving Mothers and Children, Growing Local Economies, and Protecting the Environment), the Rotary Club of Toronto Bay-Bloor is actively involved on three continents in protecting the environment, protecting cultural heritage, growing local economies, supporting education, and promoting peace.
The Massey/Rotary Bay-Bloor Scholarship will promote student internships and vocational exchanges to protect the environment, to protect cultural heritage, to grow local economies, supporting education, and promoting peace.
SGS Special Bursary
- Designed for Black Canadian, Indigenous, and International graduate students, these bursaries create opportunities that can provide academic and personal enrichment for high-achieving candidates.
- Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form and state how they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Three awards for Resident Junior Fellows, valued at $16,000 and three awards for non-resident Junior Fellows valued at $1,200.
The School of Graduate Studies is pleased to provide funding for bursaries, developed in collaboration with Massey College which is a graduate students’ residential community affiliated with, but independent from, the University of Toronto. Designed for Black Canadian, Indigenous, and International graduate students, these bursaries create opportunities that can provide academic and personal enrichment for high-achieving candidates who would not be able to afford the Resident or Non-Resident fees associated with the Junior Fellowship.
Symons Bursary
The Symons Bursary shall be awarded annually to a continuing Massey College Junior Fellow in a field of study relating to Canada, who, in the opinion of the Master, is a scholar of high achievement and promise, and who has also made, or gives promise of making, an important contribution to the life of the College. In selecting the annual recipient of the Symons Bursary, the Master may also take into consideration the circumstances of the Junior Fellow, and the potential financial or other benefit to the recipient of the Bursary.
- Junior Fellows who are interested in being considered for this bursary will complete the financial assistance bursary form and state how they meet the eligibility criteria.
- This amount fluctuates annually, it is typically approximately $1,500.00
The Symons Bursary for Canadian Studies was established at Massey College in 2011 with an initial endowment of $11,465.24, to honour the life and work of Professor Thomas H. B. Symons, Founding President of Trent University and a Senior Fellow of Massey College.
The Dr. Aubie and Esther-Rose Angel Leadership Prize at Massey College
- All Junior Fellows are eligible.
- All Junior Fellows are eligible to be nominated.
- The candidates’ field of work should relate to Health, particularly medicine and related health sciences.
- The candidate must have demonstrated their commitment to the Massey community through their leadership accomplishments.
- An annual Call for Nominations will be announced. Massey College, through its designated award committee, will adjudicate the selection process and will be responsible for making the final decision in the selection of the Dr. Aubie and Esther-Rose Angel Leadership Prize.
The Dr. Aubie and Esther-Rose Angel Leadership Prize of a minimum of $2,000 and a memento will be awarded annually to a Junior Fellow or Junior Fellows of Massey College enrolled in medicine or related sciences (eg. nursing, bioethics, biomedical engineering, etc.), who have supported the Massey community through their leadership abilities and accomplishments. The Prize will be conferred at the annual Convocation High Table or similar year-end gathering.
Massey College has been honoured to benefit from Dr. Aubie Angel’s support, vision and mentorship of Junior Fellows for many years. He has been a Senior Fellow, a member of the Governing Board, a member of the Governance and Nominations Committee, and both inspired and led Massey Grand Rounds for 17 years. As Senior Resident and through Friends of CIHR, he added national prominence to Massey College and its mission.
In recognition of his extraordinary voluntary service to our community, Massey College is creating a special Prize in his honour. This Prize will recognize the leadership accomplishments and commitment to the community of students in medicine and related health sciences.
