Definitions
| Award: granted for academic achievement, extra-curricular involvement and demonstrated financial need |
| Bursary: granted for demonstrated financial need |
| Prize: a token acknowledgement of achievement in a specific discipline, class or exercise |
| Scholarship: granted for academic achievement or extra-curricular involvement |
| Special Fund: designed to assist students pursue educational activities beyond the classroom or to address short-term financial setbacks |
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Teaching Assistantship: granted competitively to full-time graduate students in exchange for the provision of teaching services Long Term Resident of Ontario: One half of the funds to support these opportunities are provided by the Province of Ontario. As a condition of the support, recipients must meet the long-term residency requirement as defined by the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). You must meet one of the following criteria to satisfy this requirement: you have always resided in Ontario, OR Ontario is the last province you resided in for 12 consecutive months without being a full-time post-secondary student. If you do not meet one of these requirements, you are not eligible to be considered for these opportunities. For more information on OSAP's residency requirements, consult the OSAP web site. Academic achievement: Satisfactory academic achievement= minimum cumulative GPA of 4.0 (C-) Acceptible academic achievement=minimum cumulative GPA of 6.0 (C+) Average academic achievement=minimum cumulative GPA of 7.0 (B-) Above average academic achievement=minimum cumulative GPA of 8.0 (B) Good academic achievement=minimum cumulative GPA of 9.0 (B+) Excellent academic achievement=minimum cumulative GPA of 10.0 (A-) Outstanding academic achievment=minimum cumulative GPA of 11.0 (A)
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