Garfield Weston Merit Scholarships for Colleges (GWMSC) was a

scholarship A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education. Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need. Scholarsh ...

program that recognize exemplary

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s who were passionate about their field of study and were interested in helping their communities. The program ran from 1998 to 2012.

History

In 1998, The W.

Garfield Weston Foundation The Garfield Weston Foundation is a grant-giving charity based in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1958 by Canadian businessman W. Garfield Weston (1898–1978), who during his lifetime contributed to numerous humanitarian causes, both ...

collaborated with the Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation (now the

Loran Scholars Foundation Founded in Toronto in 1988, the Loran Scholars Foundation is a national charitable organization awarding scholarships for students entering university in Canada. Loran Scholars receive the country's largest undergraduate merit award on the basis o ...

) to start a scholarship program for college students. Over the course of 14 years, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation invested $14.6 million in 471 W. Garfield Weston Scholars and 409 college students who received regional or provincial awards.

Awards

The Garfield Weston Merit Scholarship for Colleges (GWMSC) program presented three types of awards to students who were beginning their first year of college. The GWMSC presented National Awards to 25 students. This scholarship waived the tuition at a consortium college and was renewable for one or two years. The GWMSC also presented 18 regional awards, valued at $4,000 each for one year of college study. The third award was the $2,500 provincial award for one year of study.

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External links

Official website of The Garfield Weston Merit Scholarships for Colleges
Scholarships in Canada