Current Students
Program Specific Scholarships for Returning Students
Journalism
*Where applications are required contact the School of Journalism 
at 416-979-5319 for procedures and/or applications.
| Scholarship Name | Application Required* |
|---|---|
| Mark Bastien Memorial Award Up to $500 To the graduating student who is deemed to have written the best published magazine story in the final year. |
No |
| Del Bell Memorial Award Up to $790 For overall academic proficiency in the first year of the four-year program with a demonstrated flair for news and feature writing and demonstrated financial need. |
Yes* |
| James H. Carter Memorial Scholarship Up to $1000 x 3 For highest CGPA by a graduating student in the two-year program. |
No |
| Floyd Chalmers Prize for Excellence in Business Journalism Up to $1000 To a student enrolled in any year and any stream of the Journalism program; in clear academic standing; and have written or produced the best example of business journalism over the past academic year showing investigative skills and intellectual depth. |
Yes* |
| Chinese Canadian Community Scholarship Up to $170 For high academic standing throughout the program. |
No |
| CNW Group Award Up to $1000 To the graduating students who have shown the greatest interest and advancement in news reporting and writing during their years of study at Ryerson. |
No |
| Len Coates Memorial Award Up to $2000 x 2 To the most promising journalism student in first year. Up to $2000 x 2 To the most promising journalism student in second year. Up to $2000 x 2 To the most promising journalism student in third year. |
Yes* |
| Jim Cormier Memorial Award Up to $500 To the second-year student entering the magazine stream who has shown promise as a writer or editor and demonstrated financial need. Up to $500 To the second-year student who has demonstrated academic excellence upon completion of second year and has made an outstanding contribution to university life. |
No |
| Jerry Davey Photography Award |
No |
| DaWDL Award in Broadcast Journalism Up to $75 x 4 For innovative/creative work based on major course assignments submitted in the third-year broadcast reporting course. |
No |
| Donner Canadian Foundation Howard Intrator Memorial Scholarship Up to $2200 X 2 Open to students entering their third or fourth year of the undergraduate Journalism program with a Newspaper or Magazine major; who have maintained a minimum CGPA of 2.50. The award will recognize the outstanding business writing accomplishment of a student. Based on a submission of their best example of business news or business feature article. |
Yes* |
| Eyeopener - Jay Sussman Memorial Award Up to $500 To the Journalism student who demonstrates excellence in political studies and journalism. | |
| Gordon Froggatt Memorial Award Up to $160 For the student who is deemed to have shown the most promising newsroom leadership in the graduating year. |
No |
| Jerry Gladman Memorial Scholarship Up to $500 To a student who is enrolled in the four-year Journalism program; is in clear academic standing; who submits the best single story in a first-year print course. |
Yes* |
| Lil Gotfrit Scholarship Up to $750 For the student enrolled in second or third-year who has demonstrated passion and dedication to the craft of journalism and in involved in volunteer and community activities with a cumulative grade pont average of 2.67. |
No |
| Wilf Gruson Memorial Award Up to $350 For proficiency in newspaper editing in third year. |
No |
| HaakSaan Award for Excellence in Online Reporting Up to $3000 For a full-time third-year student in the School of Journalism who demonstrates excellence in applying journalistic principles of fairness, accuracy and good writing to online reporting; minimum CGPA of 2.67 and a clear academic standing. |
Yes* |
| John A. Honderich Bursary in Journalism Up t o$2000 Awarded annually to a student entering or enrolled in Ryerson's Journalism program who faces substantial financial need and is in good academic standing. |
Yes* |
| John A. Honderich Gold Medal in Journalism Gold Medal Awarded annually to the outstanding graduate student in the graduating class of Ryerson's Journalism program. |
No |
| Myron J. Johnson Prize for Accuracy Up to $85 To the student in the first year of the four-year program who has achieved the highest standing in Information and Visual Resources. |
No |
| Jeff Junke Memorial Award for Excellence in Radio Journalism Up to $125 For excellence in radio broadcasting in the final year. |
No |
| Catherine Keachie Magazine Journalism Scholarship Up to $2000 For overall excellence in magazine skills, including a demonstrated commitment to the crafts of editing and writing in the graduating year. |
No |
| Caren King Scholarship Up to $280 x 4 Open to students in their graduating fourth-year of the Bachelor of Magazine Journalism program, in clear academic standing, have demonstrated talent and skill in the business aspects of magazine journalism, and submit with their team a superior magazine prospectus. |
Yes* |
| Lauder Internship Award Up to $1000 Open to full-time students in clear academic standing, enrolled in the underrgraduate internship course and approved for an out-of-town placement; demonstrate financial need; demonstrate academic and professional merit in composition of the application letter and resume. |
Yes* |
| Rolf Lockwood Scholarship Up to $1000 Open to a student who has clear academic standing, a minimum GPA of 3.00 and has written and submitted the best example of a magazine article focusing on business journalism over the previous year. |
No |
| Dick Lunn Memorial Award Up to $390 To the graduating student who has made the most significant contribution to The Ryersonian. |
No |
| Marketwire Award Up to $1000 For demonstrated academic excellence upon completion of the second year and having made an outstanding contribution to university life |
Yes* |
| Ross and Don McLean Memorial Award Up to $400 The Ross and Don McLean Memorial Award is named in honour of two brothers who in their lives greatly affected the television production industry. This award recognizes a group of graduating broadcast students who prepared the most outstanding feature documentary as part of their broadcast reporting class. |
No |
| Betty Michalyshyn Memorial Scholarship Value to be determined. For outstanding academic achievement in cultural journalism or critical writing on the arts, as demonstrated in course work, published writing and/or broadcast material by a full-time student enrolled in the School of Journalism. |
Yes* |
| Juanita Millesse Memorial Award Up to $260 To a student demonstrating academic proficiency in first year and demonstrated financial need. |
Yes* |
| Multicom Media Award Up to $1000 To a full-time undergraduate student in good standing who has produced and published a substantial news story or feature of merit in the community or diversity field. |
No |
| William H. Olive Award for Excellence in Magazine Feature Writing Up to $300 For demonstrated excellence in magazine feature writing in the graduating year. |
No |
| Joe Perlove Scholarship Up to $220 To the student deemed to be the best journalist in the graduating year. |
No |
| Ryerson Journalism Alumni Association Award Up to $500 To the student who demonstrates exemplary contributions to student life on the Ryerson campus and maintains a minimum GPA of 2.67. |
No |
| E. U. (Ted) Schrader Memorial Award Up to $300 For highest academic standing in third year. |
No |
| Seymour Schulich Undergraduate Awards in Financial Journalism Up to $20,000 x 2 Open to full-time students enrolled in the Bachelor of Journalism program, commencing their fourth year of study in the coming year; have a minimum CGPA of 3.00 at the end of third year and a clear academic standing; demonstrate eligibility as determined by Ryerson University through submission of an application package, which includes a letter of application outlining the student's interest and experience in financial journalism, and two or three samples of work in the area of finance, economics and/or business journalism (may include course work). |
Yes* |
| Myer Sharzer Memorial Award (Presented by the Canadian Jewish Congress) Up to $170 For the most promising newspaper reporter in third year. |
No |
| Linda Shutt Memorial Scholarship Up to $375 x 2 For demonstration of maturity, initiative and determination in reporting a story in the third year of the newspaper stream and attaining a minimum CGPA of 3.00 at the completion of third year. |
No |
| Gordon Sinclair Scholarship For Journalism Up to $1250 x 2 The most deserving students, on the basis of performance in the first year of study and financial need. |
Yes* |
| Wanda Stankiewicz Memorial Scholarship Up to $485 To the student who wrote extensively on women's issues. |
No |
| David Tafler Scholarship for Excellence in Magazine Journalism Up to $2500 For the student in the graduating year of the program in the Magazine stream who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills; academic excellence; a passion and dedication for the craft of magazine journalism and who is respected by their peers. |
No |
| A. O. Tate Memorial Award (Presented by the Sothern Ontario Newspaper Guild) Up to $750 For excellence in reporting in the first year of the program. |
No |
| Thomson Reuters Award Up to $300 x 5 For the most promising newspaper journalist. |
No |
| Toronto Hong Kong Lions Club Entrance Scholarship Up to $1500 For demonstrated academic proficiency by a student entering first year. |
Yes* |
| Toronto Star Awards Up to $500 For excellence in newspaper reporting in third year. Up to $1000 To the graduating student deemed to be the best print journalist. |
No |
| Jean Pasquantonio Tudor Memorial Newspaper Journalism Award Up to $1000 As the student entering the third-year newspaper stream with the highest CGPA in second year. |
No |
| Vision TV/Mr. Peter Flemington Scholarship for Excellence in Television Documentary Production Up to $1000 Open to senior students in the School of Journalism and the School of Radio and Television Arts. The student must be officially registered in third year of the Journalism degree program or the RTA degree program, Television major only; student's work should exhibit the following qualities: outstanding creativity in a television documentary which builds bridges of communication and understanding between people of different faiths or cultures; must be in good academic standing and should not be failing or carrying any courses; minimum GPA 3.33 (B+); demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in Television. |
Yes* |
| Albert E. Wadham Memorial Awards Up to $600 x 2 To two students entering their third year with the highest academic standing among those majoring in magazine journalism and demonstrated financial need. |
Yes* |
| Weather Network Scholarship Up to $2500 Open to students officially registered in third or fourth year of the Journalism degree program or the Radio and Television Arts degree program, Television major only. The award is open to members of visible minorities, Aboriginal students or students with a disability. (In the case of a student with a disability they should be registered with Ryerson's Access Centre or be willing to register.) Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or better, have clear academic standing and demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in Television. |
Yes* |
| Julie Violet Williamson Memorial Award in Journalism Up to $500 x 2 To the student in the third year with a magazine major who has a demonstrated excellence in magazine writing and has maintained a minimum GPA of 2.67. |
No |
| Loretta H. Yaskiel Scholarship Up to $1000 To a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in second, third or fourth year who is in clear academic standing and has demonstrated excellence in court reporting or writing on legal or justice issues. |
No |
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