Current Students
Program Specific Scholarships for Returning Students
Midwifery
*Where applications are required contact the Department of Midwifery
at at 416-979-5104 for procedures and/or applications.
| Scholarship Name | Application Required* |
|---|---|
| Murray and Eleanor Enkin Midwifery Award for Academic Achievement Up to $2000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; be enrolled in MWF120; have the highest CGPA among eligible candidates upon completion of all pre-clinical courses in the Midwifery Education Program. Deadline: February 1. |
Yes* |
| Murray and Eleanor Enkin Midwifery Award for Clinical Excellence Up to $2000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; have completed MWF420; demonstrate excellent clinical performance in the clinical placement. |
Yes* |
| Murray and Eleanor Enkin Midwifery Award for Innovative Thinking & Critical Scholarship Up to $2000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; have completed MWF315 with a minimum grade of A-; demonstrate innovative thinking and critical scholarship in the Midwifery Synthesis Paper. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |
| Murray and Eleanor Enkin Midwifery Award for Social Justice Up to $2000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; have completed MWF220; demonstrate commitment to the community or the Midwifery Education Program through contributions that promote social justice and human dignity. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |
| Murray and Eleanor Enkin Midwifery Diversity Award Up to $2000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; have completed all Level 1 courses; be entering MWF120 in the next term or any subsequent midwifery clinical courses; be from a group which is under-represented in the Ryerson Midwifery Education Program as defined by the Ontario Human Rights Code. Deadline: October 15. |
Yes* |
| Murray and Eleanor Enkin Midwifery Graduation Excellence Award Up to $5000 To a graduating student in the Midwifery Education Program who, in the judgement of the Midwifery Awards Committee, exemplifies excellence in the caring, clinical and academic areas of midwifery practice. |
Yes* |
| Murray and Eleanor Enkin Midwifery Relocation Award Up to $1500 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; have completed MWF320; have had to relocate away from his/her home community for at least two or more midwifery clinical placements or one midwifery clinical placement and an elective placement in a rural or remote Canadian community or other under-serviced community. Deadline: October 15. |
Yes* |
| Murray and Eleanor Enkin Midwifery Single Parent/Sole Caregiver Award Up to $2000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; be enrolled in MWF120, or have completed MWF120, MWF220, MWF320, or MWF420; be a single parent/sole caregiver. Deadline: February 1. |
Yes* |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Academic Achievement Award Up to $2000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; be enrolled in MWF320; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen; resident of Ontario; demonstrates financial need; have the highest CGPA among eligible candidates upon completion of all sixth semester courese in the Midwifery Education Program. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Birth and Its Meaning Award Up to $1000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; based on creativity and originality in a work of art that explores pregnancy, birth or parenting and its meaning. The work submitted can be in a form of the student's choice: visual, musical, performance art, fiction or poetry. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Complications & Consultation Paper Award Up to $125 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; have completed MWF320 Complications & Consultation; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; based on excellence in a paper written for the midwifery clinical course MWF320. |
No |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Interprofessional Practice Paper Award Up to $125 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; have completed MWF305 Interprofessional Practice; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; based on excellence in a paper written for the midwifery clinical course MWF305. |
No |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Maternal & Newborn Pathology Paper Award Up to $125 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; have completed MWF420 Maternal & Newborn Pathology; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; based on excellence in a paper written for the midwifery clinical course MWF420. |
No |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Midwifery Diversity Award Up to $1500 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; be enrolled in MWF120 or any subsequent clinical courses; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen; resident of Ontario; demonstrate financial need; be from a group which is underrepresented in the Ryerson Midwifery Education Program as defined by the Ontario Human Rights Code. Deadline: February 1. |
Yes* |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Midwifery Relocation Award Up to $1000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; have completed MWF120, MWF320, or be currently enrolled in MWF420; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen; resident of Ontario; demonstrate financial need; have had to relocate away from his/her home community for at least one midwifery clinical placement. Deadline: October 15. |
Yes* |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Normal Childbearing Paper Award Up to $125 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; have completed MWF120 Normal Childbearing; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; based on excellence in a paper written for the midwifery clinical course MWF120. |
No |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Northern Travel Award Up to $4500 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program, or be a student midwive in northern Canada planning to enrol in MWF370; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen; demonstrate financial need; preference will be given to Aborignal students travelling to Aboriginal communities. Deadline: October 15. |
Yes* |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Parent-Infant Award Up to $1000 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; be enrolled in MWF120 or any subsequent midwifery clinical course; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen; resident of Ontario; demonstrate financial need. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |
Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Program Completion Award |
Yes* |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Publication Award Up to $500 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; have completed MWF315; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; based on excellence in a paper prepared for publication. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |
| Judith Rachel Harris Foundation Single Parent/Sole Caregiver Award Up to $1500 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; have completed MWF120 or MWF320; have a clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen; resident of Ontario; demonstrate financial need; be a single parent/sole caregiver. Deadline: October 15. |
Yes* |
| Judith (Jude) Pustil Memorial Award Up to $700 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; has completed at least one clinical course; has previously relocated for clinical placement; excellent performance in a clinical course. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |
| Ryerson Midwifery II Award Up to $2500 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; completed at least, but not more than, two clinical courses: MWF120 and MWF220; minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50. Deadline: February 1. |
Yes* |
| Ryerson Midwifery III Award Up to $2500 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; demonstrates financial need; have completed at least three clinical courses: MWF120, MWF220, MWF320; minimum total score of 75% for work completed in MWF220 and MWF320 combined (scores are based on papers, presentations, participation, mid-term and final exams); excellent clinical performance in both courses. Deadline: October 15. |
Yes* |
| Emma Sykes Chandler Memorial Award Up to $500 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has completed at least one clinical course; demonstrated exemplary skills, compassion and caring to clients during a challenging situation in a clinical course. This includes but is not limited to situations of perinatal loss, change in birth plans, postpartum depression or newborns with problems. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |
| Toronto Birth Centre Innovation Award Up to $1156 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; have completed MWF320 with a Pass grade (min. 70%). Student is eligible to receive only one Toronto Birth Centre Award. Deadline: October 15. |
Yes* |
| Toronto Birth Centre Midwifery Community Awareness Awards Up to $1000 x 2 Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in the Midwifery Education Program; has clear academic standing with no disciplinary notices on file; demonstrates financial need; is a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or protected citizen and resident of Ontario; have completed MWF120 with a Pass grade (min. 70%). Student is eligible to receive only one Toronto Birth Centre Award. Deadline: May 15. |
Yes* |









