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Prizes, Awards & Scholarships

Each year the Department of History gives out a number of awards. The three essay prizes (The Michael Bliss Essay Prize in Canadian Political History [see below*], the Bertie Wilkinson Scholarship, the All Souls Historical Essay Scholarship) are given for outstanding undergraduate essays. The deadline for submission of essays is April 30. Ordinarily, instructors nominate essays for submission, but students may submit superior essays directly to the Associate Chair of History, Undergraduate Studies.

For all other Departmental awards, the Faculty of Arts and Science selects the eligible students. The Associate Chair then chooses recipients from these 'nominees'. For further information consult the Undergraduate Administrator at 416-978-3362 or hisugsec@chass.utoronto.ca.

ESSAY AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS

The deadline for submission of essays is April 30. Ordinarily, instructors nominate essays for submission, but students may submit superior essays directly to the Associate Chair of History, Undergraduate Studies.  Please submit three clean copies.

*NEW 2008/9! The Michael Bliss Essay Prize in Canadian Political History
Established by the friends, students & colleagues of Professor Michael Bliss to be awarded to the best essay in Canadian political history written for a course given in the Department of History.

All Souls Historical Essay Scholarship
Prize(s) to be awarded annually by the Department of History to the student(s) submitting the best essay on a subject in the pre-modern and/or the modern period of history, with special consideration given to essays on medieval or modern Europe.

Bertie Wilkinson Scholarship
Awarded to the first or second year student, part-time or full-time, who "writes the best essay in the medieval period for one of his/her history courses.

AWARDS, PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• The Abella Prize in Canadian History
  Created by friends and colleagues of Rosalie (B.A. 1966, LL.B. 1969, LL.D. 1990) and Irving (B.A. 1963, M.A. 1964, Ph.D. 1969) Abella in recognition of their distinguished contributions to Canada, to be awarded annually to an undergraduate student with the highest cumulative GPA in History courses who has taken three or more full courses in Canadian History.

• G.H. Armstrong Scholarship
  Awarded annually to an outstanding student whose program includes at least one 300- or 400- level course in Canadian History in fourth year and at least three Canadian History courses overall.

• Sydney Frank Buckland Memorial Scholarships
  Awarded annually to an outstanding student whose program includes: for the first year award, at least one HIS course; for awards in other years, at least two HIS courses.

• Canadian Labour Congress Book Prize
  Awarded to the student writing the best essay on Canadian labour in a Canadian history course.

• Maurice Cody Memorial Prize
  Awarded annually to an outstanding student in the specialist program in modern History.

• John Fraser Gray Scholarship
  Awarded annually to an outstanding student whose program of study in third year includes a minimum of two courses in modern History.

• Marsha Kideckel & Larry Robbins Scholarship in Jewish History
  Awarded to an undergraduate student enrolled in a program in the Department of History who has taken a course in Jewish history

• John King Scholarship
  Awarded annually to an outstanding student in the third year of a history program.

• Edward Kylie Fellowship
  Awarded annually to a graduating history student who is going on to do graduate work in Britain.

• Brian Mulroney Prize
  Awarded to a student who, among the eligible students has received the highest mark in ECO 230Y (International Economics Institutions and Policy), HIS 263Y (Introduction to Canadian History), or POL 214Y (Canadian Government and Politics).

• Albert E. Rabjohns Scholarship
  Awarded annually to the student in the third year of a History specialist or major program with the highest combined GPA in courses taken in second and third year.

• The Stacey Prizes in Canadian History
  Established from the gifts of donors in the memory of Colonel C.P. Stacey, two prizes are awarded annually to continuing undergraduate students having completed third year, specialising in History. One prize to be awarded to the student with the highest grade point average in HIS courses, and a second to the student with the highest grade point average in HIS courses with not less than three courses in Canadian history.

• John B. Tinker Scholarship in History
  Awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need, to an undergraduate student (in order of preference) whose focus is on early modern European history; European history; or to an outstanding student in the Department of History.

• The Women's Canadian Historical Society of Toronto Scholarship
  Established in 1995-96 to mark the Society's centenary, to perpetuate its name, and to continue its contributions to maintaining Canadian heritage. Awarded annually to a History Major or Specialist entering fourth year who has the highest overall average and who has taken, or is planning to take, at least three courses in Canadian history.

• George M. Wrong Scholarship
  Awarded to an outstanding student in second year, full-time or part-time, who has taken at least three history courses in that year.

[Updated 04/09]

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