Southwest Ontario COF Admission Scholarships

For several years, the Southwest Ontario Chapter of the RAIC College of Fellows has donated the proceeds from its annual fundraising event to the RAIC Foundation, supporting its various awards programs and related administrative activities. In 2024, the Southwest Ontario Fellows decided to allocate a portion of these proceeds to a new set of scholarships to benefit students at the three accredited architecture schools (as noted above) in their region.

Students who have been accepted and are enrolled in the first year of study in the Master of Architecture program at one of the three schools of architecture in the Southwest Ontario region are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Six scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded each year, as follows: two to students from the University of Toronto; two to students from Toronto Metropolitan University and two to students from the University of Waterloo; , unless there is only one or no applicant from any of the schools. No more than two scholarships shall be awarded to recipients from the same school in any given year.

The students applying for the Southwest Ontario COF Admissions Scholarships must demonstrate to the selection committee that they are the most deserving based upon their academic achievement and their financial need.

Applicants for these scholarships must submit a brief statement explaining their need for financial assistance.

The RAIC Foundation Trustees will appoint a selection committee of three persons, which will include:
• Two Trustees of the RAIC Foundation
• A faculty member of a Canadian registered school of architecture.