Bursary applications should be submitted to the Faculty Registrar by the Faculty’s approximate deadline dates of November 1 and February 1.
Albert and Evelyn Krakauer Award
The Albert and Evelyn Krakauer Award will be awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of financial need and who have achieved First Class Honours in the Pharmacy Management Course.
Allan Martin Starkman Memorial Bursary
Mrs. Catherine Starkman has established a bursary in memory of her late husband to be awarded to a deserving student who is entering the final year of the undergraduate program. The recipient will be selected on the basis of financial need.
Anna M. Pearson Bursary
The Anna M. Pearson Bursary was established by the late Mr. Fred Pearson, to aid deserving undergraduates in pharmacy who have a good scholastic record.
Barry Haberman Retirement Bursary
This bursary has been established by Mr. Haberman’s aunt, Enid Cohen Lichter, in honour of his retirement in 2000. After graduating from the Faculty in 1953, Mr. Haberman practised in community pharmacy for over forty-five years. This award will be allocated to a student in any year of the undergraduate pharmacy program who demonstrates financial need. Preference will be given to a student interested in pursuing community pharmacy.
Ben Cohen Bursary Fund
The Ben Cohen Bursary Fund provides financial support to students demonstrating financial need who are registered in any year of the undergraduate program.
Bev Sweezey Experiential Bursary
This bursary was established by Andrea Sweezey (Cameron), Associate Professor Emeritus, Teaching Stream at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. Bev Sweezey was Andrea Sweezey's aunt who graduated from the University of Toronto with a BScPhm degree in 1953. Ms. Bev Sweezey practiced as a dedicated community pharmacist for many years, in various rural Eastern Ontario towns, as well as in Kingston and Toronto. She was known for her interest in helping the elderly and for being very supportive of new learners on their path to becoming the next generation of pharmacists. The Bev Sweezey Experiential Bursary is awarded to a student in Year 4 of the Professional Program embarking on their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential rotations who is in financial need.
Brusatin and Nagao Bursary
Giovanna (Brusatin) Nagao and Jack Nagao, both graduates of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, established this entrance bursary to assist full-time undergraduate students from Ontario. The Brusatin and Nagao Bursary is awarded to a student entering Year 1 of the undergraduate pharmacy program who has not completed a prior degree upon admission.
Class of 7T1 Award
In recognition of their 50th Class Reunion, and as a way to give back to a profession that has benefitted so many, the Class of 7T1 established this award to recognize a pharmacy student who makes a significant contribution to student life beyond the classroom. The class of 7T1 produced graduates who went on to have distinguished careers in many fields of pharmacy practice: Many provided dedicated patient care in hospital and community practice. Some were also successful business people in their community pharmacies and some were senior managers in institutional practices. Others served in more specialized fields: e.g. world renowned researcher in pharmacology, Registrar of PEBC, senior staff within Health Canada, leadership of Medical Pharmacies Group, providers of technology solutions, project manager in new product development and supply chain management in pharmaceutical industry, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at innovator and generic pharmaceutical companies, researcher into patient outcomes following pharmacy interventions in family healthcare teams, consultant to regional health authorities. To be awarded to one or more Second Year students at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy on the basis of their involvement in extracurricular activities and student life at the Faculty, including but not limited to student leadership roles, volunteerism in the activities of the Faculty, and/or participation in event planning committees, student clubs and/or inter-mural sports. The student(s) must also qualify for financial need. The award will not be given if a suitable candidate is not identified.
Cirocco Bursary
Virginia Cirocco is a graduate of the Faculty of Pharmacy and recently stepped down as Executive Vice-President, Pharmacy, at Shoppers Drug Mart. This bursary has been established not only to assist students in financial need, but also to acknowledge and reward achievement in an area of study that will lead students to become successful and innovative community practice pharmacists. The Cirocco Bursary is awarded to students in the Third Year of the undergraduate program on the basis of financial need and who have achieved the highest standing in PHM215H1 Management: Skills, Communication and Collaboration (PHM215H1).
Dean’s Award
The Dean’s Award was established through the net proceeds of the 2006 Pharmacy Golf Classic Tournament and by subsequent event proceeds and other contributions. The Pharmacy Golf Classic is a tournament which brings together members of the Faculty (including student representatives) with representatives from the pharmaceutical industry and the pharmacy community for the purpose of raising funds to support students. The Dean’s Award will be awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of financial need.
Edward E. Barber Award
Edward E. Barber established this award in recognition of the unselfish contribution Leslie G. Henderson made to the advancement of the profession of pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Canada. This bursary is to be awarded to students demonstrating financial need.
David Lang Memorial Bursaries
Mrs. Anna Lang established a bursary in memory of her late husband to be awarded to a deserving student who is entering the final year of the undergraduate program. Ms. Karen Lang established a similar bursary in memory of her late father also to be awarded to a deserving student who is entering the final year of the undergraduate program. Both recipients will be selected on the basis of financial need.
Dean F. Norman Hughes Award
This award has been established in honour of F. Norman Hughes, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy from 1953 to 1973. The award will be given to a student registered in Fourth Year, who demonstrates the greatest financial need. The recipient may not receive an award of equal or greater value in the same academic year.
Dinah Mancini (Skaistys) Bursary
The late Dinah Mancini (Skaistys) graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Pharmacy in 1979. After graduation, Dinah returned to her home in Grimsby, Ontario and practiced her profession for more than 30 years, primarily with Shoppers Drug Mart. To honour Dinah’s memory and dedication to her profession, her family and friends have established the Dinah Mancini (Skaistys) Bursary which is awarded to a student in Year 3 of the undergraduate program on the basis of financial need, who is a graduate of a high school in the Niagara Peninsula. If there is not a student from Year 3 that meets the bursary conditions, a student will be selected from Year 2 of the undergraduate program. If the criteria are sill unmet, the geographic region will be extended to the Hamilton/Burlington area.
Douglas Wingfield Memorial Bursary
This award was established through a bequest from Douglas Wingfield, a 1956 graduate of the Faculty of Pharmacy. The Douglas Wingfield Memorial Bursary will be awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of financial need.
Edwin H. Nelson Memorial Fund
The Edwin H. Nelson Memorial Fund was given by the late Mr. Lemuel W. Famulener to aid students of special ability and of high character, who demonstrate financial need, to obtain an education.
Ernest Martin “Cappy” Rix Award
Dr. Donald B. Rix has established this award in honour of his father, Ernest Martin “Cappy” Rix, a graduate of the Class of 2T7. This bursary will be awarded to Second Year students who demonstrates financial need.
Frank Rogers Marmoraton Memorial Award
This bursary has been established through a generous endowment from Ross A. Rogers, in memory of his father, Frank Rogers. Two recipients will be identified annually who demonstrate financial need: to one student who will have enrolled in Second Year and to a second student who will have enrolled in Third Year of the undergraduate Pharmacy program.
Gladys Watson Aboriginal Education Fund
To be awarded to Aboriginal students, including Status, Non-Status, Metis and Inuit students, enrolled in graduate programs at the master’s or doctoral level, and second-entry programs. All Aboriginal students in these programs are eligible to apply, full-time and part-time, with preference given to those students who demonstrate financial need. Application forms are available from theEnrolment Services website.
Gordon Murray Award
The family of Gordon Murray established this award in his honour. Mr. Murray graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1973. He was a member of the Canadian Society for Hospital Pharmacists, Ontario Branch, from 1972 until the time of his death, serving as President from 1993 to 1994. Among his many other accomplishments, he served as Chairman of the Association of Directors of Pharmacy, Metro Toronto Hospitals, in 1989, and was a Council Member for the Ontario College of Pharmacists from 1998 to 2000. He also made numerous presentations to community groups on medication use and safety, and both organized and delivered presentations at educational sessions for pharmacists. The Gordon Murray Award will be awarded to students demonstrating financial need who are registered in any year of the undergraduate program.
Grace Mak Award
Family and friends established this award to honour Grace Mak. She was a 1998 graduate of the Faculty and pursued a career in community pharmacy in Orillia. Grace had an excellent rapport with her clients and treated each with dignity and respect. She had a passion for life and for people. The Grace Mak Award will be awarded to students demonstrating financial need who are registered in any year of the undergraduate program.
Helen M. Walton Bursary
Helen M. Walton joined the Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1941. Her role was initially a dual one – that of secretary to the academic staff including the Dean, as well as librarian of the College. In 1953, when the College became the Faculty of Pharmacy, she was primarily Secretary to the Dean. In 1973, she became the Faculty Secretary and through her dealings with students, she had opportunity to witness the impact of financial assistance. She established the Helen M. Walton Bursary to help pharmacy students pursue their studies. This bursary will be awarded to students on the basis of financial need.
Herbert R. Binder/Shoppers Drug Mart Bursaries
As a tribute to Herbert R. Binder upon his retirement from Shoppers Drug Mart in February 2001, executives, suppliers and associates of the company pledged donations to establish the Herbert R. Binder/Shoppers Drug Mart Bursaries. These bursaries will be awarded to students demonstrating financial need who are registered in any year of the undergraduate program.
Janice Lawrie Memorial Bursary
This award has been established by the friends and family of Janice Lawrie (Class of 8T9) in memory of her dedication to the profession. The bursary will be given to a student in Third or Fourth Year of the undergraduate program, who is from the Barrie/Orillia area, and who demonstrates financial need.
John Christie Higgins Bursary
The John Christie Higgins Bursary is awarded to a student, or students, in any year of the undergraduate program in the Faculty of Pharmacy, based on financial need.
John Dalziel Johnson Memorial Award
A bequest by the late John Dalziel Johnson, who graduated from the Ontario College of Pharmacists in 1931, provided for an award for students in the undergraduate program who demonstrate financial need.
Joseph Litchen Memorial Bursary
Rokeah Chapter, Rho Pi Phi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, presents this bursary in memory of their friend and colleague, Joseph Litchen. The bursary will be awarded to a Fourth Year student who demonstrates financial need, and preferably has attained at least Second Class Honours.
Kan Hoi Herrick Ngan Pharmacy Award
Mrs. Sue Ngan established this award in memory of her late spouse, Mr. Kan Ngan (Class of 7T1), to honour his passion for pharmacy and to help pharmacy students pursue their studies. The Kan Hoi Herrick Ngan Pharmacy Award will be given to one full-time undergraduate student in any year of study at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy on the basis of financial need.
Ladies Auxiliary Fund, Hamilton
The Ladies Auxiliary Fund, Hamilton is awarded to a student in any year of the undergraduate program in the Faculty of Pharmacy, based on financial need.
Ladies Auxiliary Student Fund
The Ladies Auxiliary Student Fund is awarded to a student in any year of the undergraduate program in the Faculty of Pharmacy, based on financial need.
Lightstone and Hainsworth Bursary
Richard Hainsworth is a graduate of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto (Class of 5T7). This bursary will be awarded to a minimum of two students in Year 4 of the undergraduate program on the basis of financial need, who have achieved First Class Honours in Year 3 of the undergraduate program.
London and District Pharmacists’ Association Bursary
The London and District Pharmacists’ Association offer this award to two students, preferably in First Year, who graduated from a secondary school in Middlesex, Elgin or Oxford county, and who have demonstrated financial need. No student can receive the award more than once.
Mary Asquith Fund
The Mary Asquith Fund is awarded to a student in any year of the undergraduate program in the Faculty of Pharmacy, based on financial need.
Maxwell D. Joel Memorial Bursary
Rokeah Chapter, Rho Pi Phi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, presents this bursary in memory of their friend and colleague, Maxwell D. Joel. The bursary will be awarded to a Third Year student who demonstrates financial need, and preferably having attained at least Second Class Honours.
May Kong Memorial Bursary
The Class of 9T4 and faculty have established a bursary in memory of their classmate and friend, to show their respect for, and admiration of, her courage. This bursary will be awarded on the basis of financial need.
Nathan and Ethel Gotfrid Scholarship
A bequest by the late Ethel Gotfrid, in memory of her husband Nathan, has provided for a scholarship to be awarded to a student demonstrating financial need.
Neil and Merda Wood Bursary
The Neil and Merda Wood Bursary will be awarded to a student in the First Year of the undergraduate program on the basis of financial need and who obtains a high admission index.
Nellie Adams Martin Bursary
The CSL Group Inc. have established this bursary to be awarded to a student who demonstrates financial need.
Pharmacy GRADitude Bursary
The Pharmacy GRADitude Bursary will be awarded to an undergraduate pharmacy student registered in Year 4 of the program who demonstrates financial need. The recipient must have been involved in UPS or Class Council while registered in Year 3.
Philip Feldberg Award
Philip Feldberg was a 1969 graduate of the Faculty’s BSc Phm program. He founded Medico Pharmacy in 1970 and built the company into one of the largest multi-level support pharmacies for long term care facilities in the Greater Toronto Area. Mr. Feldberg passed away in April 2005, after a courageous battle with prostate cancer. In his will, he provided a gift to establish a bursary which is awarded to undergraduate students on the basis of financial need.
Professor Zubin Austin Award
Zubin Austin has been either a teacher or a student at the University of Toronto continuously since 1984, earning two bachelors’ degrees, three masters’ degrees and a PhD during this time. Since 1994, he has worked full time at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and most recently as Professor and inaugural holder of the Ontario College of Pharmacists Professorship in Pharmacy Practice Research. The Professor Zubin Austin Award is awarded to a student in any year of the professional program who is in financial need and resides the furthest distance away in Canada from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. Students are eligible to receive this award only once during their studies at the Faculty.
Reaching for Equity Bursary
The Reaching for Equity Bursary is to be awarded to one self-identified Black or Indigenous student enrolled in Year 1 of the undergraduate pharmacy program who demonstrates financial need. The award has been established by Dr. Jon and Lisa Hunchuck to support and make education more welcoming and accessible for Black and Indigenous students.
Robert Bruce Otto Bursary
The estate of Edna FitzPatrick Otto, in memory of her late husband Robert Bruce Otto, provides this award to a student who demonstrates financial need. Eligible recipients should preferably have come from a small town, village or rural municipality in Electoral District #2 (Counties of Durham, Frontenac, Haliburton, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Northumberland, Peterborough, Prince Edward, and Victoria).
Ron Harris Bursary
The North Bay and District Pharmacists’ Association have established a bursary in memory of Ron Harris, a local pharmacist. This bursary will be awarded to a deserving and needy student, preferably from Northern Ontario.
Selene Wong Memorial Bursary
The Class of 9T5 has established a bursary in memory of their classmate, to be awarded to a Second Year student based on financial need. The recipient will also have participated in social and athletic activities, served on class council or faculty committees, and made a meaningful contribution to the class spirit.
Shoppers Drug Mart Award
Through a generous endowment from Shoppers Drug Mart, awards will be given annually to students who demonstrate financial need, and who have successfully completed First, Second or Third Year of the undergraduate Pharmacy program. The awards to students who have successfully completed Second Year are designated as the Arthur and Gordon Resnick/Shoppers Drug Mart Award, in recognition of the invaluable contribution these brothers made to the profession of pharmacy and to the success of the company. The awards to students who have successfully completed Third Year are designated as the Izzy Snyder/Shoppers Drug Mart Award. This is to honour Mr. Snyder’s commitment and loyalty to the company and to the profession.
Sidney & Elaine Kadish Bursary
Sidney Kadish (Class of 5T7) and friends established this award to help students from Northern Ontario pursue a career in pharmacy with the intent that this may inspire the recipient to practice pharmacy in Northern Ontario. Therefore, the bursary will be awarded to undergraduate pharmacy students from Northern Ontario (i.e., from North Bay or from villages, towns or cities north of North Bay) who demonstrate financial need and/or to pharmacy students to cover additional expenses associated with completing their practice rotations in Northern Ontario.
T.F. “Jock” McCrossan Memorial Award
This award has been established by the family of Thomas Frederick “Jock” McCrossan in memory of his years of service to the staff and students of the Faculty of Pharmacy. “Jock” was a valued member of the faculty staff; his friendly and helpful manner endeared him to all who came in contact with him. The award will be allocated to one student enrolled in each of Years 1, 2 and 3, and to four students enrolled in Year 4 on the basis of financial need. Recipients must have achieved at least Second Class Honours.
Teva Canada Bursary
The Teva Canada Bursary was established at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy through a donation from Teva Canada Limited to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their operations in Canada and their formal name change from Teva Novopharm to Teva Canada. This bursary is awarded to a student in any year of the undergraduate program on the basis of financial need.
Tricia Ramsumair/Pharmacy Class of 9T9 Award
The Class of 9T9 has established this award to commemorate the life of Tricia Ramsumair. Tricia’s cheerful disposition and quiet kindness has left a lasting impression on her classmates. This bursary will be awarded to a Third Year student on the basis of financial need.
Vi Stringer Memorial Bursary
The friends of Vi Stringer have established this bursary in her memory, to be awarded to a deserving student in any year of the undergraduate program who has demonstrated financial need.
Yahya Farag Bursary
Yahya Farag established a bursary in gratitude for the support he received while a student at the Faculty of Pharmacy. The bursary will be awarded to a Year 2 student on the basis of financial need who achieved high academic standing in the course PHM141H1 (Pharmaceutics).