Bursary
A monetary award to assist students in the pursuit of their
studies based on financial need and
satisfactory academic achievement. 
 1.
       Financial assistance is available only to full-time
      students.
 2.
       Applicants for bursaries should have attained at least a
      GPA of 4.00 in the academic
      year immediately preceding application.
 3.
       The usual value of bursaries is from $200.00 to $300.00.
 4.
       Application for a bursary should be made after the
      applicant has registered.
      Normally bursary applications are dealt with in the Second term.
      Applications will be accepted
      up to March 30 of the current academic year. Applications and
      information are available from
      the Student Awards Office, Wilfrid Laurier University.

 The Major W. Freeman Anderson Award
An annual award of $100.00 is available to a female student
registered in the Second, Third or
Fourth Year of any program of the Department of Sociology.
Eligible students must demonstrate
financial need.

 Atkinson Charitable Foundation Bursaries
A number of bursaries are awarded to deserving undergraduate
students in any year of a Degree
program. Applicants must be residents of the Province of Ontario
and be able to demonstrate
financial need.

 Barkley's of Avonmore Bursary
Provided by Mr. Fred Barkely of Avonmore, Ontario. A bursary
valued at $500.00 or two
bursaries of $250.00 will be awarded annually to students who can
establish financial need.
Preference will be given to students from Third World countries.

 Eric Barton Memorial Bursary
Value: $100.00. To be awarded annually to a deserving student in
the Honours BMus program
entering Second, Third or Fourth Year with preference given to a
student in Honours
performance (voice).

 Birks Family Foundation Bursaries
The Birks Family Foundation has established a plan of annual
contributions to the Student Aid
Fund of recognized Canadian Universities and Colleges for the
creation of the Birks Family
Foundation Bursaries.

    The bursaries are open to all Faculties and no
restrictions are placed on
year. The number and value of these awards vary annually,
depending upon available funds from
the Foundation.

 Sandra Lynn Bresso Bursary
Given in memory of the late Sandra Lynne Bresso. Up to five
bursaries, valued at $200.00 each,
will be given to a student(s) whose academic performance is
satisfactory, and who can
demonstrate need.

 Canadian Federation of University Women,
Kitchener-Waterloo
Provided by the Kitchener-Waterloo branch of the Canadian
Federation of University Women.
Open to full-time women students of Wilfrid Laurier University in
Second, Third or Fourth
Year, who have a minimum GPA of 7.00. Mature women students
meeting these requirements
are encouraged to apply.

 The Certified Management Accounting Award   Grand River
Chapter
Value: $300.00. This award is funded through the generosity of
the Grand River Chapter of the
Society of Management Accountants of Ontario. Students entering
the First Year of the business
or accounting program who have completed secondary school in the
countries of Perth,
Wellington, or Waterloo are eligible. Financial need must be
demonstrated through application
which can be obtained from the Student Awards Office, Wilfrid
Laurier University.

 Jim Clark Bursary
Established in memory of the late Jim Clark, Professor of
English, 1948 to 1982. The bursary
is offered annually to a deserving student entering Third Year,
registered in drama courses in
the Department of English. The recipient will be selected by the
Department of English in
conjunction with the Director of Student Awards.

 Class of 1980 Bursary
Provided by the 1980 graduating class of Wilfrid Laurier
University. Open to any undergraduate
student whose academic work is satisfactory, and who can
demonstrate financial need.

 Class of 1981 Bursary
Provided by the 1981 graduating class of Wilfrid Laurier
University. Awarded annually. Open
to any undergraduate whose academic work is satisfactory, and who
can demonstrate financial 
need.
The John Finlay Memorial Bursary
Value: $250.00. This award is established in memory of Dr. John
Finlay. Provided annually by
the Economics Association at Wilfrid Laurier University. It will
be awarded to a third or fourth
year student registered in Honours Economics whose performance is
satisfactory and who can
demonstrate financial need.

 Foreign Student Bursaries
A limited number of bursaries will be provided in any year to
foreign students. Expenses
covering students' living and education costs are to be met by
the student or their sponsor, and
it is important that applicants have adequate resources apart
from any assistance supplied by the
University. Applications for a bursary will be accepted after
students have registered at the
University and commenced their course of study. Normally, funds
are provided for unanticipated
expenses. Decisions about applications will be made in January or
February of the Winter Term.

 Grad Class Bursary
Students in financial need may apply for bursary assistance
provided that they are registered in
their Second, Third or Fourth Years. Extracurricular involvement
while at Wilfrid Laurier
University is also a requirement for this bursary.

 The Clayton B. Hicks Memorial Bursary
Given by the Kitchener-Waterloo Optimist Club in recognition of
participation by students of
Wilfrid Laurier University in the Club's annual fund drive.
Awarded to students of approved
academic standing, who require financial assistance in any year.

 Ada H. Huenergard Award
A bursary fund to assist students at Wilfrid Laurier University
has been established by the estate
of the late Ada H. Huenergard of Waterloo. The fund will be
administered at the discretion of
the University.

 I.O.D.E. Tommy Atkins Chapter Bursary
Value: $300.00. Bursary assistance is available from the
I.O.D.E. Tommy Atkins Chapter for
full-time financially needy students. Good academic standing is
also required.

 Mary Elizabeth Jackson Bursary
Value: $1,000.00. Given by Herbert H. Hinton in loving memory of
his wife, the former Mary
Elizabeth Jackson, a graduate of Seaforth Collegiate Institute.
The award will be presented to
a student, graduating from Seaforth and District Secondary
School, who is entering Wilfrid
Laurier University. The successful candidate will clearly be able
to benefit from study at
university and must demonstrate financial need. The candidate
will be selected by the Principal
of Seaforth and District Secondary School, the Director of
Student Awards at Wilfrid Laurier
University, and Mr. Andrew McLean of Seaforth. For information
write to the Director of
Student Awards, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.

 Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation Bursary
Bursaries will be awarded annually to full-time students from the
Kitchener-Waterloo area
registered in an arts or music program.

 The Jeff Lasovich Memorial Award
Provided by friends of the late Jeff Lasovich, who was killed in
August 1981, and who was a
member of the Golden Hawk varsity soccer team in 1980-81,
national finalists. Open to any
student who is in satisfactory academic standing, and who can
establish financial need.

 The Arthur B. and Hanna B. Little Memorial Bursary
These awards were established in memory of Arthur B. and Hanna B.
Little. Students must
demonstrate financial need and be maintaining good academic
standing.

 3M Canada Inc. Bursary
Value: $500.00. Open to a student in a science-related discipline
who can demonstrate financial
need. Students should complete an application available in the
Student Awards Office. Selection
made by the Director of Student Awards.

 Masonic Foundation of Ontario Bursaries
A limited number of bursaries to be known as ``The Masonic
Foundation of Ontario Bursaries''
are available from the Foundation to assist in worthy cases in
emergency circumstance, as
certified by the appropriate awards officer of the university
concerned, the amount of the bursary
not to exceed $600.00 in any one case.

 A.C. Nielsen Bursaries
Value: $500.00 each. Two bursaries have been established by the
A.C. Nielsen Company for
students in their First Year of the School of Business and
Economics. Students must be able to
demonstrate financial need.

 Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Bursary
An award of $200.00 will be granted to a graduate or
undergraduate student who presents an
original essay, not less than 3,000 words in length, on any topic
related to the culture, language
or history of the Pennsylvania-German people of Ontario.

 Frank C. Peters Bursary
Value: $150.00. Provided by the Alumni Association of Wilfrid
Laurier University in honour
of former President of the University Frank C. Peters. Open to
any student of satisfactory
academic standing who can demonstrate financial need.

 Gladys and Norman Raiter Bursary
A number of bursaries will be awarded annually in memory of
the late Gladys and
Norman Raiter. Applicants must be in good academic standing, and
be able to establish
need.

 John Cameron Somerville Bursary
Provided by his family in memory of the late John Cameron
Somerville, an undergraduate of
the class of 1973, for a student(s) who has/have successfully
completed the Second Year in a
social science course, and who can demonstrate need. The bursary
will be awarded by the
President of Wilfrid Laurier University.

 The John H. Spense Bursaries
The bursary fund to assist students at Wilfrid Laurier University
has been established by the
estate of the late John H. Spense, Brantford. This fund will be
used to provide bursaries up to
$200.00.

 Tamiae Bursary
Two awards are provided by the Tamiae Society of Wilfrid Laurier
University. These will be
awarded to students registered in Honours business or Honours
economics whose performance
is satisfactory and who can demonstrate financial need. The
amount will be determined annually.

 Lawrence E. Toombs Bursary
Value: $250.00. In honour of Dr. Lawrence E. Toombs, Professor
Emeritus of Religion and
Culture and recipient of the WLU Outstanding Teacher Award of
1980, alumni, students and
friends have established the Lawrence E. Toombs Bursary in
Archaeology. Available to Honours
archaeology students who require academic credit and excavation
experience overseas as part
of their Honours archaeology curriculum. Selection will be made
by departmental committee
based on financial need. Students in good academic standing are
welcome to apply to the Student
Awards Office by February 15th.

 Wilfrid Laurier University Staff Association Bursary
Provided annually by the Wilfrid Laurier University Staff
Association this bursary has a total
value of $500.00. It is open to all full-time students in
satisfactory academic standing who can
demonstrate financial need.

 Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union Bursary
Value: $500.00. Two bursaries will be awarded annually by the
Wilfrid Laurier University
Students' Union. No student may receive a bursary more than once.
Students must establish
financial need and preference will be given to students who have
demonstrated character and
resourcefulness, and have participated in campus extra-curricular
activities, and/or who have
been active in the community. Applicants must have a minimum GPA
of 4.00 and be enrolled
full-time at Wilfrid Laurier University. The bursary will be
awarded by the Director of Student
Awards in consultation with the President of the Wilfrid Laurier
University Students' Union.

 The Women's Auxiliary Bursary
One bursary of $200.00 will be awarded by the Women's Auxiliary
of Waterloo Lutheran
Seminary to one or more qualified students. The student must
demonstrate financial need and
have a GPA of 4.00.