R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772: GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 772

Amended to O. Reg. 204/05

GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Historical version for the period May 6, 2005 to March 26, 2007.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Definitions

1. In this Regulation,

“award” means a scholarship for graduate study at an eligible institution; (“bourse”)

“due date” means the 16th day of November in the year preceding the year for which an application for an award is made; (“date limite”)

“eligible institution” means Brock University, Carleton University, University of Guelph, Lakehead University, Laurentian University of Sudbury, McMaster University, Nipissing University, University of Ottawa, Queen’s University, Ryerson Polytechnic University, University of Toronto, Trent University, University of Waterloo, The University of Western Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Windsor or York University; (“établissement admissible”)

“eligible program” means a program of full-time study leading to a masters or doctoral degree that has been approved by the ministry and the enrolments of which are counted for purposes of calculating annual operating grants entitlements; (“programme admissible”)

“permanent resident” means a person who is a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Act (Canada); (“résident permanent”)

“program year” means a year that starts in May or September after the due date or in January of the next following year; (“année de programme”)

“resident in Ontario” means, except for time spent at an eligible institution, resident in Ontario for a period of not less than twelve consecutive months before the last day of the month in which classes normally start in the eligible institution for the period for which the person is applying for an award; (“résident de l’Ontario”)

“Selection Board” means the advisory committee appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under section 4 of the Act to advise the Minister concerning the granting of awards; (“comité de sélection”)

“term” means a period of graduate study at an eligible institution that is not less than twelve weeks in duration. (“session”) R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 1; O. Reg. 439/91, s. 1; O. Reg. 152/93, s. 1; O. Reg. 719/93, s. 1.

Awards

2. (1) An award under this Regulation shall be for two or three consecutive terms. O. Reg. 400/00, s. 1 (1).

(1.1) The amount of an award under this Regulation shall be the amount set out in Column 2 of the Table to this section opposite the number of terms set out in Column 1. O. Reg. 400/00, s. 1 (1).

(1.2) No award shall be paid to a person under this Regulation unless the person is entitled to receive an additional award paid by an eligible institution in the amount set out in Column 3 of the Table to this section opposite the number of terms set out in Column 1. O. Reg. 400/00, s. 1 (1).

(2) A person may receive a maximum of four awards under this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 2 (2).

(3) A person may receive only one award per program year. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 2 (3).

(4) For the purpose of calculating the number of awards under subsections (2) and (3), an award received under the following programs shall be counted as an award under this Regulation:

1. The Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program.

2. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Program.

3. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Program.

4. The Medical Research Council Program. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 2 (4); O. Reg. 400/00, s. 1 (2).

(5) The Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities may require a person who is the recipient of an award under this Regulation and who withdraws from an eligible program or ceases to be registered as a student in an eligible program at an eligible institution before completing the term for which the award was granted to repay, on demand, to the Minister of Finance, an amount that is equal to the full amount of the award or such lesser amount as the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities may determine having regard to the economic condition of the person and financial hardship that may be caused by requiring the repayment of the full amount of the award. O. Reg. 400/00, s. 1 (3).

TABLE

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Number of Terms	Amount of Award under this Regulation	Amount of Additional Award paid by Eligible Institution	Total Amount of Awards
2	$6,667	$3,333	$10,000
3	10,000	5,000	15,000

O. Reg. 400/00, s. 1 (4).

Application and Selection

3. (1) An application for an award may be made only by a person who, on the due date,

(a) is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident; or

(b) is lawfully admitted or may be lawfully admitted to Canada as a visitor with student authorization under paragraph 10 (a) or (b) of the Immigration Act (Canada). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (1).

(2) An application for an award shall be made to the Minister or to an eligible institution. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (2).

(3) Each eligible institution that receives an application before the due date shall forward the application to the Minister on or before the due date. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (3).

(4) The Minister shall refer all completed applications received by the Minister on or before the due date or filed with the Minister by an eligible institution on or before the due date to the Selection Board for a report. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (4).

(5) The Selection Board shall consider all applications referred to it and, after considering the applications, make a report to the Minister with respect to the granting of awards to applicants. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (5).

(6) In considering applications, the Selection Board may in its report give a preference to applicants who are residents in Ontario. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (6).

(7) After considering the report of the Selection Board, the Minister shall grant not more than 2,000 awards each year as follows:

1. If the average number of open awards granted to students attending at an eligible institution in the previous three years is less than thirty, the Minister shall offer to applicants enrolled or intending to enrol at each such eligible institution that number of awards set out in Column 2 of the Table that is opposite the average number of awards set out opposite thereto in Column 1 and such awards shall be known as institutional awards.

2. Not more than sixty awards shall be offered to applicants who are lawfully admitted or may be lawfully admitted to Canada as visitors with student authorization under paragraph 10 (a) or (b) of the Immigration Act (Canada) and such awards shall be known as visa awards.

3. After determining the number of awards to be offered under paragraphs 1 and 2, offer the balance of the awards, to be known as open awards, to the other applicants. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (7); O. Reg. 439/91, s. 3; O. Reg. 400/00, s. 2.

(8) Each applicant, upon receiving a notice of the granting of an award, shall execute and file with the Minister the certificate of acceptance included in the notice within three weeks after the date set out in the notice. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (8).

(9) The Minister may cancel an award to which a certificate of acceptance refers if the certificate of acceptance is not executed and filed with the Minister within the three-week period set out in the notice. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (9).

(10) If an applicant executes and files the certificate of acceptance within the three-week period set out in the notice, the Minister shall authorize the payment of an award to the applicant if the applicant is enrolled in an eligible program at an eligible institution. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 3 (10); O. Reg. 719/93, s. 3.

Nomination for Awards

4. If the average number of open awards granted to applicants enrolled or intending to enrol in an eligible program at an eligible institution over the previous three years is less than thirty, the eligible institution may nominate other persons enrolled or intending to enrol in an eligible program at the eligible institution for the awards. O. Reg. 719/93, s. 4.

Conditions

5. (1) It is a condition for the payment of an award under this Regulation that the applicant for the award,

(a) is not in default of a repayment of,

(i) a student loan or any other loan made or guaranteed by the Province of Ontario, a student loan guaranteed by any other province or territory of Canada or a loan made under the Canada Student Loans Act (Canada) or the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act (Canada), or

(ii) any money required to be repaid to the Minister of Finance under this Regulation or Regulation 775 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 or any predecessor of this Regulation or the said Regulation 775;

(b) is not employed for more than an average of ten hours a week;

(c) is not in receipt of other awards in the program year that exceed $10,000 in total; and

(d) is enrolled in an eligible program at an eligible institution. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 5 (1); O. Reg. 439/91, s. 4; O. Reg. 152/93, s. 2; O. Reg. 713/93, s. 5; O. Reg. 400/00, s. 3.

(2) Clause (1) (a) does not apply if no legal proceedings are instituted against the applicant for repayment of the default and,

(a) the applicant repays the amount in default in full prior to the date of applying for an award under this Regulation;

(b) the applicant makes arrangements to correct the default in the repayment;

(c) the default in the repayment is not deliberate on the part of the applicant and is beyond the control of the applicant; or

(d) the Minister is satisfied that relief from subsection (1) should be granted to the applicant having regard to the economic condition of the applicant and the financial hardship that may be caused by the repayment of the amount in default. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 5 (2).

Notice

6. (1) Any notice required to be given to a person under this Regulation is sufficiently given if delivered personally or sent by prepaid mail addressed to the person at the person’s last known address. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 6 (1).

(2) If service is made by mail, the service shall be deemed to be made on the fifth day after the day of mailing unless the person on whom the service is being made establishes that he or she did not in good faith, through absence, accident, illness or other cause beyond the person’s control, receive the notice until a later date. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, s. 6 (2).

TABLE

Column 1	Column 2
Average number of awards made in the preceding 3 years	Number of awards that may be offered
0 to10	10
11	10
12	9
13	9
14	8
15	8
16	7
17	7
18	6
19	6
20	5
21	5
22	4
23	4
24	3
25	3
26	2
27	2
28	1
29	1
30 or greater	0

R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 772, Table.