Scholarships

List of Scholarships

The Ontario Food Protection Association (OFPA) acknowledges the contributions that students have made to the food safety profession in Ontario. One of the goals of the OFPA is to award scholarships to numerous major educational institutions in Ontario to contribute to the pursuit of food technology education and food safety academic excellence. To encourage and support students who are pursuing a Food Safety Profession, the OFPA Academic Scholarship Program annually provides scholarships as follows:

Conestoga College Ontario Food Protection Association Scholarship: $1000
Centennial College Ontario Food Protection Association Scholarship: $1000
George Brown College Ontario Food Protection Association Scholarship: $1000
University of Guelph Ontario Food Protection Association Scholarship: $1000
Durham College Ontario Food Protection Association Scholarship: $1000

Conestoga College

NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP	Ontario Food Protection Association Scholarship - Conestoga College
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION	Scholarship recipients are selected in February for scholarships to be distributed in March
HOW TO APPLY	No application required by students. The faculty selects students annually based on the criteria described below.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	Criteria: Enrolled fulltime in the Food Safety and Quality Assurance program (Post Graduate Program) Highest average in the class Best project related to Food Safety Most complete and accurate HACCP-based Food Safety Plan
AMOUNT	$1000.00/year (typically split into 2 x $500 scholarships)
MAKE CHEQUE TO:	Conestoga College
SCHOOL CONTACT FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	Advancement Office c/o Finance Department Conestoga College 299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, ON N2G 4M4 Canada
SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY TIMELINE	Ceremony is held at end of March/early April
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT	OFPA will make payment in September/October every year.

Centennial College

NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP	Ontario Food Protection Association Scholarship - Centennial College
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION	No deadline for application. Students are nominated by teachers.
HOW TO APPLY	The School of Engineering, Technology and Applied Science will select the candidate, followed by verification from Student Financial Services.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	The recipient must be: Enrolled Full-Time during the Fall Term Enrolled in the Food Science Technology (#3620) program Must be a 3rd year Student in the Fall term The recipient will be the student who best meets two of the three following criteria: has the highest mark in the course related to Food Safety (including Food Safety and Food Microbiology) submits the best project related to Food Safety has the most complete and accurate HACCP, based on Food Safety plan.
AMOUNT	$1000.00/year
MAKE CHEQUE TO:	Centennial College
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS	In 2019, OFPA signed a 3-year commitment letter for the OFPA to commit to a $1000 scholarship each year for 3 years.
SCHOOL CONTACT FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	Director, Operations; Office of Development and Alumni Engagement, Centennial College, P.O. Box 631, Station A; Toronto, ON Canada M1K 5E9 OR SDO: Annual Giving, Donor Relations Officer 941 Progress Avenue, Toronto, ON M1G 3T8
SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY TIMELINE	The ceremony is held at end of March/early April
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT	OFPA will make payment in September/October every year.

George Brown College

NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP	Ontario Food Protection Association - George Brown College
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION	Students would apply on-line in the Fall.
HOW TO APPLY	Applicants must apply online. Section process for this award will be conducted by the Awards Office. This award will be adjudicated by the Centre Hospitality and Culinary Arts Awards Section Committee.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	The recipient must be: A full-time student at the Chef School within the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts at George Brown College with the following criteria: Student is enrolled in one of the following programs: Food and Nutrition Management (H402) (Postgraduate) Honours Bachelor of Commerce (H315) (Culinary Management) Student has a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 Student demonstrates a commitment an spirit of dedication to their choose area of professional study.
AMOUNT	$1000.00/year
MAKE CHEQUE TO:	George Brown College Foundation
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS	George Brown College Foundation Gift Agreement is signed by OFPA on an annual basis.
SCHOOL CONTACT FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	Development Officer, Annual Giving, George Brown College Foundation, St. James Campus; 200 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 3W8
SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY TIMELINE	The ceremony is usually held in the Spring.
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT	OFPA will make payment in September/October every year.

University of Guelph

NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP	Ontario Food Protection Association - University of Guelph
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION	No deadline for application. Students are nominated by teachers.
HOW TO APPLY	No application required by students. The faculty selects students annually based on the criteria described below.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	The award is given to the student with the highest grade in FSQA*6000 Food Science Communication during the previous Summer and Fall offerings. The student awarded the scholarship will be encouraged to present the results of their research at the OFPA Fall meeting in the year following receiving the scholarship.
AMOUNT	$1000.00/year
MAKE CHEQUE TO:	University of Guelph
SCHOOL CONTACT FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	Alumni Advancement Manager, OAC Alumni Affairs & Development; University of Guelph Johnston Hall, Rm 161, 50 Stone Rd E; Guelph, On; N1G 2W1
SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY TIMELINE	The scholarship is given during the Spring Awards Ceremony in April.
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT	OFPA will make payment in September/October every year.

Durham College

NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP	Ontario Food Protection Association - Durham College
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION	No deadline for application.
HOW TO APPLY	No application required by students. The faculty selects students annually based on the criteria described below.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	Full-time student who is studying food safety or other food and beverage related programs. Awarded to the student with the highest overall marks in the last year of their specific program.
AMOUNT	$1000.00/year
MAKE CHEQUE TO (OR PAY BY CREDIT CARD):	Durham College
SCHOOL CONTACT FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP	Student Awards Coordinator, Durham College, Student Services Building SSB, Rm 205H 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario; L1H 7L7
SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY TIMELINE	The ceremony is held in Spring every year
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT	OFPA will make payment in September/October every year.