Hundreds of University of Toronto community members recently gathered at a virtual event to honour first-entry undergraduate students who received scholarships.
More than 2,200 admission awards totaling $29.9 million were distributed to students entering their first year at one of U of T’s three campuses this fall. The university boosted the amount it awards first-entry undergraduate students – both domestic and international – by $6.9 million this year over last.
Over four years, the award payments to the new students will total $69.9 million.
At the virtual event, U of T President Meric Gertler welcomed U of T’s newest generation of scholars to campus and wished them well on their academic journey.
“Our goal is to see you develop your knowledge in one or more fields of study while also honing a set of core competencies that will serve you well throughout your working lives: the ability to think critically, to solve problems creatively, to communicate effectively and to work well with others particularly within socially diverse teams,” he said.
“In a world of technological disruption and change, it is these very qualities that will make you resilient and enable you to succeed and thrive.”
