Graduating Student Awards
If you're in your final year of study at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), you may be selected for a graduating student award at the Student Experience Awards Ceremony or your convocation ceremony. If you've excelled academically, demonstrated outstanding leadership and/or contributed to the TMU student community, your faculty may nominate you for any of the awards listed below.
You can't apply for these awards through AwardSpring.
Questions? Contact awards@torontomu.ca.
Be recognized for your participation in university life! The Dennis Mock Student Leadership Awards are for graduating students who've made outstanding voluntary extracurricular contributions to their school, academic program department, faculty or TMU as a whole.
The award is named after Dennis Mock in recognition of his commitment to higher education. During his 25+ years at the university, he showed strong leadership and dedication — qualities shared by the students who receive this award.
If you're a student committed to making a difference during your time at TMU, this prestigious award may be for you.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
- You're ready to graduate in spring of the current academic year or have graduated in the previous fall term. You must have applied to graduate via my.torontomu.ca at the time of nomination
- You're in a full-time or part-time TMU degree program
- You have clear academic standing at the time of nomination
Value
This is a prestigious, non-monetary award.
Nomination Period
The Student Awards and Scholarships Office will collect nominations in February from the faculties.
Nomination Instructions
You can be nominated for any of the following categories:
- University-wide: Honors graduating students who've made exceptional voluntary contributions to their school, academic program department, faculty or TMU as a whole
- Faculty-wide: Honors graduating students who've made exceptional voluntary contributions within their faculty
- Program-wide: Honors graduating students who've made exceptional voluntary contributions within their specific program
Nomination and selection committee guidelines are shared with the faculties in January each year. You should contact your program advisor/coordinator to be nominated.
Number of Recipients and Decisions
- University-wide: 10 recipients in total
- Faculty-wide: One recipient per faculty
- Program-wide: One recipient per program
Awards Presentation
The Dennis Mock Student Leadership Awards are presented annually at the Student Experience Awards in April.
The TMU Gold Medal is the university’s highest award. You may qualify if you've earned excellent grades and made lasting contributions to university life, your field of work or the wider TMU community.
You can be considered for this award if you're graduating from a full-time or part-time undergraduate, School of Law, continuing education or graduate program.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Undergraduate, School of Law and Continuing Education Students:
- You're registered as a full-time or part-time undergraduate student in a program of study leading to a degree, or you're registered as a full-time law student leading to a Juris Doctor, or you're registered as a continuing education student in a specific area of study leading to a certificate
- As a nominated student, you must have applied to graduate at the upcoming Spring Convocation ceremonies or have already graduated at the Fall Convocation ceremonies
- At the time of nomination and graduation, you must have a cumulative grade point average CGPA of 3.67 or above
Graduate Students:
For full graduate student nominee eligibility criteria, please visit the Toronto Metropolitan University Gold Medal page on the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Selection Criteria
As a nominee, you must have demonstrated outstanding involvement with the university, your profession and/or the community (extracurricular, voluntary and unpaid activities that benefit a broader community) and a leadership role beyond the faculty level.
Value
There's no monetary value associated with the TMU Gold Medal. Each recipient is presented with an inscribed medal, a certificate and a letter signed by the TMU President at the June convocation ceremonies.
Nomination Period
The Student Awards and Scholarships Office will collect nominations throughout April and/or May from the faculties.
Nomination Instructions
Nomination and selection committee guidelines are circulated to the faculties at the end of March each year. You should contact your program advisor/coordinator to be nominated.
Number of Recipients and Decisions
8 recipients (One recipient per faculty)
Awards Presentation
The TMU Gold Medal is presented annually at the June convocation ceremonies for recipients from the undergraduate, School of Law and continuing education programs.
The TMU University Board of Governors Student Leadership Award and Medal recognizes your exemplary leadership and academic success. To qualify, you must be graduating from an undergraduate, School of Law or continuing education program. You must also be a recipient of a TMU Gold Medal.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
You must be a current TMU Gold Medal recipient. As a student, you can't apply for this award; there's no application process. The recipient is selected internally by a selection committee led by the Student Awards and Scholarships Office.
Value
$1,000
Awards Presentation
The Board of Governors Student Leadership Award and Medal is presented annually at the June convocation ceremonies for recipients from undergraduate, School of Law and continuing education programs.
Silver
The Governor General Silver Medal (GGSM) is awarded to 3 undergraduate students during your convocation ceremonies. To qualify, you have to achieve the highest academic standing in your bachelor's degree program.
Gold
The Governor General Gold Medal (GGGM) is TMU’s most prestigious academic award. It's presented annually to the graduate student with the highest academic standing in a graduate degree program. For more information, please visit the Governor General Gold Medal page on the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
As a student, you can't apply for this award; there's no application process. The recipient is selected internally by a selection committee led by the Student Awards and Scholarships Office.
Value
There's no monetary value associated with the Governor General’s Academic Medal. Each recipient is presented with a silver medal and a personalized certificate signed by the Governor General at the June convocation ceremonies.
Awards Presentation
The GGSM is presented annually at the June convocation ceremonies for recipients from undergraduate, School of Law and continuing education programs.
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