Application Closed for the year

Toronto Community Housing is working with development partners, Context Development Inc. and RioCan Living, together with Applegrove Community Complex, to deliver the Don Summerville Scholarship Program. This program recognizes the commitment of tenants who have contributed to their community, bettering the world around them and cultivating change in their career. 

The program is available to all Toronto TCHC tenants who meet all the following:

• Current or relocated (due to ongoing revitalization) TCHC tenant of the Don Summerville community.
• 17 years old and up.
• Tenant in good standing with respect to rent payments.
• Entering or currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution (college, university) or taking training courses from a credible training or academic institution (college, career academy, trade school, etc.) on either a fulltime or part-time basis.
• Able to demonstrate a need for financial assistance.
• Able to demonstrate community involvement and / or leadership.

Key Information

• Up to $3,000 scholarship to cover tuition fees for any full-time or part-time program at a recognized post-secondary institution or training school (I.e., college, university, career academy, and trade school).
• A $500 bursary to cover additional costs, including books, lab fees, transportation, and/or childcare.

NOTE: Recipients may receive up to a cumulative or total maximum of $10,000 (tuition plus bursaries) from the scholarship program throughout the revitalization period, or until funds have been exhausted.