Established in 2018 by the Estate of Helen Jean Bain. To be awarded to students entering Level 2 of an Arts & Science Program who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and who, in the judgement of the Program, have made a significant contribution to the program. The award is tenable for up to 3 years provided the student remains enrolled full-time and achieves a Fall-Winter Average of 9.5.
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McMaster University is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on 121 hectares of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens

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McMaster University Bain Peart Award
Aim and Benefits of McMaster University Bain Peart Award
The McMaster University Bain Peart Award recipients will be awarded $2,000
Requirements for McMaster University Bain Peart Award Qualification
- Applicant must be academic level 1.
- Applicant must be an undergraduate.
- This award is not second degree eligible.
- Applicant must be enrolled.
- Applicant must have read, understood and agreed to the Student Declaration.
- Applicant must be a current student.
- This award is specific to students in the Faculty of Arts & Science.
- Academic Load must be full-time.
- Applicant must have a minimum 9.5 Fall/Winter GPA.
- Applicant must have a minimum 18 Fall/Winter graded units.
- Applicant must be eligible for in-course awards (Graduating students are not eligible).
Application Deadline
April 29, 2024
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
McMaster University on mcmaster.awardspring.ca to apply
- Activate your MACID using the Barcode and Student (Person) ID Number in your Acknowledgement letter. It may take a few business days for your profile to connect to AwardSpring after applying on OUAC and logging into Mosaic for the first time.
- Read our AwardSpring guide to learn more about the platform.
- Log in to AwardSpring using your MacID and password.