To augment the number of LGAC Scholarships, as well as increase the amount of funding per Scholarship, the LGAC created the Individual, Corporate and Foundation Sponsorship Program under which named Scholarships are funded through individual, corporate and foundation donations.

The LGAC is very grateful to the following firms, who have sponsored LGAC Scholarships in previous years: AGF Management, AIM Trimark Funds Management, CIBC World Markets, Deloitte and Touche Consulting Group, Fidelity Investments Canada, Merrill Lynch Canada, Royal Bank Financial Group Foundation and Scotia Capital Markets. In addition, the Bank of Nova Scotia has sponsored a scholarship for a Caribbean student in London. Starting in 2009-10, the LGAC will begin awarding the LGAC / Molson Foundation Scholarship for Francophone Canadians on an annual basis.

To date, the LGAC has raised over $230,000 from corporate and foundation sponsors and is actively seeking new sponsors. In addition, the LGAC has received $30,000 from two individual members to fund a designated Scholarship, the Neil Black Scholarship. Further, the LGAC Board members commit as a group to fund at least one annual Scholarship from their individual donations. This Board-funded Scholarship has been designated as the Richard Helmstadter Scholarship in honour of Dr. Richard Helmstadter, former Chair of the LGAC.

The cost of studying in London is very high (approximately C$40,000 per year) and continues to escalate. While it may seem obvious, the LGAC’s Scholarship Program is intensely competitive and the winners are outstanding. If you know of a potential sponsor who would be interested in learning more about our Individual, Corporate and Foundation Sponsorship Program, please contact the LGAC.