Sponsored by the Corporation of the City of London, the Queen
Elizabeth Scholarships were established in 1981, as a means of
recognizing academic excellence among graduating London high school
students pursuing post-secondary education. Below you will find details
of the selection process and
selection criteria. A listing of 2000 to 2008 scholarship winners is available on our
website.
(a) two Queen Elizabeth Scholarships, in the amount of $2,000 each,
shall be granted by the City of London in each school year, for
admission to any University, to the two students with the highest
scholastic achievement based on six O.A.C. Credits;(b) applications for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship shall be completed
and returned to the Thames Valley District School Board or the London
District Catholic School Board prior to July 15 in any year;
(c) the Director of Education of the Thames Valley District School Board
(or his/her delegate) and the Director of Education of the London
District Catholic School Board (or his/her delegate) shall meet prior to
the last Monday in July of each year, for the purpose of determining the
names of the applicant students who meet the terms of the Scholarship,
and the names of three alternate applicant students, in order of merit;
such names to be submitted to the Community & Protective Services
Committee of the London City Council for consideration on the last
Monday of July in each year;
(d) the Community & Protective Services Committee shall recommend the
names of the annual recipients of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship to the
London City Council for consideration at its first meeting after the
successful applicants have been determined by the said committee;
(e) the City Treasurer shall arrange for the payment of the Queen
Elizabeth Scholarships in a manner which will be most advantageous to
the recipients; and,
(f) the recipients will receive a certificate stating they have been
awarded a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship in the current year.
(1) Achievement will be based on the average of the six subjects carried
to two decimal points.(2) The student must meet the following residency requirements:
(i) have lived in the City of London for at least three years and have
attended a secondary school within the City of London for his/her three
final years of secondary school education;
(ii) have lived in the City of London for at least three years and have
attended a secondary school outside the limits of the City of London for
his/her final three years of secondary school education, provided the
Thames Valley District School Board or the London District Catholic
School Board has paid for his/her attendance at such school; or
(iii) have resided outside the limits of the City of London and have
attended a secondary school within the City of London for his/her three
final years of secondary school education, provided his or her parents
or guardians either own or rent property within the City of London.