Applications, Fees & Bursaries

To offset your income taxes, the SR&S program is eligible for Canadian Tuition Tax Credits and the Canada Training Credit. 

The Canada-Ontario Job Grant supports eligible training costs up to a maximum of $10,000 per trainee in organizations with more than 100 employees. There are other options for employers with fewer than 100 employees. You must apply for this funding through your company. We can help with the application. 

Best in Governance (BIG), has donated a $5,000 bursary, each year from 2024 to 2029, to a Canadian participant with demonstrated financial need, from an equity-deserving group and students who are committed to advancing an equitable and inclusive social responsibility and sustainability practice.
Apply to the BIG BURSARY

Best in Governance (BIG) is a boutique firm, led by CEO Ivy Lumia. BIG specializes in sustainable corporate governance and ESG solutions, driven by integrity, diversity and inclusion of thought, accountability, and best-in-class service.  

In memory of the late Ron Knowles, this $1,500 bursary is awarded each year to a student who demonstrates financial need. Contact us [contact us page] to learn how to apply.  

Ron was one of the founding instructors and architects of the Corporate Social Responsibility Program at the University of St. Michael’s College, with Dr. Mimi Marrocco, in 2002. He started in retail and loved to tell stories about his early days at Beaver lumber, and with companies like T. Eaton, where he served in a variety of executive roles including Sr. Vice President. When he first met Dr. Marrocco in 1999, he had just published a book called “Coming to our Senses: Reclaiming the Dignity of Organization Life.” He went on to inspire many people to “come to their senses” with his kindness and genuine dignity. 

Ron took his management and leadership skills to a consulting role and he became a National Director and Partner at Western Management Consultants. When St. Michael’s College at U of T started a professional development program focusing on corporate social responsibility, Ron was invited to be an instructor on employee engagement. At the time he and a colleague had just completed a teaching assignment at the Rotman Faculty of Management at U of T. They had developed and delivered a course on change management and had worked with a software start-up to create a simulation called Experience Change. That start-up is now an internationally successful business providing change management training to Fortune 500 companies. This change management simulation remains an essential component of the SR&S curriculum. 

Ron’s breadth of experience, his appreciation of the value that business can bring to society and his commitment to individuals as drivers of positive change proved invaluable. His role within the program continued to grow. His insights on leadership, strategic planning and good governance, together with his generosity as a mentor to dozens of students are ongoing gifts. 

In the words of one student – “Ron, I would like to express a deep & heartfelt thank you for all that you’ve contributed to SO many individuals through this program (and beyond!). Personally – Ron, you made an incredible difference in my life both as my cheerleading program mentor, as well as a trusted friend that has provided so much wisdom & great insights that I’ve carried forward through my life over the years.” 

This $2,500 bursary is awarded to a changemaker with a drive for social responsibility and/or sustainability and is an investment in the promise of tomorrow. Contact us [contact us page] to learn how to apply.  

Dr.  Marrocco is the founding Director of Continuing Education at St. Mike’s. She pioneered Canada’s first professional university credential in corporate social responsibility. Her leadership, mentorship, and dedication to her students has left a lasting impact locally and internationally, influencing thousands.  

You can continue supporting future students through the Dr. Mimi Marrocco Social Responsibility & Sustainability Bursary. 

The Alumni Bursary is between $500-$1,000 and is donated by graduates of the program. It is based on need and availability of funding. Discuss this award during your application interview. 

The RBC Foundation Green Skills Scholarship has provided funding for students in this program for up to $5,000 per year. Applications open in the spring, and the deadline is typically June/July. 

Eligible applicants must: 

• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have proof of status as a protected person or convention refugee from Immigration and Citizenship Canada (claimants are not eligible). 
• Be aged 25 or older and starting or returning to post-secondary to develop innovative solutions to pressing environmental challenges. 
• Be active in the workforce or seeking employment (not retired). 
• Be entering or enrolled in part-time or full-time studies at the master’s degree, advanced diploma, post-graduate diploma, technical diploma, or post-graduate certificate levels in an eligible field of study. 

Indspire provides financial support for First Nations, Inuit and Métis students across Canada to fund their post secondary education at St. Michael’s College – including in the Diploma in Social Responsibility and Sustainability program. Application deadlines are in August, November and February. Apply here.

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