This award is available to high school students attending one of the following:
- Westview Centennial Secondary School
- C.W. Jeffrey's Collegiate Institute
- Emery Collegiate Institute
- James Cardinal McGuigan
- North Albion Collegiate

Applicants must be entering a first-year program at York University with an admission average of 75% and have made a contribution to student life in the high school or community. Applicants must also be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident (landed immigrant) or protected person and a resident of Ontario who demonstrates financial need.

This award is renewed on the basis of continued high academic standing (minimum grade point average of 6.0) and participation in mentoring programs offered in local community schools that support and encourage younger students to persist in their current studies and pursue postsecondary education.