Sheridan presents over 600 Academic Awards to students demonstrating outstanding academic achievement. Faculty members nominate students for these awards which are presented annually at an awards ceremony. Students are notified by their faculty if they have been chosen as the recipient of an academic award.

The awards listed below are subject to change each academic year.

Awards by Academic Faculty

• Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design
• Faculty of Applied Health & Community Studies
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
• Faculty of Business   

Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design

Advanced Television and Film

• Panavision Canada Academic Achievement Award
• Panavision Canada Emerging Film Maker Award
• PS Production Services Kick Start Award
• Richard Leiterman Scholarship
• Shaw Media Journalism/Media Award
• Technicolour Award  

Applied Photography

• Adobe Systems Canada Award
• Amaya Award
• Arthur A. Ryan Award
• Canon Award of Excellence
• Canon Portfolio Project Award
• Canon Printer Award
• Colourgenics Fine Art Digital Printing Award
• Film Plus Photo Supply Award
• Henry Vischer Fundamentals Award
• Henry's Photography Award
• LaCie Award
• Pi Media Photography Award
• Profoto Award
• S1 Award of Excellence
• Shaw Media Journalism/Media Award 
• Sheridan Photography Award
• Silverline Studios Photography Award
• Toronto Image Works Award
• Vistek Visual Technology Award

Art and Art History

• “Rock On” Drawing Award
• Aboveground Art Supplies Award
• Akimbo “Let’s Talk About Me for a Minute” Award
• Alice Rycroft Woman's Art Association of Canada Award
• Art Education Award
• Art Gallery of Ontario Awards
• Art Gallery of Peel Faculty Award
• Art History Has Its Eyes On You Award
• Art Metropole Award
• Blackwood Gallery Award
• Canadian Art Foundation Award, Staff and Faculty Volunteer Awards
• Catherine Quesnel Prize
• Chili Carroll Memorial Award
• D.L. Stevenson & Sons Award
• David Poolman Award
• Dr. Annie Smith Scholarship
• Epson Award
• Faculty Awards
• Faculty Design Awards
• Faculty Photo Day
• Faculty Print Media Award
• Fuse Award
• Gallery Gallery 44s
• Hunter cook Award
• Japanese Paper Place Award
• Magenta Foundation Award
• Margaret Laidlaw Memorial Scholarship
• Mary Bursey Award
• The Paper Place Award
• Past and Present Techniques Award
• Professor Eleen T. Martone and B. Welsh Prize in Art History
• Random Stuffage Award
• Roger Jowett Memorial Award
• Rona Award
• Rummy Gill Award
• Screen Tech Award
• Sculpture Supply Canada Awards
• Sheridan Bookstore Award
• Supplemental Award
• Sylvia C. Morton Award
• Textile Museum of Canada Award
• Therese Bolliger Award in Sculpture
• Toronto Image Works Award
• TPW Award
• Trinity Square Video Award
• Vistek Award
• Woodshop Awards
• Woolfitt’s Art Enterprises Drawing Awards
•  YYZ Artists Outlet Award  

Art Fundamentals

• Canada Land of Contrast Awards

Bachelor of Applied Arts – Animation

• DreamWorks Scholarship
• Gerry Zeldin Life Drawing for Animation
• Guru Studio: Best Character Animation Award
• Mercury Filmworks: Triple Threat Award Story, Design and Best Overall Animation
• Nelvana Best 3D Computer Animation
• Nelvana: Outstanding Leadership Award
• Nelvana's Honourable Mention Award
• Shaw Media Journalism/Media Award

Bachelor of Applied Arts - Illustration

• Alumni Awards
• BAA Illustration Council
• Brenda Clark Book Prize
• Brenda Clark Visual Narrative
• Canadian Community Arts Initiative Award of Excellence
• Robert Scott Award
• Shaw Media Best in Show Award

Computer Animation

• Arc Productions Best Use of the Animation Medium Award
• Nerds Corps Entertainment Innovation Award
• Town of Oakville Award for Animation

Computer Animation - Digital Character Animation

• DreamWorks Scholarship - Computer Animation
• HP People's Choice Award
• Shaw Media Journalism/Media Award 

Computer Animation - Digital Visual Effects

• Shaw Media Best Computer Animation Award

Crafts and Design – Ceramics Studio

• Bill Rowland Salt Glazing Award
• Bruce Cochrane Technical Achievement Awards
• Clifford Scholarship
• Crack Pot Ceramic Student Award
• Eckenwalder Understanding Clay Award
• Excellence in Ceramics Award
• FUSION Awards
• Gardiner Museum Award
• Joan Bennett Awards
• Peter's Valley Scholarships
• Pottery Supply House Award
• Tucker's Pottery Supplies Award
• William & Mary Corcoran Craft Award  

Crafts and Design – General

• Angela Martin Award
• Graduate Exhibition Best In Show Award
• Graduate Exhibition Honorable Mention Award

Textile Studio Awards

• Angela Martin Awards
• Excellence Awards
• G & S Dye Material Award
• Gemini Fibres Award
• J.V. O'Brien
• Rowenta Award: Innovative Construction Techniques
• Surface Design Award
• Telio and Cie Foundation
• Textile Museum of Canada Award
• Textile Studio Awards
• The Knit Cafe Award
• Tina Marie Powell Fashion Award
• William & Mary Corcoran Craft Award

Crafts and Design – Furniture Studio

• Brian Dines Memorial Award
• Eckenwalder Understanding Wood Award
• Excellence in Furniture Award
• Halton Furniture Maker's Society
• Nienkamper Scholarship
• Ottenmiller Graduate Exhibition Award
• IBM Award
• Robert Welsh Awards
• Stephen Harris Awards
• Teknion Furniture Award
• William and Mary Corcoran Craft Award  

Crafts and Design – Glass Studio

• Alumni Awards
• Bonnie Block Memorial Award
• Colour Fusion Award
• Cutting Edge Award
• Don Lee - Trend Custom Tailor Award
• Excellence in Glass Awards
• FUSION Glass Student Design Award
• FUSION Technical Achievement Award
• William and Mary Corcoran Award  

Interior Decorating

• Interior Decorator Graduation Scholarship Awards
• Benjamin Moore Awards
• CAD for Professional Practice Award of Excellence
• CDECA Award of Excellence
• Crown Wallpaper & Fabrics Awards
• Drafting & Detailing Award of Excellence
• Drawing and Communications Skills: Commercial Spaces Award of Excellence
• Fundamentals of Design Award of Excellence
• Interior Decorating Program Award of Excellence
• Interior Environments - Portfolio Award of Excellence
• Interior Environments - Residential Award of Excellence
• Kitchen & Bathroom Design Award of Excellence
• Kravet Canada Award
• Levenson/Templeton Decorating Awards
• Principles of Drafting Award of Excellence
• Silestone by Consentino Academic Achievement Awards
• Speers Broadloom Award

Interior Design

• ARIDO
• Benjamin Moore Awards
• Crown Wallpaper & Fabrics Award
• Herman Miller Awards
• Most Outstanding Final Design Project Award
• Silestone by Consentino Academic Achievement Award
• Speers Broadloom Award
• Stantec Award
• Strong Creative Strategic Solution in Final Design Award
• Textile Award of Excellence

Interior Design - Bachelor of Applied Arts

• Benjamin Moore Awards
• Levenson/Templeton Decorating Award
• Silestone by Consentino Academic Achievement Award

Media Arts

• Applied Electronics Award for Best Sound
• Award of Excellence 1st Year Most Outstanding Student
• Award of Excellence People's Choice Award
• Best Editing
• Best Experimental Film
• Best Production Design
• Best Production Management
• Best Screenplay
• Best Visual Effects
• Cogeco 1st Year Best Documentary
• Cogeco 1st Year Best Drama
• Frances Rustom Award
• Richard Leiterman Award for Best Cinematography
• Shaw Media Journalism/Media Award
• Sim Video Award for Best Drama
• Sony of Canada/SIRT Centre Research Excellence Scholarship
• Vistek Award for Best Documentary
• White's Award for Best Direction

Journalism - Broadcast

• Best Documentary Award
• Best Editor
• Best Feature Report
• Best Multimedia Producer
• Best New Host
• Best Radio Feature
• Best TV News Reporter
• Best TV Newswriter
• Don Neheli Award Best ENG Camera
• People's Choice Award
• Shaw Media Journalism/Media Awards

Journalism - New Media

• Best Documentary
• Best Editor
• Best Host
• Best Imagery
• Best Multi-Media Story
• Best Reporter
• Best Writer
• People's Choice Award
• Shaw Media Journalism/Media Award

Journalism – Print

• Christine Stanton Award
• Shaw Media Journalism/Media Award
• T.J. Allen Memorial Award
• Toronto Star Academic Excellence Awards
• Werden Leavens Memorial Award

Music Theatre – Performance

• "Christopher" Award
• Alison Galloway Winter Award
• AM740 Prime Time Radio Scholarship
• Angela Bruce IODE Music Theatre Performance Award
• Annie Award
• Brian Linehan Triple Threat Awards
• Brittany Hammond Breakthrough Award
• Christopher Covert Memorial Award
• Ear Training Excellence Award
• Ear Training Improvement Award
• Elsie Saunders Dance Award
• George V. Young Award
• Greg Bond Musical Theatre Award
• Keyboard Award
• Lindsay Thomas "Show Must Go On" Award
• Marion Abbott "Damn Good Work Ethic" Award
• Marion Abbott "Dancin Like They Love It" Award
• Marion Abbott "Teaching" Award
• Music Theatre Survey Awards
• Ron Cameron-Lewis Award
• Sovereign Wealth Management Inc. Theatre Sheridan Awards
• Vocal Excellence Awards
• Voice & Text Award
• Voice Concepts Awards
• Yellow Rose Memorial Award
• Zahalan "PopStar" Awards

Theatre Arts – Technical Production

• Academic Award of Excellence
• Artistic Achievement Award
• Excellence in Technical Production
• Fabricland Award for Creative Design
• Frischkorn Audio Visual Award
• Great Lakes Scenic Studios Award
• Hamilton Scenic Award
• Poised In The Wings Award
• Technical Leadership Award (Don McMahon)
• Technical Production Peer Award
• Technical Production Program Advisory Committee Awards
• The AM740 Prime Time Radio Scholarship
• The Angus Audio Award
• The Committment Award
• The IATSE Local 828 Educational Award - Props Building
• The Jason Liverseed Memorial Award
• The Jules Tonus Scenic Paint Award
• The Project X Award for Achievement in Production Lighting
• The Sheridan Props Award
• The Sovereign Wealth Management Inc. Technical Production Awards
• The Technical Achievement Awards
• Theatre Sheridan Production Award
• TJV Machinery Award

Visual Merchandising Arts

• CGTA Excellence in Trade Show Design Awards
• CGTA Scholarships
• Pi Media Excellence in Photostyling Awards
• Rudi Klemann Memorial Scholarship
• Sheridan Excellence in Portfolio Design
• Sheridan Excellence in the VMA Program Award
• Tina Marie Powell Fashion Marketing Award

Visual and Creative Arts

• 2nd Year VCA Figurative Drawing and Painting Award
• Award of Excellence Awards
• Best in Show
• Digital Award of Excellence
• Faculty Award of Excellence
• Painting Award of Excellence
• The Lawlor Award, Best in Show 2D
• The Venus D'Oakville Award, Best in Show, Sculpture
• Three Dimensional Award of Excellence
• Works on Paper Award of Excellence 

Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies

Animal Care

• Award of Excellence
• Nancy Bryson Award 

Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences (Athletic Therapy)

• Anne Hartley Award of Excellence
• Canada Basketball
• CATA Student Leadership Award 
• Dr. Bob Jackson
• Dr. Ron Taylor Award
• Dr. Tom Fried Award
• Dunbar Medical Award
• Entrepeneurial Vision Award
• Evert Van Beek Memorial Scholarship
• First Response Awards
• Hamilton Ti-Cats Scholarship
• Kinemedics
• Loi Quach Memorial Award
• Michelle Kukta Memorial Award
• National Ballet Scholarship Award
• Robert Firth Memorial Award 
• Toronto Blue Jays Scholarship
• Trainer's Choice

Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences (Exercise Sciences and Health Promotion)

• Exercise Science & Health Promotion - Co-op Success Award
• Exercise Science & Health Promotion - Field Achievement Award
• Exercise Science and Health Promotion - Student Research Award
• National Fitness Products Award

Child and Youth Worker

• Academic Award of Excellence
• Andrew J. Murphy Memorial Award
• Jim Pesant Academic Award for Achievement and Leadership 

Community and Justice Services

• Community and Justice Worker Academic Award

Community Worker – Outreach and Development

• Community Leadership Award
• J.D. Atkinson Award
• Lou De La Cruz Award  

Cosmetic Techniques and Management

• Canadian Cosmetic Careers Association Award of Merit
• Excellence in Portfolio Design Awards

Early Childhood Education

• Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario Award (Halton)
• Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario Award (Peel)
• Barbara Klechnitzki Early Childhood Education Awards
• Child Development Resource Centre Award (Peel)
• Davis Campus Early Childhood Centre-Commemorative Award 
• High Scope Award
• Judy Robillard Award
• Kathryn Dale Northway Scholarship Award
• Pat Tretjack Award
• Peekaboo Kid Daycare Award
• Suzanne Coles Memorial Award  

Early Childhood Education - Intensive

• Alumni Award of Excellence

Educational Assistant

• Achievement Award
• Capture the Essence Awards
• CUPE Local 5200 Excellence Award
• Dufferin-Peel Educational Resource Workers’ Association Awards

Emergency Management

• Emergency Management Leadership Award
• John Matheson Award of Excellence

Esthetician

• Academic Excellence Award - Advance Hair Removal
• Academic Excellence Award - Hand and Nail Care Awards
• Academic Excellence Award - Pedicure Award
• Guinot Award of Merit
• Guinot Retails Sales Achievement Awards  

Investigation - Public and Private

• Primary Response, Security & Investigations Awards

Personal Support Worker

• The Alzheimer Society of Peel Awards
• Deborah Joyce Scott Award

Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant

• Academic Award of Excellence

Pharmacy Technician

• Academic Award of Excellence
• Program Coordinator's Academic Award of Excellence

Police Foundations

• Brian Ritchie Memorial Award
• Halton Regional Police Physical Fitness Award
• Peel Police Internship Awards
• Police Foundations Academic Awards
• Peel Region Police Association Award

Practical Nursing

• Alzheimer Society of Peel Award
• Alumni Award of Excellence
• Ruth D. Taylor Anatomy & Physiology Award
• Johnson & Johnson Academic Achievement Award
• Marion Routhier Award

Social Service Worker

• Social Service Worker Academic Awards

Social Service Worker – Gerontology

• Alzheimer Society of Peel Award

Veterinary Technician

• Award of Excellence
• Ontario Veterinary Medical Association Award

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

English as a Second Language

• Award of Excellence
• Jura Seskus Award
• Nelson Award of Excellence in Composition & Rhetoric

 General Arts and Science

• College Profile Academic Achievement Awards
• Deborah Vasquez Academic Achievement Award
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Dean's Award of Excellence
• General Arts and Science Award for Academic Scholarship
• General Arts and Science Awards for Excellence
• Heather Adcock Memorial Awards
• Nelson Award of Excellence - Health Profile
• Pearson Awards in Excellence in Principles of Psychology
• Pre-Business Profile Academic Achievement Award

General Arts and Science - Breadth

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Science - Alumni Award for Excellence in Research
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Excellence Award
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Highest Achievement Award
• Pearson Award in Excellence in Psychology
  

General Education

• Award of Achievement
• General Education Award of Excellence
• Nelson Education Award for Online Studies

Academic Upgrading

• Academic Upgrading Achievement Awards
• Academic Upgrading Communications Achievement Award
• Academic Upgrading Math Award
• Academic Upgrading Science Achievement Award

Faculty of Applied Science and Technology

Apprenticeship

• Xerox Awards of Excellence
• Oakville Hydro Electric Awards

Architectural Technician - Technology

• Sheridan Alumni Student Achievement Award
• Wayne Charles Brocklebank Award 

Bachelor of Applied Information Sciences - Information Systems Security

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Bachelor of Computing and Network Communications - Telecommunications Technology

• Juniper Award

Chemical Engineering Technology

•  Xerox Awards of Excellence

Chemical Engineering Technology – Environmental

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Computer Engineering Technician - Technology

• Xerox Awards of Excellence

 Computer Programmer

• Xerox Awards of Excellence

Computer Systems Technology - Software Development and Network Engineering

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Computer Systems Technology - Systems Analyst

• Xerox Awards of Excellence

Electrical Techniques

• School of Skilled Trades Awards
• Xerox Award of Excellence

Electromechanical Engineering Technician - Technology

• Rockwell International Award
• Siemens Canada Award
• SMC Pneumatics Engineering Excellence Scholarship

Electronics Engineering Technician - Technology

• Rockwell International Award
• Siemens Canada Award

Enterprise Database Management

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Environmental Control

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Environmental Technician

• Xerox Award of Excellence 

Information Technologies Support Services

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Interactive Multimedia

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Internet Communications Technology

• Unis Lumin Award

Manufacturing Management

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Mechanical Engineering Technician/Technology

• Mitutoyo Canada Awards 

Mechanical Engineering Technology – Design and Drafting

• Pratt & Whitney Award
• Stan Thurger Award 

Mechanical Techniques - Tool & Die

• School of Skilled Trades Awards 

Mechanical Techniques - Plumbing

• Xerox Award of Excellence 

Quality Assurance - Manufacutirng and Managment

• Xerox Award of Excellence

 Welding Techniques

• Xerox Award of Excellence

Faculty of Business

Advertising

• Advertising Club of Toronto Award
• Digital Visionary of the Year Award
• Newspapers Canada Award
• Oliver Award
• Sheridan Advertising Association Academic Excellence Award
• Wallace D. Legge Award 

Banking and Wealth Management

• BMO Academic Awards
• Momentum Credit Union Award

Business Administration – Accounting

• Accounting Faculty Awards
• Accounting Student Association Leadership Award
• DBO Canada LLP Award
• Dave Tinker/John Keilty Award
• David Drummond Ross Memorial Award
• Erika A. Lade Award
• George V. Havill Memorial Scholarship
• Helen Rust Memorial Scholarship
• MacGillivray Partners Awards
• Neville Joffe Awards
• Thomas E. Lade Award

Business Process Management

• Barbara Hadi Memorial Award

• Cooper Construction Award

Business Administration – Finance

• Cooper Construction Award
• David Drummond Ross Memorial Awards
• Nelson Education Award

Business – Administration Human Resources

• Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd. Awards
• Faculty of Business Student Leadership Award
• HRIC Professional Development Awards
• Lawrence, Lawrence, Stevenson LLP Award
• Lloyd Fell Memorial Award
• Nelson Award for Excellence
• Spirit of HR Award

Business Administration – Marketing

• Alumni Award of Excellence
• Hollend Furnishings Scholarships
• kevin Jaffray Memorial Award

 E-Commerce Management

• Cooper Construction
• Pearson Education

Financial Planning

• A & E Income Tax Services
• CCH Canadian Award

Global Business Management

• Cooper Construction Award
• Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
• The Mississauga Board of Chinese Professionals & Business Award
• Student Union Award

International Business

• Evergreen Philanthropic

Office Administration – Executive

• Ambassador Award
• AssessMed
• International Association of Administrative Professionals Award

Office Administration – Legal

• Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
• Fogler Rubinoff LLP 
• Halton County Law Association
• Lawrence, Lawrence, Stevenson LLP
• Nelson Education
• Shekter Dychtenberg
• Simmons Da Silva & Sinton LLP

Office Administration - Medical

• Oakville Endoscopy Centre

Paralegal

• April Patterson Award
• Gillian Lee Award
• Passion for Law and Learning Award
• Patricia Knight Awards
• Prosecutors’ Association of Ontario Award
• Richard Leighton and Riina DeFaria Awards 
• Yvette Johnston-Henry Award for Leadership & Academic Excellence

Project Management

• Cooper Construction Award 

Tourism and Travel

• January Intake Academic Award
• McElman Cruise Award
• McTavish Travel Award
• Seas the Moment Award
• Tourism Toronto Awards
• Travel Consultants Ontario Award