Investment Impact Stories
Under UTAM’s management, the returns generated from the University of Toronto’s Endowment help support promising students, innovative programs and faculty-driven research. Here is a selection of investment impact stories from recent UTAM annual reports.
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Advancing Justice and Public Health
The G. Raymond Chang Forensic Pathology Fellowship, an annual award, recognizes the vital role forensic pathology can play in adva…
Investing in Transformative Ideas
The Lau Catalyst Prize provides graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty members with the initial financing to deve…
Encouraging Climate Change Leaders
The Lawson Climate and Sustainability Awards are designed to encourage future climate change leaders. The awards are a vital dimen…
Attracting Top Faculty
In March 2025, the Munk School announced that three highly regarded scholars were leaving Yale University and heading north to U o…
Supporting Opportunity for Everyone
The Andra Takacs Scholarship helps young people in early high school who face financial and social barriers go on to pursue underg…
Leading Innovative Research
The Hinton Chair, as an endowed position, will continue to inspire breakthrough research and attract talented faculty and students…
Engineering Interactive Healthcare
Tselot Tessema’s doctoral research at the Centre for Healthcare Engineering focuses on developing digital tools to help people wit…
Accelerating Materials Science
When Prof. Anatole von Lilienfeld arrived at the University of Toronto in 2022 from the University of Vienna, he was preceded by h…
Supporting Indigenous Students
In 2017, a committee comprised of University of Toronto students, faculty and staff, in collaboration with Indigenous Elders, rele…