Mackie I. Vadacchino and Michel Robert de Massy JMSB Adopt-A-Student Award

Mackie Vadacchino is chief executive of Bioforce Canada - the Canadian distribution arm of Switzerland's A. Vogel, a pioneer in natural health products since 1923. Mackie was a member of Concordia University's Board of Governors for six years, a lead judge and board member for the John Molson MBA International Case Competition for ten years, on the Advisory Board to the Dean for many years, and taught a graduate-level marketing class at the John Molson School of Business.

Established in 2016, the non-renewable Mackie I. Vadacchino and Michel Robert de Massy JMSB Adopt-A-Student Award is an entrance scholarship for newly-admitted full-time Bachelor's students in the John Molson School of Business. Recipients are selected in the course of admission processing each year.

Eligibility

• Entrance scholarships are available to full-time students entering university studies for the first time, based on completion of CEGEP, Canadian High School or College, or equivalent
• Candidates must be admitted to a Bachelor's program
• These awards are not available to students Visiting students, Independent students or students admitted to Certificate programs

Selection

Entrance Scholarship decisions and offers are made by the Faculties during admission processing throughout the spring into the summer, until all available awards have been filled.

• Selection for most scholarships are automatic and based on academic ranking
• Faculties and Schools select candidates and provide their recommendations to the Financial Aid and Awards Office
• Only selected candidates are notified. Selection begins in Spring and continues into the Summer
• For Faculty of Fine Arts programs requiring submission of a portfolio for admission, selection is based on the portfolio and not grades achieved before admission,

How scholarships are paid

Scholarships are disbursed to students' University accounts following verification of registration after the registration/course drop period ends. Most of these awards are payable in two equal installments over the Fall and Winter terms.