Innis awarded financial support to every student in need — including the 8% who identified as Black — in the 2020/21 academic year, with an average of $3,150 provided per student, an increase of $750 over the previous year. Innis strengthened the identification of equity-deserving students through U of T’s October 2020 introduction of a central online grant application that invites students to self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or “First Generation to pursue post-secondary education.” This application can also identify students who started an application but did not complete it, allowing the College to reach out and offer assistance. In the 2020/21 academic year, 11% of the students contacted identified as Black, and received bursary assistance.