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Proper names and awards and honours

Proper names:

For corporate and promotional names, capitalize only the first letters of words.

For example: Visa, not VISA, Via Rail, not VIA.

Note: For names with other internal capitalization, follow the organization's capitalization unless it hampers readability.

For example, MyCampus, WebCT Vista, etc.

Uppercase the first letter of corporate names: Adidas (not adidas), EBay (not eBay), and Citytv (not citytv).

Awards and honours:

Capitalize the names of awards and honours. Some common examples:

  • Durham College In-Course Scholarship;
  • The General Motors of Canada Limited Bursary;
  • The Harold Pat Dooley Bursary;
  • The Region of Durham Chairman's Scholarship;
  • The UA Local 463 Award; and
  • The Durham Regional Police Service Board Bursary Fund Award.

Note: When referring to more than one award or scholarship, the word award or scholarship becomes lowercase.

For example: Students should strive to receive one of the Durham College In-Course, Region of Durham Chairman's, UA Local 463 or Durham Regional Police Service Board Bursary Fund scholarships or awards.