Awards
- Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George - 1907
- Honorary Doctorate of Medicine, University of Oxford – 1907 (first ever granted)
- Murchison Prize, Royal Geographical Society - 1911 (awarded for his charts of Labrador)
- Knighthood - 1927 (recognition of medical, educational and social work)
- Honorary Knight for Life, Loyal Knights of the Round Table, Fifth Rank - 1928 (for great service to humanity)
- Induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame - 1997
In 1979, the Corner Brook campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland was renamed Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in his honour. In 2010, following a debate to rename this campus, the name Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland was chosen, to reflect the campus' ties to the spirit of Sir Wilfred Grenfell's legacy.
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