Current scholarship notices
Special Scholarships for Students to Pursue Graduate Studies in the Sciences Related to Resource Development
Applications are now being accepted by the School of Graduate Studies for the Special Scholarships for Students to Pursue Graduate Studies in the Sciences Related to Resource Development. This scholarship is valued in the amount of $7,500, and may be renewed for one additional year upon application for renewal.
To be eligible, students must be (a) registered in a full-time graduate program in the sciences related to resource development at Memorial University, or under special circumstances, may take this scholarship abroad; (b) residents of the province or should have been a resident in the province for at least three years prior to entering the program, excluding time spent at post-secondary institutions; and (c) holding a first-class undergraduate degree or a second-class degree with first class standing in courses in their major field of study.
To apply, please forward an application consisting of a covering letter, a one-to-two page description of the research project, an academic transcript, a CV with a list of appropriate publications and/or presentations, and two letters of reference. For current recipients who wish to renew their scholarship for an additional year, please contact the School of Graduate Studies for further information. The deadline date to submit applications is July 20th.
Geological Association of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship in Environmental Science
Departmental nominations along with supported documentation are now being invited to be submitted to the School of Graduate Studies by July 9th. The Geological Association of Canada is giving an award of $2,000 to a student undertaking a graduate program in an aspect of environmental science and is tenable for one-year only. Applicants must be starting their first or second year of full-time studies in September 2012 in an appropriate Master’s or Ph.D. level program. In addition to the departmental nomination letter, the supported documentation would include a covering letter, a CV with a list of appropriate publications and/or presentations, a one-to-two page description of the research project, an up-to-date transcript, and a letter of reference from the student’s supervisor.
A.G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarships
Normally up to three A.G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually commencing in the Fall Semester. The awards are to be made solely on the basis of high academic merit. Typically a minimum of a first class degree is required. One scholarship shall be awarded to an applicant who graduated with an undergraduate degree from Memorial University, one to an applicant who graduated with an undergraduate degree from a Canadian university, and one to an applicant who graduated with an undergraduate degree from a foreign university. To be the recipient of this scholarship, one must be a full-time graduate student. The value of the scholarship is $15,000, and it may be held for one year only. Recipients holding a major external award of $15,000 or greater will retain $3,000 of the A. G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship.
A scholarship application, which consists of a covering letter, a CV with a list of appropriate publications and /or presentations, a one-to-two page statement of research either completed and/or proposed, transcripts, and three letters of reference, must be submitted to the student’s department prior to their deadline date. Please contact the department for the internal deadline date. The departments’ deadline date for submitting one nomination for each category to their Dean or Director is June 1st. The deadline date for the Dean or Director to submit one nomination and two ranked alternates for each category to the School of Graduate Studies is June 15th.
F.A. Aldrich Graduate Award
The F.A. Aldrich Graduate Award has been established in memory of the first Dean of Graduate Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Up to three annual awards of $2,000 may be made. Awards will be made by the Dean of Graduate Studies to alumni of Memorial University of Newfoundland who are in the first year of a full-time graduate program and will be based on academic merit and need only if all other things are equal. If the application is based on need, please make a case.
An award application, which consists of a covering letter, a CV with a list of appropriate publications and /or presentations, a one-to-two page statement of research either completed and/or proposed, transcripts, and three letters of reference, must be submitted to the student’s department prior to their deadline date. Please contact the department for the internal deadline date. The departments’ deadline date for submitting one nomination for each category to their Dean or Director is June 1st. The deadline date for the Dean or Director to submit one nomination and two ranked alternates for each category to the School of Graduate Studies is June 15th.
School of Graduate Studies F. A. Aldrich Fellowship
Nominations are now invited for the School of Graduate Studies F. A. Aldrich Fellowship. Six to eight fellowships per year, valued at $20,000 per annum at the doctoral level and $15,000 at the master’s level, will be awarded to incoming full-time Canadian students who will be commencing their studies in September 2012. Renewal for one year at the doctoral level can be possible. If the fellowship recipient is also in receipt of an external award, he/she will be eligible to retain a portion of this fellowship. These fellowships were established to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the School of Graduate Studies in 1999 from a portion of the proceeds of the Opportunity Fund and in honour of Memorial University of Newfoundland’s first Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Dr. F. A. Aldrich (1970 - 1987). Recipients will be selected by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, on the recommendation of the Awards and Medals Committee, on the basis of exceptional academic achievement.
To apply, a nomination letter from the applicant’s department, faculty or school along with a copy of the complete application to graduate school must be submitted to the School of Graduate Studies. For doctoral recipients who wish to renew this fellowship for an additional year, a recommendation letter from the department, faculty or school is required. The letter must indicate whether he/she had applied for national funding during the first year of the award. The deadline for receipt of nominations to the School of Graduate Studies is June 15, 2012.
Convocation Medals and Awards - 2011/2012 Academic Year
Nominations are now being accepted for the Governor General's Gold Medal, the University Medal for Excellence in a thesis-based master’s program, and the University Medal for Excellence in an all-course master’s program. Please note that a letter of support is required along with a transcript when forwarding your nomination for the University Medal for Excellence in an all-course master’s program. For more information and to obtain the checklist that needs to be included with the nomination, please go to our web site http://www.mun.ca/sgs/go/Forms_GOS. Only one nomination per faculty, school or program can be submitted to the School of Graduate Studies and the deadline date for submissions is April 30, 2012.
The Chancellor’s Graduate Award & The Fry Family Foundation Graduate Leadership Award - 2011/2012
Deadline for Nominations: April 27, 2012
Nominations are now being requested for The Chancellor’s Graduate Award, which is the most prestigious leadership recognition award given by Memorial University. This award will be presented at Spring Convocation to a graduate student “who has demonstrated the greatest leadership contribution to graduate student life and other areas of the community during this or her university years.” The recipient of The Chancellor’s Graduate Award will also receive The Fry Family Foundation Graduate Leadership Award, valued at $5,000, in recognition of their contribution to student life at Memorial University. This award recognizes the student who “has assumed a variety of leadership responsibilities in various positions and who has made a significant contribution to the betterment of their community.”
If you are aware of an eligible graduate student who has convocated or will be convocating this academic year, and who has demonstrated active leadership, interest, and involvement in student life while attending Memorial University, I encourage you to nominate this individual for these awards. Please submit a current Curriculum Vita or outline of his/her involvement in student life, letters of support, and your nomination to the School of Graduate Studies by the deadline date.
The Very Reverend Edward and Marjorie Rusted Harlow Travel Award
School of Graduate Studies Deadline Date: April 30, 2012
Applications are now being accepted for The Very Reverend Edward and Marjorie Rusted Harlow Travel Award. This is an award for graduate students who wish to travel to Harlow either to undertake graduate thesis-related research or who have enrolled in a graduate course that is offered at the Harlow Campus. One award of $2,000 will be made annually to help defray the expenses for airfare and accommodation. Applications are available from the academic departments and the School of Graduate Studies, IIC-2012, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation. Appropriate documentation to substantiate the recommendation should be attached to the application (i.e., transcript, statement of research to be done at Harlow, etc.).
Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies
Deadline Date for nominations to the School of Graduate Studies: April 27, 2012
Nominations for the title “Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies” for which the criteria can be found on our website at http://www.mun.ca/sgs/current/scholarships/criteria.php are now being accepted. This distinction will be annotated on the student’s Memorial University transcript, and the student will receive a pin and a certificate at the Award Ceremony in May. Please note that the first sentence “...will be awarded only once to successful nominees during the last year of their graduate programme” permits the same student to be nominated for both a master’s programme and a doctoral programme. Nominations must include the student’s CV or resumé, a current transcript, and the full name of the supervisor (s).
Law Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Research Awards for Students of Memorial University
The Law Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador annually offers up to five Legal Research Awards valued at $500 each to students at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The Awards are for outstanding research papers on one or more legal issues, or topics treated in a legal context, in a senior level course in any discipline at the undergraduate level and in any graduate course for students at the graduate level. The papers submitted by and with endorsement of course professor or lecturer will be judged initially by the Dean, Director, or Department Head who will make a recommendation to a special selection committee comprised of appointees of Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Law Foundation. Undergraduate students will receive a minimum of two and graduate students will receive one or more of the five Awards available annually. In the case of undergraduate students the Awards will be made by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards. In the case of graduate students the Awards will be made by the Dean, School of Graduate Studies. In both cases they will act upon the recommendation of the Foundation’s selection committee. An additional $500 will be provided annually by the Law Foundation to Queen Elizabeth II Library for the purchase of research materials and resources. Total Awards $3,000.
The deadline date for recommended papers (one original quality paper copy, three paper photocopies, and if on computer, one on computer disk), to be submitted along with endorsement of course professor or lecturer for the 2010-2011 awards Competition is Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to the Scholarships and Awards Office, Room 4018, University Center, Memorial University. The final candidates will be selected in May but submissions may be made in any of the three semesters (Spring/Summer, Fall 2010 and Winter 2011) for consideration in the annual competition.
For further information on the graduate awards, please contact the School of Graduate Studies at sgs@mun.ca
External scholarship notices of upcoming deadline dates
The external funding sources found listed on this section are not an all inclusive listing of awards. This site contains information on awards for which the School of Graduate Studies has received notification. Although the listing is updated as often as possible, we ask that you contact the individual agencies for the most up-to-date scholarship information and application forms.
For External Scholarship information for the current month please visit:
The links to the three National Funding Agencies
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
http://www.cihr.ca/e/193.htm
Grants for Research and Study in Germany and North America (DAAD) -
Deadline dates can be obtained from the website www.daad.org/.
Other external funding links
www.studentawards.com
www.fastweb.com
www.scholarshipscanada.com
www.internationalscholarships.com
www.scholarshipexperts.com/index.jsp
www.collegenet.com
www.petersonss.com/finaid
www.academiccareersonline.com
Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies
Nominations are now being accepted for the title “Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies.” The criteria for this title can be located on our website at www.mun.ca/sgs/current/scholarships/criteria.php. This distinction will be annotated on the student’s Memorial University transcript, and the student will receive a pin and a certificate at the Graduate Award Ceremony in May. Please note that the second sentence “...will be awarded only once to successful nominees during the last year of their graduate programme” permits the same student to be nominated for both a master’s programme and a doctoral programme. To be nominated, the academic unit must submit a nomination letter, which contains the supervisor’s full name, the student’s CV or resumé, and a current transcript for each nomination. The deadline date for the heads of the academic units to submit their nominations to the School of Graduate Studies is April 27, 2011.
