Graduate Funding Opportunities
2012-2013 WENDY K. SUTTON GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY (#1998)
We are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for Education graduate students. The Wendy K. Sutton Graduate Scholarship in Early Childhood Literacy are scholarships totaling $1,500 that have been endowed by Dr. Wendy K. Sutton, a specialist in children’s literature and a dedicated educator, for Education graduate students whose scholarly work advances the understanding and practice of early childhood literacy, with priority given to those focusing on the preschool years. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE 2012-2013 YEAR:
2012-2013 LUKASEVICH MEMORIAL GRADUATE PRIZE (#1968)
The Lukasevich Memorial Graduate Prize is a $300 prize endowed in memory of Margaret and Peter Lukasevich by their daughters, Dr. Ann Lukasevich and Mrs. Margaret Tousignant. It is awarded to a graduate student whose scholarly work informs practice in early childhood education. Preference will be given to students who have experience working with, or teaching, young children between the ages of three and eight. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
The competition award eligibility guidelines, application instructions, award descriptions and criteria, application forms for both of the above awards are available on the OGPR web site at http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/funding/ogpr.html.
Completed packages FOR BOTH AWARDS are due in the OGPR by 4:00 pm, January 14, 2013,