Please:
1) Establish a program deadline for your students’ applications (deadline for graduate programs to submit to the Faculty of Graduate Studies: February 22, 2013)
2) Forward the following award announcement to your students:
The Rick Hansen “Man in Motion” Fellowships are made available by the University of British Columbia to honour the incredible determination and many personal achievements of Rick Hansen. Two fellowships, valued at $16,000 per year, are awarded each year to UBC graduate students with a physical disability.
Annual Value: $16,000
Deadline: February 11, 2013 – check with graduate program
Please consult the Graduate Awards website for further information and application procedures: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/rick-hansen-man-motion-fellowship
The contact at the Faculty of Graduate Studies for this award is Angela Rizzo: angela.rizzo@ubc.ca