Dear Graduate Programs,
Graduate programs are invited to submit a nominations for the following awards for the 2013-2014 academic year. The maximum number of nominations that may be submitted by a graduate program for each award are specified below.
Nomination Procedures / Materials
To recommend a student for any of the awards described below, please provide the following:
(i) a letter of nomination (maximum two pages) from the Graduate Advisor, Department Head, or student’s supervisor. The letter must specify (i) why the nominee is eligible for award and (ii) qualities, etc., that make the nominee a strong candidate for award.
(ii) copy of nominee’s Canadian Common CV (use CGS Master’s version)
(iii) copies of all university-level transcripts to 31 December 2013 (print-out of Academic History from SISC is acceptable for UBC transcript).
Recommendations are to be submitted as scanned PDF documents sent via e-mail to graduate.awards@ubc.ca. Recommendations must be received by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by 4:00pm on Friday 30 May 2014.
Awards:
#151 Hong Kong-Canada Business Association Scholarship
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
A $6,000 scholarship has been endowed by the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association, Vancouver Section to assist graduate students who have an academic focus on Asia to undertake formal studies or project research in Hong Kong for a period of not less than eight weeks.
#165 Simons Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
Two $5,750 scholarships have been endowed by The Simons Foundation to encourage women entering doctoral programs. One award is available in the humanities or social sciences and the second in science or applied science. The recipients will be outstanding women scholars with potential for significant contribution to society through achievement in their chosen field.
#472 R E McKechnie Graduate Scholarship
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
A scholarship of $1,650 endowed through a bequest from the late Chancellor R. E. McKechnie, is awarded on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to a deserving graduate student at the University of British Columbia who is proceeding to a M.A. or M.Sc. degree.
#493 Effie I Lefeaux Scholarship in Mental Retardation
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
One or more scholarships to a total of $1,400 are offered to graduate students working in the area of mental retardation. The funds are provided through a bequest from the estate of Effie I. Lefeaux.
#4436 Werner and Hildegard Hesse Fellowship in Ornithology
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
Fellowships totalling $20,000 have been endowed through a bequest by Werner Hans Hermann Hesse for graduate students engaged in ornithological research projects, with preference given to those studying wild birds. Werner and Hildegard Hesses’ passion for wild birds was sparked in night classes on the ecology and conservation of birds at UBC and led them to become leaders in amateur ornithology. The Hesses conducted bird surveys in the Canadian arctic, compiled BC’s Christmas Bird Counts for over 20 years, and developed a special concern for the harmful effects of human development on bird habitats and populations. The Hesses delighted in funding ornithological research and, particularly, contributing to the long-term monitoring of population change in seabirds of the Pacific Coast.
#4817 Wendy Fan Memorial Scholarship
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
A $4,250 scholarship has been endowed in memory of Wendy Fan. The award is offered to a student who is entering graduate study in either Science, Applied Science, Medicine or Commerce and Business Administration and who has received his or her undergraduate degree at an institution outside of North America.
#6475 Ibn Battuta Award for Field Research
(maximum one nomination per graduate program)
A $3,000 travel award is offered to a graduate student in any field of study who wishes to conduct field research in the following Muslim-majority countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Comoros, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Xinjiang (Western China) and Yemen. To be considered, graduate students must have a minimum overall GPA of 80% in their last two years of study. Candidates should also have completed at least one course in field research methods, or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge.
#6495 Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology
(maximum five nominations per graduate program)
Fellowships totalling $57,000 have been endowed through a bequest from the Estate of Andrew Nord. Andrew Nord suffered from the effects of arthritis from the age of 15 and the goal for his bequest is “to prevent the disease from its devastating onslaught, to find better ways to live with the disease, and to find the cause, leading to a cure once and for all.” Doctoral students engaged in rheumatology research in any faculty at UBC are eligible to apply for the fellowships.
#6511 Shaun Kenneth Gauthier (Shaun G) Scholarship in Cancer Research
(maximum two nominations per graduate program)
Scholarships totalling $1,000 have been endowed by friends and family of Shaun Gauthier who was a brilliant, intelligent, vibrant young man who touched many lives and had a wonderful enthusiasm for life. Candidates must be focused on cancer research with preference that the scholarships go to students specializing in soft tissue sarcoma, specifically Angiosarcoma.