Scholarships available for Memorial Engineering students
A number of scholarships are now available for students in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Deadlines for applications are approaching quickly, with students being encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Affinity NL (Ottawa) Scholarship
Nominations are now being accepted for the Affinity NL (Ottawa) Scholarship. This scholarship, which is valued at $2,400, will be awarded to a full-time student who will be entering their first year of Masters or Ph.D. program in September, 2011.
The student must be from a rural community in Newfoundland and Labrador and express an interest in returning to work in a rural region of the province. Rural is defined as outside St. John's and Corner Brook as determined by the Centre for Institutional Analysis and Planning or an equivalent university or government body. This scholarship will be awarded on the basis of scholarship standing.
Nominations should be in the form of a letter from the department, faculty or school along with a copy of the application for admission to graduate school for each student. The deadline for the submission of nominations to the School of Graduate Studies is October 31, 2011. All those interested in applying for this scholarship can contact Moya Crocker at mcrocker@mun.ca.
Maritime Awards Society of Canada (MASC) Maritime Studies Scholarship
Applications are now being accepted for the Maritime Awards Society of Canada (MASC) Maritime Studies Scholarship.
This scholarship, which is currently valued at $2,000, will be awarded to a Canadian citizen who is enrolled in a full-time master's or doctoral program. To be eligible, the applicant's research must have a maritime focus. Application forms are available in the office of Moya Crocker, EN4036A.
The deadline for submission of application to the School of Graduate Studies is Monday, October 31, 2011.
Women's Association of Memorial University Graduate Student Scholarship
Two master's level and two doctoral level scholarships, valued at $1,200 each, are to be awarded annually to full-time students who commenced their graduate program at Memorial in September 2011. Of the master's level awards, one shall be for a thesis program and one for a non-thesis program.
Financial need as well as scholarship standing will be taken into consideration. This scholarship is open to men and women. The application should consist of the following:
- A cover letterA CV with a list of appropriate publications and/or presentations
- A one-to-two page statement of research either completed and/or proposed
- An up-to-date transcriptTwo letters of reference
Applications should be submitted to Dr. Lye, Associate Dean (Graduate), no later than Friday, October 14, 2011. Dr. Lye is located in EN4036B and can be contacted at llye@mun.ca.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Program (Vanier CGS)
The Government of Canada has announced the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Program (Vanier CGS) competition. The goal of this program is to attract and retain the top doctoral students, both nationally and internationally, who demonstrate strong leadership skills and a high standard of scholarship achievement in graduate studies. The Vanier CGS program strongly encourages candidates to pursue their studies beyond the university that granted their undergraduate and graduate degrees.
These Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, which are valued at $50,000 for three years, are being offered through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The selected candidates must be nominated by the university for the national competition.
Eligibility
This scholarship program is open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and international students. Candidates must submit their application for this scholarship to the Canadian university in which they will be pursuing full-time doctoral studies. He/she must be seeking support to pursue their first PhD degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD) and have not already received an award from any of the three granting agencies to undertake or complete their doctoral degree. As well, candidates cannot pursue a degree program that combines undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants must have completed between zero and 20 months of doctoral studies as of May 1 following the announcement of results to be eligible.
The exception to this is when the candidate is in a combined MA/PhD program, having fast-tracked from a master's to a PhD, or entered directly into a PhD program from their bachelor's degree. Then the agencies will not include the first 12 months of graduate study when evaluating eligibility. Finally, applicants must have achieved a first-class average in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent.
Procedures
Detailed information on the Vanier CGS scholarship program and the application forms are now available at http://www.vanier.gc.ca. Applications and reference letters must be completed online using ResearchNet. In addition to the online submissions, applicants must forward their official transcripts to the Scholarships Officer so that the transcripts can be attached to the application.
Reference letters must be completed online and in advance in order for the applicant to submit their application in time. In order to make the School of Graduate Studies deadline date of November 9, 2011, to all three granting agencies, the deadline date for receipt of completed applications is September 30, 2011.
