These awards was established by the EGSS and first offered in spring 2007. We have had a wonderful response and are pleased to be able to recognize the fantastic work of the graduate students in the Faculty of Education. Four awards exist, as outlined below. Applications will be distributed in March and generally have a deadline in early May.

Master’s

Professional Leadership Award
This award was established to recognize the community leadership and professional involvement of a Master’s student in the Faculty of Education. Valued at $500, this is granted to a student (full-time or part-time) who has been enrolled in a non-thesis degree for at least one semester. The purpose of this award is to recognize a student who has applied his/her academic learning and made a distinctive contribution to the profession or wider community. The award recipient will be selected on the basis of involvement in community and professional activities above and beyond program requirements, as demonstrated through the student’s personal statement and curriculum vitae, as well as academic merit in terms of grade point average and other academic distinctions.

Research Excellence Award
This award was established to recognize the research excellence of a Master’s student in the Faculty of Education. This $500 award is granted to a student (full-time or part-time) who has been enrolled in a thesis degree program for at least one semester. The purpose of this award is to recognize a student who has been involved in research above and beyond program requirements, and has made a distinctive contribution to the profession and/or the wider community through this research. The award recipient will be selected on the basis of aptitude for research demonstrated through the student’s personal statement and scholarly productivity (publications and presentations), as well as academic merit in terms of grade point average and other academic distinctions.

Doctoral

Doctoral Awards for Research and Professional Excellence
Two awards for research and professional excellence are granted to outstanding PhD students in the Faculty of Education. These awards, valued at $1000 each, recognize students who have applied their research or academic learning and have made distinctive contributions to the profession or wider community. The award recipients will be selected on the basis of: (a) academic merit in terms of grade point average and other academic distinctions, (b) aptitude for research, and (c) leadership, as assessed by the student’s curriculum vitae and personal statement demonstrating research excellence and professional involvement above and beyond program requirements.


Click here to download the Fellowships Application Form

To view the profiles of past award recipients, please click here.