Graduate Fellowships and Awards 2012-2013




5 Fellowships Awarded by Departments and Faculties : 5.2 Agricultural and Environmental Sciences : 5.2.6 Plant Science

5.2.6
Casper W. Owen Fellowship
Eligibility:
Graduate students, both M.Sc. and Ph.D. level, enrolled or planning to enrol in Plant Science are eligible for this award but preference will be given to entering students. Applicants should have outstanding academic records or equivalent research experience.
Estimated value:
$8,000 (two instalments); renewable once. The department will ensure that the holder of the fellowship has an academic income of at least $14,000.
Application:
Apply to the Department of Plant Science. Entering graduate students should submit their fellowship application with application for graduate studies.
 
Frederick Dimmock Memorial Fellowship
Established in 1988 by an endowment in memory of the late ­Frederick Dimmock, a graduate of Macdonald College (1923).
Eligibility:
Awarded annually by the Plant Science Department to a postgraduate student pursuing an aspect of research on grain crops. Awarded based on departmental recommendation to the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Scholarships Committee.
Estimated value:
$4,000.
 
Plant Science Postgraduate Award
This memorial award was established by the family and friends of the late Robert Klinck, a former student.
Eligibility:
Awarded to a student who has successfully completed at least one year of post‑graduate studies in the Department of Plant Science and who has demonstrated good citizenship in the Department. Awarded based on departmental recommendation to the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Scholarships Committee.
Estimated value:
$1,200.
 
Roland Loiselle Prize in Plant Genetics
Established in 2000 in honour of Roland Loiselle, B.Sc.(Agr.) 1949, M.Sc. 1951.
Eligibility:
Awarded by the Department of Plant Science to a graduate student who is conducting research in plant genetics. The award is renewable for one year in an M.Sc. program and two years in a Ph.D. program subject to satisfactory progress reports from the supervisory committee. The recipient must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Awarded based on departmental recommendation to the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Scholarships Committee.
Estimated value:
$2,000.

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