Graduate Fellowships and Awards 2012-2013




5 Fellowships Awarded by Departments and Faculties : 5.3 Arts : 5.3.15 Political Science

5.3.15
Alexander Mackenzie Fellowship in Political Science
Eligibility:
Tenable by a graduate of any accredited university, conditional upon acceptance by GPS in the field of Political Science. A certain amount of tutorial and teaching work is required.
Value:
One award of $5,000 and one of $3,000; possible renewal.
 
Dale C. Thomson Prize in Political Science
Established in 2001 by Lizanne Ryan Thomson in loving memory of her husband Dale C. Thomson, a long-standing and dedicated professor at McGill University.
Eligibility:
Awarded by the Department of Political Science to an outstanding doctoral student. Preference shall be given to students studying in the field of Canadian Politics.
Value:
Minimum $1,000.
 
FRANK AND JUDITH KUNZ FELLOWSHIPS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Established in 2011 through the generous bequest of Prof. Frank A. Kunz, M.A. Arts 1961, Ph.D. 1963, former Chair, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, who taught in the Department of Political Science of McGill University for all of his professional life from 1965 until he took early retirement in 1996.
Eligibility:
The fellowship is to be awarded to outstanding graduate students conducting research in the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts. It will be granted by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies upon the recommendation of Department of Political Science.
Value:
Varies.
 
Guy Drummond Fellowship in Political Science
Originally endowed by the late Guy M. Drummond, killed in action in 1915, to encourage study in France.
Eligibility:
Awarded by the Faculty of Arts on the recommendation of the Department of Political Science. Recipients are nominated by the Department of Political Science, with preference to graduating honours students, on the basis of: academic record, likelihood of valuable future contribution to Canadian life and proficiency in French, among other things. Fellowships are tenable for study at an approved University or institute in Paris. One-year fellowships may also be offered as entrance awards to Masters or Ph.D. students in political science intending to carry out graduate work related to France, or for continuing students to support a year in France as part of the graduate program.
Value:
$21,000 for up to two years, including $8,500 for one year of study at McGill and $12,500 for one year of study in Paris. One-year fellowships may also be offered.
 
James R. and Frances K. Mallory Graduate Award
Established in 2005 by Charles Mallory, B.Com. 1970, and James Mallory, B.A. 1966, in honour of their father, the late James R. Mallory, Angus Professor of Political Science and pioneer of Canadian Studies at McGill, and mother Frances K. Mallory.
Eligibility:
Awarded by the Department of Political Science to an entering graduate student with outstanding academic credentials who intends to pursue studies on topics related to Canada.
Value:
$3,000; non-renewable.
 
Nathan Steinberg Fellowship in Political Science
Established in 1994 by a gift from the Nathan Steinberg Family Foundation.
Eligibility:
Awarded by the Faculty of Arts to graduate students in the Department of Political Science upon nomination by the Department of Political Science.
Value:
$15,000; renewable once.

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