Established in 2001 by a bequest from Dr. Isidore N. Pesner, D.D.S. 1920, and Mrs. I.N. Pesner, to fund a graduate student prize in the Faculty of Dentistry.
Awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry to an outstanding graduate student already in a Residency or Post Graduate program, who will be presenting a paper at a national or international scientific meeting.
The fellowship will be awarded to an outstanding student who has graduated from a Chinese university and is entering a Postdoctoral, Ph.D. or M.Sc. program of study in the Faculty of Dentistry. Awarded by the Dean of the Faculty in consultation with the Graduate Studies Committee. In the event that there is no candidate fitting this description, the Dean and Graduate Studies Committee may consider scholars or professors visiting McGill University from a Chinese University. The recipient will be someone who can be expected to make a significant contribution to the advancement of science in their home country after the completion of their studies.
Established in 1998 by a generous gift from a McGill graduate of Chemical Engineering (Class of 1959), from Hong Kong, in honour of Dr. Wah Leung, the first Dean of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia.
Awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry to an entering Postdoctoral, Doctoral or Master’s student in the Faculty of Dentistry who is working in pain, oral cancer or bone tissue research.
