Graduate Fellowships and Awards 2012-2013




5 Fellowships Awarded by Departments and Faculties : 5.5 Education

5.5
Dr. Gauri Shankar Guha Award in International Development Education
Eligibility:
Established in 2003 by Dr. Ratna Ghosh in her late father’s name to recognize and promote the academic achievement of an outstanding graduate student pursuing research in international development education in the Faculty of Education. It is granted on the basis of academic excellence and aptitude for research.
Value:
Minimum $1,000.
 
HERSCHEL AND CHRISTINE VICTOR FELLOWSHIP IN EDUCATION
Established in 2000 by Herschel Victor, B.Com. 1944, for an outstanding graduate student in the Faculty of Education.
Eligibility:
Awarded by GPS upon recommendation by the Faculty of Education, on the basis of academic merit.
Value:
Varies. One award available.
 
Jackie Kirk Fellowships
Established in 2009 by Andrew Kirk in memory of his wife, Jackie Kirk, for outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education.
Eligibility:
Awarded annually by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Education to outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education. Preference will be given to those students whose research has a focus on any one or a combination of the following: post-conflict education on developing countries, women teachers, and girlhood studies.
Value:
Varies.
 
JACKIE KIRK FIELDWORK SUPPORT FUND
Established in 2009 by Andrew Kirk in memory of his wife, Jackie Kirk, to recognize and promote the scholarship and achievements of students in the Faculty of Education conducting fieldwork.
Value:
Varies.
 
The Stansfield Award for School-based classroom research
Established in 2000 by a bequest by Ellen Edith Grubb Stansfield, B.A. 1929, M.A. 1931, in recognition of her experience, leadership and interest in education in general, schools and classrooms in particular.
Eligibility:
Awarded by the Faculty of Education to a full-time graduate student whose research focuses on schools and classrooms and who is in the beginning stages of a thesis program (M.A. or Ph.D.).
Value:
Minimum $1,000.
 
TIM CASGRAIN FELLOWSHIP
Established in 2009 by the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) to honour and recognize the contributions of Tim Casgrain, B.A. 1969, to improve literacy and economic and fiscal capability in Canada.
Eligibility:
Awarded to outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education whose area of studies focuses on efforts to improve literacy in Canada, with a preference to new specific areas of literacy (including economic, financial, technological, and cultural literacy).
Value:
Varies.
 
WALTER A. AND K. MARY MARSH FELLOWSHIPS IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Established in 2009 by K. Mary Marsh in memory of her husband, Walter A. Marsh, for outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education.
Eligibility:
Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Education to outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Education who have demonstrated leadership qualities. Preference will be given to master’s and Ph.D. students conducting research with a focus on teaching.
Value:
Varies.

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Please note that in the body of this Calendar, awards are listed alphabetically by their complete official names. In the index, awards are listed alphabetically by their complete official names as well as by family name of benefactor, if applicable.

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