2.3.6 Graduate Fellowships, Awards and Prizes
Dr. Lyon Bercovitch Memorial Award,
established by a bequest from Olga Bercovitch in memory of her husband, Dr. Lyon Bercovitch (D.D.S. 1914). Awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry to a student pursuing graduate studies in dentistry. Value: mininum $1,800.
Dr. E.T. & Mrs. Marjorie Bourke Award,
established by a bequest from Marjorie Bourke in memory of her husband, Dr. E.T. Bourke (D.D.S. 1923). Awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry to a student pursuing graduate studies in dentistry. Value: minimum $1,800.
Graduate Research Prize,
established by the Class of Dentistry 1986 on the occasion of their Tenth Anniversary, presented by the Faculty of Dentistry to a graduate student who has been judged to have the best research project at the Annual Student Table Clinics and Research Evening.
Hong Kong Fellowship in Dentistry
Established in 2002 by a generous gift from a McGill graduate from Hong Kong. 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. 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. Value: minimum $25,000.
Dr. Yu-Ming Lam Fellowship,
established in 1999 by a generous gift from Dr. Yu-Ming Lam (D.D.S. 1972) and family, in honor of Mr. Yin-Bun Lam. This Fellowship will be awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry to an entering postdoctoral, doctoral or master's student in the Faculty of Dentistry. Value: minimum $10,000.
Dr. Soo Kim Lan Prize in Dentistry
Established in 2000 by Arthur Lau (B. Arch. 1962) and Crystal Soo Lau (B.Sc. 1962, M.Sc. 1964), for graduate students in the Faculty of Dentistry. Awarded by the Faculty of Dentistry to an outstanding graduating student who is entering a Residency or Post Graduate Program. Value: minimum $500.
Dr. Wah Leung Fellowship
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. Renewable once at the master's level and twice at the postdoctoral and doctoral levels. Value: minimum $20,000.
Dr. and Mrs. I.N. Pesner Memorial Prize,
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. This prize will be 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. Value: $500.
