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615Awards and Financial Assistance

FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

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Conditions: offered annually. For further informationand application process, contact the Office of theAssociate Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design.

General Information and PoliciesThe Faculty offers a limited number of scholarships, fellowships, bursaries and special awards, as well as Graduate Research Scholarships, GraduateTeaching Assistantships, and Graduate Service Assistantships (please refer to “University Assistantships” in the Faculty of Graduate Studies section ofthis Calendar). Financial assistance is awarded by the Student Awards Committee of the Faculty. In order to be considered, students are required tocomplete an application for financial assistance, and to be eligible for Graduate Research Scholarships they are required to submit a research proposalendorsed by a Faculty member. Graduate Teaching Assistantships are rarely awarded. All applicants and students registered in the Faculty shouldconsult the appropriate sections of the Calendar for the availability of financial assistance in all forms and to apprise themselves of the deadline datesfor application to the Faculty and other granting bodies.

I. Awards in the Faculty of Environmental DesignThe awards listed below are, under the conditions described, open to students registered in or proceeding to a full-time program within the Faculty ofEnvironmental Design. Unless otherwise noted, no applications are necessary as all eligible students are automatically considered. For information onawards offered by agencies external to the University, students should refer to the “Awards for Graduate Study” booklet available from the Faculty ofGraduate Studies, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4.

The University assumes liability for the payment of scholarships, bursaries, prizes and other awards only to the extent that gifts from donors, or returnsfrom particular investments for these purposes will permit.

As this information is published a considerable time before the opening of the session, the University reserves the right to make whatever changescircumstances may require, including cancellation or addition of particular awards.

Faculty of Environmental Design Gold 1 Graduating EVDS • Outstanding studentGold Medal Medal • No application required

University of Calgary

Faculty of Environmental Design $6,500; 1 Continuing EVDS • Academic meritFellowships plus • May not normally be held with another major

$1,000 awardresearch • Tenable at the University of Calgarystipend • No application required

Faculty of Environmental Design up to 2 Enrolled EVDS • Because of significant economic or educationalSpecial Scholarships $10,000 disadvantage, student might otherwise be unable to

and pursue studiestravel • Recipients, if citizens of a developing country, willallow- normally be established in a career with a clearance intention to return to their home country upon

completion of the degree program• Tenable at the University of Calgary

Faculty of Environmental Design $2,500 25 Enrolled EVDS • Academic meritScholarships • Tenable at the University of Calgary

• No application requiredJim and Jean Cragg Doctoral $6,000 1 PhD EVDS • Must be pursuing studies in the area ofScholarship in Environmental environmental sustainability in the natural and/orDesign built environments

Endowed by the estate of Jim • Candidates at the time of tenure must be registeredCragg as full-time graduate students in a PhD program in

EVDS• Based on academic and scholarly achievement• Must hold a master’s degree• Renewable in second year, subject to review of

progress and performance• Preference will be given to an international student• Dean of the Faculty of EVDS will recommend a

suitable candidate to the Faculty of Graduate StudiesScholarship Committee for approval

• No application required• There will be one scholarship awarded in alternate

years for a two-year term. Deadline: February 1

Canadian Environmental $1,750 1 1st EVDS • Must be pursuing studies on ozone depletion, globalScholarship or warming, and/or the impact/mitigation of those

Environmental effects on human health and/or the naturalScience environment

• If no suitable candidate is identified by the Facultyof Environmental Design, then graduate studentsstudying Environmental Science will be considered

• No application required

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Canadian Gas Association $2,750 1 Any EVDS • Investigating a topic relevant to the CanadianScholarship energy industry, including project approval

The Canadian Gas Association processes and criteria, environmental impacts andtheir mitigation, energy policy, planning,management and conservation, alternative fuels orconversion technologies

• Emphasis placed on projects designed to yieldfeasible, applied solutions

• As well, overall academic performance will beconsidered

• Must submit a one page (600 word) proposaldescribing the project to be undertaken during theacademic year

• Deadline October 1

Detomasi Masters Degree $1,000 1 Final EVDS • Offered to international studentsProject Award • Must have an approved program of studies

Funded by an endowment • Based on the quality of Masters Degree Projectestablished by Dr. and Mrs. research proposal and ability to complete the projectD.D. Detomasi and augmented as assessed by the Faculty of Environmental Designby donations from friends and Awards Committeecolleagues on the occasion • Apply directly to the Faculty of Environmentalof Dr. Detomasi’s retirement Design Awards Committee by January 15 byfrom the University of Calgary submitting a Masters Degree Project proposal,

evidence of approved program of studies and twoletters of reference, one of which must be fromthe supervisor

William T. Perks Scholarship in $500 1 Any EVDS • Offered to a student to recognize excellence andSustainable Community Design innovation in the area of Sustainable Community

Professor W.T. Perks and the DesignFaculty of Environmental • Based on performance in courses in sustainableDesign community design;

• Accomplishments in sustainable community designeither within or outside the University;

• Overall academic performance in the Faculty• Students must submit a one-page statement outlining

their accomplishments in sustainable communitydesign to the Faculty of Environmental DesignAwards Committee by March 31

Bill Ross Scholarship $1,250 1 Any EVDS • Academic meritBill Ross, Calgary • No application required

SESCI - 84 Scholarships $625 1 Any EVDS • Must submit a one page (600 word) proposalSolar Energy Society of Canada or describing a project dealing with energyInc., Calgary Chapter, from $625 1 Any Engineering conservation or renewable energies they willproceeds of the 1984 national (graduate or undertake in the academic yearconference held at the under- • Include a brief curriculum vitaeUniversity of Calgary graduate) • Topics include energy management, energy

conservation and design, solar energy, wind,biomass, alternative renewable fuels,photovoltaic, geothermal, solar heating andcooling, etc.

• Must have attained a grade point average of not lessthan 2.60 in the previous academic year

• In Engineering, preference given to a student in theMechanical Engineering program

• For further information and applications:Office of Associate DeanFaculty of Environmental Design

• Deadline October 1




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Safiya Fathi Graduate $4,500 1 PhD • Open to a graduate student who at the time of tenureScholarship will be registered in a full-time thesis program in the

Anonymous; this scholarship following fields of study: contemporary social,was established in the name cultural, development, economic, political or modernof Safiya Fathi, a woman from historical studies of women in the Middle East. Thethe Iranian town of Sabzevar scope of the region of the Middle East shall be

defined by the International Journal of Middle EastStudies.

• Open to applicants in any department in the facultiesof Humanities, Social Sciences, Communication andCulture, the Resources and the Environment Program(RESR), or doctoral students in the Faculty of EVDS

• Must be developing a thesis in the relevant field ofstudy

• Based on academic and scholarly achievement• Award can be held in addition to other sources of

funding• Recipients may re-apply for the award• A Selection Committee composed of one faculty

member from each of the faculties listed above, willnominate the recipient using the following criteria inorder of importance: (1) academic standing andexcellence of research proposal; (2) candidate’sfamiliarity with the relevant cultures; (3) relationshipof the application to the research phase of applicant’sthesis; and (4) rotation among the relevant countriesof study

• Selection Committee’s recommendation will besubmitted to the Faculty of Graduate StudiesScholarship Committee for approval

• Apply to the Chairperson, Graduate ScholarshipCommittee, Faculty of Graduate Studies.Deadline: May 30

Faculty of Environmental Design $4,000 30 Enrolled EVDS • Registered in a full-time program leading to theGraduate Research Scholarships degree of Masters of Environmental Design

• Encourage students in developing new knowledgethrough solving research or design investigationproblems

• Priority given to Master’s Degree Project researchproposals

• Renewable session by session by application• Students holding a major scholarship or like award

shall not be eligible for GRS awards

Faculty of Environmental Design $6,221- Senior EVDS • Normally first year students not eligibleGraduate Assistantships $6,799 Student • Awarded on the basis of Faculty instructional needs(Teaching) and proven academic ability

Faculty of Environmental Design $2,100 Enrolled EVDS • Registered in a full-time program leading to theGraduate Assistantships degree of Masters of Environmental Design(Service) • Financial need

• Required to render a variety of services within theFaculty including assistance in course organization,administration or staffing of resource facilities

Intersessional Assistantships Variable Limited EVDS • Full-time student through the months May through(Service) August

• Must not hold a concurrent 12-month award• For services rendered to the Faculty

Travel Assistance Limited • Assist students in travel to professional andacademic conferences, or for study projects directlyassociated with program of study

• May apply at any time




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SCHOLARSHIPS IN ARCHITECTUREThe following scholarships are available to students in the Architecture Program.

AIA/AIAF Foundation $500- up EVDS • Awards are allocated to American and CanadianScholarship Program Awards $2,000 to (Architecture) Schools of Architecture based upon the ratio of

3 eligible students in each program• Academic merit• Financial need• Statement of purpose• Dean’s or administrative Head’s supportive

comments• Apply: AIA/AIAF Scholarship Program

The American Institute of Architects1735 New York Avenue N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006

• Deadline December 15

AIA Henry Adams Medal and Medal 1 Graduating EVDS • Top ranking student accredited by the NationalCertificate and (Architecture) Architectural Accrediting Board

The American Institute of Certifi- • Certificate of Merit also awarded to the secondArchitects cate of ranking graduating student

Merit

The Royal Architectural Medal 1 Graduating EVDS • Outstanding studentInstitute of Canada Medal (Architecture) • Based on academic standing throughout the course,

The Royal Architectural particularly in Architectural DesignInstitute of Canada • Good character and personal qualities


The Alberta Association of $500 1 One EVDS • Must show intellectual abilities and skill in his/Architects - Cecil Scott Burgess year (Architecture) her field of study including clear, lucid and creativeScholarship left delineation techniques

Alberta Association of • Must submit a sketchbook consisting of a minimumArchitects from the Estate of of 20 architectural drawings to the ArchitectureCecil Scott Burgess Program Director by June 15

The Alberta Association of $600 1 Any EVDS • Academic meritArchitects - Norman Fleming (Architecture) • No application requiredAward

Friends and colleagues ofNorman Fleming to pay tributeto his work on behalf of theProvince and the profession asDeputy Minister of AlbertaPublic Works, Supply andServices

The Alberta Building Envelope $800 1 Any EVDS • Based on a class project submitted in EVDA 511,Council South Award 611 or related studio, a directed studies, or Masters

The Alberta Building Envelope Degree Project that deals with the building envelopeCouncil South • Must have obtained a minimum grade point average

of 3.00 in the previous Fall Session• Awarded to the student(s) whose project is deemed

exemplary by the eligible course instructors inconsultation with the program director inArchitecture

• Where the project has been prepared by more thanone student, it will be shared equally amongst theauthors

• Apply to Office of Associate Dean, Faculty ofEVDS by March 15

• Recipient will be invited to make a shortpresentation to the Alberta Building EnvelopeCouncil in the Spring




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Alpha Rho Chi Medal Medal 1 Graduating EVDS • Consideration given to demonstration of distinctivecontribution to social life as an ideal of professionalservice


Shirley Bird Memorial Award $1,700 1 Any EVDS • Academic meritMuriel and Eric Wiedman (Architecture) • No application required(parents of Shirley Bird)

Cohos Evamy Partners Travel $5,500 1 Senior EVDS • Travel intended to enrich experience; assist inScholarship (Architecture) preparation of Master’s Degree Project; inform

Cohos Evamy Partners, Calgary peers, faculty and the profession; ultimately raisethe level of quality in architectural and urban design

• A small number of applications will be invited bythe Director of the Master of Architecture Program,based on academic performance in the two termsprior to application

• Application must include the unconditionallyapproved Master’s Degree Project proposal and aproposal of up to three pages for travel and studyin support of the Master’s Degree project

• Cohos Evamy Partners will provide an assessmentof the proposals and the recipient will be selectedby the Director of the Architecture Program

• Public presentation required subsequent to the travel

Kenneth MacLean Glazier $600 1 Completed EVDS • Canadian citizenScholarship 1 full yr. (Architecture) • Intending to develop Canadian Design Studies in

Kenneth MacLean Glazier, Master’s Degree ProjectCalgary • Utilize, where relevant the material in the Canadian

Architectural Archives in the University ofCalgary Library

• Must submit an application to the EnvironmentalDesign Committee by April 10, with an outline ofstudy proposal which states those portions of theproject which relate to Canadian Design studies

• Selection based upon the merit of the submission• Selection made by a committee of faculty

The Graham Edmunds/Donald $750 1 Any EVDS • Academic meritStevens Scholarship (Architecture) • Selection made by the faculty

Graham Edmunds Architects, • No application requiredCalgary, in honour of Mr.Donald S. Stevens

Illuminating Engineering $1,000 1 Any EVDS • Academic merit, specifically the quality of theSociety of North America, (Architecture) lighting design project required for the lightingChinook Section Scholarship design course in the Master of Architecture

Illuminating Engineering curriculumSociety of North America, • Apply to the instructor of the lighting design courseChinook Section by March 15

Johnathan King Medal Medal 1 Any EVDS • Consideration given to innovation, integrity, andArchitectural Research and scholarship in architectural and/or environmentalCenters Consortium design research

• Award is for current work• No application required

The Masonry Contractors $800 1 Completed EVDS • Academic merit on projects relating to use, designAssociation of Alberta Award 1 full yr. (Architecture) and construction utilizing masonry products such as

Masonry Contractors brick, block and stoneAssociation of Alberta, • Canadian citizen or permanent residentSouthern Region • Selection made by the Faculty


The Kenneth Victor Nasedkin $900 1 2nd EVDS • Shows promise, interest and skill in residentialMemorial Award (Architecture) design

Estate of Kenneth Victor • Based on the studio project submitted in the firstNasedkin, Calgary year





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Richard R. Singleton Award $1,250 1 2nd, 3rd EVDS • Full-time graduate studentin Architecture (Architecture) • Academic merit

Mrs. Donald L. Dunklee in • Extra-curricular involvement including leadershipmemory of her husband, and contribution to the University of CalgaryProfessor Donald L. Dunklee, and/or civic communities (ie. participation in studentwho taught Interior Design in government, faculty/departmental activities, and inthe Faculty of Architecture at off-campus communities)the University of Manitoba • Financial needfor almost 25 years and in • Preference to students who have participated inrecognition of a close family musical or artistic activities at the level of afriend, Richard R. Singleton, competent amateura graduate of the Faculty of • Award is open to Canadian citizens, permanentArchitecture, University of residents of Canada, and residents of United StatesManitoba • Apply to Program Director for Architecture, Faculty

of Environmental Design by March 31

D.S. Stevens Memorial $1,600 1 Senior EVDS • Academic meritScholarship (Architecture) • No application required

Family and friends of the lateDonald S. Stevens

Murray W. Waterman $6,000 8 1st, 2nd EVDS • Academic meritArchitectural Awards (Architecture) • Offered to students in either the Master of

Estate of Murray W. Architectural program or a post-professionalWaterman program

• Must have minimum cumulative grade pointaverage of 3.00

• Normally, seven will be awarded for studiesleading to the Master of Architecture degreeand one will be awarded per annum forpost-professional studies in architecture; this balancemay be shifted by the Program Director(s) forarchitecture with the majority approval of theacademic staff in the architecture program


Murray W. Waterman Senior $2,000 8 Senior EVDS • Academic meritArchitectural Awards or (Architecture) • Must have minimum cumulative grade point

Estate of Murray W. Penultimate average of 3.00Waterman • Students in the penultimate year must have a

conditionally approved program of study• Students in the senior year an unconditionally

approved program of study is required• No application required

Murray W. Waterman Study $3,000 15 Penultimate EVDS • Must have a minimum cumulative grade pointAbroad Awards (Architecture) average of 3.00

Estate of Murray W. • Must be undertaking study in a formal term-longWaterman program outside Canada (subject to the approval

of the program director(s) for architecture)• Must maintain a minimum B grade in studio

courses taken in the previous year• Apply to the Program Director for Architecture

The Waugh Scholarship in $5,000 1 Senior EVDS • Academic meritArchitecture (Architecture) • Consideration given to motivation, leadership

Mr. James M. Waugh ability and a demonstrated concern for the welfareof others

• May be used to study, travel or conduct research• Principal focus to make the student more capable of

advancing the state of our understanding of therelationships between people and the designedenvironment

• Submit a portfolio as well as a statement of thepurpose to which the scholarship would be put

• Recommendation made by a Faculty of EVDSScholarship Committee

• Apply to Program Director by February 1




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SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

The following scholarships are available to students in the Environmental Science Program.

Allan H. Bill Memorial $1,000 1 2nd, 3rd EVDS • Academic meritScholarship (Ecological • Interest in wildlife management

Allan Bill Memorial Fund Management) • Selection made by the FacultySociety, Calgary (Calgary Fish • No application requiredand Game Association)

Margaret (Peg) Brown Award in $2,200 1 Any EVDS • Academic meritWildlife Management (Environmental • Demonstrated interest in the field of wildlife

Mrs. Margaret (Peg) Brown Science) management• Canadian citizen or permanent resident• Resident of Alberta• Whenever possible, the award will be offered to an

Aboriginal Canadian• No application required

Husky Energy Inc. Scholarship $1,000 1 2nd, 3rd EVDS • Academic meritHusky Energy Inc., (Environmental • Extra-curricular activitiesCalgary Science) • Apply to Environmental Design Student Awards

Committee, Faculty of EVDS by April 15,including a brief statement indicatingextra-curricular activities

Robert G. Kellaway, Mervyn G. $1,000 1 Any EVDS • Academic meritGraves, C. Sheldon Buckles, (Environmental • Demonstrated potential to make a contribution inGordon J. Cummings Scholarship Science) the field of parks and/or wildlife management

Gordon J. Cummings, Mervyn • No application requiredG. Graves and C. SheldonBuckles, Calgary

The Charles E. and Walton $5,000 1 Senior EVDS • Academic meritKendrew Scholarship (Ecological • Demonstrated interest in wildlife management

The Estate of the late Ethel Management) • Master’s Degree Project may be taken intoMay Kendrew consideration

• Selection made by the Faculty• No application required

SCHOLARSHIPS IN PLANNING

The following awards are available to students in the Planning Program.

AACIP Danny Makale Silver $1,300 & 1 Graduating EVDS • Most outstanding Master’s Degree Project inMedallion Silver (Planning) Planning

Alberta Association, Canadian Medal • No application requiredInstitute of Planners and theDanny Makale MemorialEducational Trust

Best Planning Research $1,000 1 Any EVDS • Most outstanding Master’s Degree Project proposalProposal (Planning) • Award will be adjudicated on the following criteria:

Alberta Association, Canadian solid methodology and process; thoroughness ofInstitute of Planners presentation and research; relevancy to the planning

profession; impact on planning practice, and relatedcosts of the research (such as location of the study)

• Must be a Student Member of AACIP• Must have an unconditionally approved program of

study and be in good academic standing at the dateof application

• Apply to the Director of the Planning Program

The Calgary Housing $1,000 1 Any EVDS • Academic meritCommission Prize (Planning) • Interest in housing, land development or the shelter

City of Calgary Housing industryCommission and the Calgary • Selection made by the FacultyReal Estate Board • No application required




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CIP Student Awards for Book 1 Graduating EVDS • Highest academic standing over the length of theAcademic Excellence and (Planning) program

Canadian Institute of Planners Certifi- • Candidates will be those graduating in the Spring,cate earlier in the year, plus those who are about to

graduate in November of the same year• Selection made in October by the Planning

Program

Outstanding First Year $500 1 2nd EVDS • Based on grade point average achieved during thePlanning Student (Planning) first year of studies in the program

Alberta Association, Canadian • Demonstrated leadership abilities among fellowInstitute of Planners EVDS students, and past and current community

involvement• Must be a Student Member of AACIP• Must be in good academic standing at the date of

application• Apply to the Director of the Planning Program


II. Awards in the Faculty ofGraduate Studies

The scholarship listed below is awarded by theGraduate Scholarship Committee of the Universityof Calgary. Application for this award is made onthe application form for graduate scholarshipswhich is available from the graduate departmentsor from the web at www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/GS/admin/forms.htm. Applications and allsupporting documentation must be sent to thedepartment in which the student will be registered.

Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarships andFellowships

Field of Study: UnrestrictedValue: Scholarship- $9300 per annum; awarded

in units of four months ($3100/unit)Fellowship - $10500 per annum; awarded inunits of four months ($3500/unit)

Number: Sixty to seventy unitsDuration: One year, renewable in open competitionEligibility: Candidates for the scholarships or

fellowships must be registered in or admissibleto a programme leading to a master’s ordoctoral degree respectively. Candidates mustbe either Canadian citizens or landedimmigrants at the time of taking up the award.Students whose awards begin in May areexpected to carry out a full-time researchprogramme during the summer months.

Where Tenable: The University of Calgary.Closing Date: 1 February.

III. University ScholarshipFor information on University awards open tostudents in all faculties, please refer to the Awardsand Financial Assistance section of this Calendar.

IV.Government FinancialAssistance

The provincial and federal governments makeassistance available in the form of loans to students.In order to be eligible for assistance, a student mustbe a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident ofCanada and provide sufficient evidence that financialassistance is essential to enable the student tocontinue his/her education. The amount of assistancevaries according to marital status, the number ofdependents and enrollment status. Further detailsand application forms are available from

Student Awards and Financial Aid, Room 124, MacKimmie Library Block, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4.

V. International StudentsInternational students planning to do graduate workat the University of Calgary should be aware thatmost Canadian scholarship programs requireCanadian citizenship or Permanent Resident status.However, the Government of Canada does supporta number of programs designed to assist individualswho wish to study in Canada on a study permit.These programs are usually organized throughagencies of the individual’s own government, andprospective students are encouraged to explorethese possibilities. These include the Columbo Plan,Special Commonwealth Africa Assistance,Economic Assistance to Francophone Africa, andCaribbean Assistance Program. Application is madethrough the Ministry of Education or through theappropriate government department in their owncountry.

VI. Other AwardsThe following entries describe national scholarshipswhich may be applicable to graduate programs atthe University of Calgary. Recipients of any ofthese awards held at the University of Calgary mayhave their program fees remitted by the Faculty ofGraduate Studies.

Alberta Community Development:

Alberta Historical Resources FoundationRoger Soderstrom Scholarship in HistoricalPreservation

Purpose: This scholarship is designed toencourage professional development andadvanced studies in the field of heritageconservation in Alberta.

Field of Study: Intended for university students atthe graduate level in disciplines relating toheritage preservation and research, focussingon Alberta. This can include studies inarchitectural restoration; area conservationand research, preservation planning and/orinterpretive development of archaeological,historical or palaeontological sites in theprovince, as well as related thematic work.

Value: One to two Awards up to $3,000 may begiven per year, based on the worthiness of theapplicant’s projects, and funds available fromthe endowment. However, the awards neednot be made every year.

Duration: In keeping with the Foundation’s policy,the duration of the award will be two years.Funding is for travel, subsistence whiletravelling, and material costs associated withthe research work. Payment of funds will bemade on the submission of invoices andreceipts for costs incurred. Other arrangementsmay be negotiated. A detailed report on theresearch completed must be provided beforethe award is paid in full. Successful candi-dates are requested to submit a copy of theirfinal thesis to the Foundation. Only one awardis given per student.

Eligibility: The applicant must be a Canadiancitizen or Permanent Resident, and have beenan Alberta resident for at least six monthsprior to the submission of the application.Selections will be based upon demonstratedacademic achievement or equivalent workexperience, and the relative value of theproject to Alberta.

Apply: Community Resources Officer Alberta Historical Resources Foundation 8820 - 112 Street Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P8 Phone: (780) 431-2305. Fax: (780) 432-1376.Closing Date: 1 February and 1 September.

Canadian International DevelopmentAgency Award Programme for Canadians

Value and Duration: $10,000 for up to 12 months.Supported by the award, the duration of thefield research/work/internship component onthe host country must be of 3 consecutivemonths at minimum.

Number: The number of awards will depend onbudgetary considerations.

Purpose: To give Canadians the opportunity tocontribute to the implementation of CIDA’sdevelopment priorities and to enhance theprofessional, technical and cross-cultural skillsof Canadians who wish to develop expertise ininternational development. The programprovides funding for research and serviceprojects which will be of benefit to the hostcountry and the individual. The program also

aims to promote better international linkagesand encourage long-term internationalpartnerships and cooperation.

Applicant Eligibility: All applicants must meet thefollowing conditions:(1) be Canadian citizens or permanentresidents of Canada at the time of application;(2) be registered in a recognized graduateprogram at the time of application (InnovativeResearch Awards and International EnterpriseCooperation Awards);(3) have relevant qualifications and substantivework experience related to the requirementsof the proposed development project(Professional Leadership Awards);(4) demonstrate a commitment to internationaldevelopment.

Project Eligibility: To be considered, the projectmust:(1) be feasible, of sound methodology andpractical in orientation;(2) contribute in an original but practical andfocused manner to addressing a developmentalneed of the host country;(3) address one or more of CIDA’s sixdevelopment priorities: basic human needs;women in development; infrastructureservices; human rights, democracy, goodgovernance; private sector development; andthe environment;(4) be carried out in collaboration with a hostcountry organization such as a public/privateagency, an educational institution, a non-governmental organization or a privatecompany;(5) be overseen by an advisor in Canadacommitted to assist the applicant during theproject implementation and provide a briefassessment of the project after its completion.For students applying under the InnovativeResearch and International EnterpriseCooperation Awards, the project advisor mustbe their thesis supervisor or program director.Applicants under the Professional LeadershipAwards may select an advisor in Canada or inthe host country.

General: Application forms, if not available throughthe Student Awards Office or the Faculty ofGraduate Studies on campus, can be obtainedfrom the Canadian Bureau for InternationalEducation (CBIE) at the address below. Formore information or to receive printed orelectronic versions of the application materials,contact:Canadian Bureau for International EducationAtt: Canadian Awards Division220 Laurier West, Suite 1100Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5Z9.Phone: (613) 237-4820, ext. 234FAX: (613) 237-1073E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.cbie.ca/canstu

Deadline: February 1.

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