JAMES ROBINSON JOHNSTON GRADUATE ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR AFRICAN CANADIANS
James R. Johnston was the first member of the Nova Scotia African Canadian Community to graduate in Law from Dalhousie University in 1898,
and he played a very active public, professional and community role throughout his short life. The James Robinson Johnston Graduate
Scholarship is supported by the Endowment for the James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, which was established in July
1996 "...to bring Black culture, reality, perspectives, experiences and concerns into the Academy". In the spirit of James Robinson Johnston, who
believed that the best interests of African Canadians would be served through education, Dalhousie University each year offers a renewable
graduate level scholarship to a promising African Canadian student, providing him/her the opportunity to pursue studies at the graduate level in the
arts, sciences, health professions, management, law, dentistry, and medicine.
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Scholarships will be awarded to African Canadian citizens or permanent residents in Masters or Doctoral programs at Dalhousie University.
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Applications may also be submitted by departments for eligible students who have been accepted into a graduate program.
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The award must be taken up upon commencing the first year of the degree program.
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The Doctoral scholarship is valued at $19,000 for a twelve-month academic year. The Award is renewable, subject to an annual progress review
(scholarship-class standing required). An Award can be held for a maximum of 36 months of full-time study.
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Fees are not waived and must be paid out of the award.
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Application and annual renewal request deadline: May 15th.
Applicants with first class standing in their undergraduate program who are intending to pursue studies in any discipline in which Dalhousie offers
graduate degrees are welcome to apply once they have been accepted into a program.
While any discipline is eligible, applications are particularly encouraged from students whose program of study has the potential to contribute to
African Canadian community enhancement and advancement.
Scholarships are awarded at the Masters or Doctoral level.
The Master's scholarship is valued at $15,000 for one twelve-month academic year of full-time study. The Award is renewable, subject to an annual
progress review (scholarship-class standing required). An Award can be held for a maximum of 24 months of full-time study.
One new award is made each year.
Candidates who hold other scholarships of any kind, including scholarships internal and external to Dalhousie University, will receive the James
Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians as a "top-up award" to their other scholarship, the total not exceeding
$15,000 per academic year for Master's or $19,000 for Doctoral.
Application and renewal request form can be found at http://dalgrad.dal.ca/currentstudents/funding/jrj/.
DOCUMENTATION TO ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION
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Applicants are required to submit:
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a signed, one page statement of their career development to date, their future career aspirations and the relevance of their program of studies
to those aspirations.
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a signed one page research proposal if applying for a thesis program.
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a signed one page personal statement articulating the applicant's vision of how the their life goals relate to the mission of the James Robinson
Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies ("...to bring Black culture, reality, perspectives, experiences and concerns into the Academy").
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Applicants may, at their discretion, ask a third referee to submit a confidential letter of reference DIRECTLY to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
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The Faculty of Graduate Studies Office will provide the Selection Committee with a copy of the applicants' transcripts and letters of reference, as
submitted with their admission documentation.
Each of these statements may NOT exceed ONE typewritten, double-spaced page.
advantage.
APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO:
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Dalhousie University
Room 314
Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building
6299 South Street
Halifax, NS B3H 4H6
Revised February 2011
Brief, well-written statements will be to the applicant's
APPLICATION —
JAMES ROBINSON JOHNSTON GRADUATE ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR AFRICAN CANADIANS
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MUST BE WORD-PROCESSED OR TYPEWRITTEN
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 15TH
NAME:
STUDENT NUMBER:
CURRENT LOCAL M AILING ADDRESS:
E-MAIL:
COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
CITIZENSHIP:
CANADIAN CITIZEN
PERMANENT RESIDENT
ACADEMIC RECORD (INCLUDING CURRENT DALHOUSIE GRADUATE PROGRAM):
UNIVERSITY
DEGREE
DISCIPLINE
MONTH/YEAR OF
(EXPECTED) COMPLETION
SCHOLARSHIPS CURRENTLY/PREVIOUSLY HELD:
SCHOLARSHIP NAME
DATES HELD (D/M/Y)
UNIVERSITY/ORGANISATION
OTHER AWARDS CONFERRED OR ACHIEVEMENTS RECOGNISED:
TITLE
DATES RECEIVED (D/M/Y)
UNIVERSITY/ORGANISATION
ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOR WHICH SCHOLARSHIP IS REQUESTED:
PROGRAM:
DEPARTMENT:
DATE OF ACCEPTANCE (D/M/Y):
REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS (CHECK BOXES TO INDICATE INCLUSION OF ATTACHMENT):
A SIGNED, ONE PAGE STATEMENT OF THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT TO DATE, THEIR FUTURE CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND THE RELEVANCE OF THEIR
PROGRAM OF STUDIES TO THOSE ASPIRATIONS.
A SIGNED ONE PAGE RESEARCH PROPOSAL IF APPLYING FOR A THESIS PROGRAM.
A SIGNED ONE PAGE PERSONAL STATEMENT ARTICULATING THE APPLICANT'S VISION OF HOW THE THEIR LIFE GOALS RELATE TO THE MISSION OF THE
JAMES ROBINSON JOHNSTON CHAIR IN BLACK CANADIAN STUDIES ("...TO BRING BLACK CULTURE, REALITY, PERSPECTIVES, EXPERIENCES AND
CONCERNS INTO THE ACADEMY").
NAME OF APPLICANT
Revised February 2011
SIGNATURE
DATE