SPRING GRADUATE AWARDS APPLICATION FORM
The following Application Form is designed to be completed on your computer using the “TAB” key to navigate through the
document, with only the signature being hand-written.
1.
Student Information
Last Name:
First Name:
E-Mail:
UBC Student Number:
2.
Academic Information
Degree Program in 2014-2015:
Master’s Program
Doctoral Program
Master’s Program
Doctoral Program
UBC Graduate Program in 2014-2015:
Degree Program in 2015-2016:
UBC Graduate Program in 2015-2016:
Are you a full-time UBC graduate student (assessed full-time fees on Schedule A)* in 2014-2015?
Yes.
No. Please state your status:
Will you be a full-time UBC graduate student (assessed full-time fees on Schedule A)* in 2015-2016?
Yes.
No. Please state your status:
3.
Referee
Please list the name and affiliation of referee from whom you have requested a reference letter.
4.
Declaration
I understand the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies reserves the right to revoke any award offer if any
of the information in this Application is found to be untrue or fraudulent.
Signature:
Date:
* Students are automatically assessed full-time tuition (assessed on Schedule A) unless they have requested in writing to be assessed parttime tuition (assessed on Schedule B).
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5.
Additional Relevant Academic Information
List relevant work or volunteer experience, courses taken, etc.
6.
Exceptional Circumstances
Describe any interruptions or exceptional circumstances that affected your academic progress.
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7.
Outline of Proposed Research
In non-technical language, provide a detailed description of your proposed research project for the period during which you
are to hold the award. Be as specific as possible. State the objectives and outline the experimental or theoretical approach to
be taken (citing literature pertinent to the proposal), and the methods and procedures to be used. (Do not exceed space
provided below; do not attach any other documents.)
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The following awards are available for 2014/15 and/or 2015/16 as indicated below. Please fill out the short descriptions of
your eligibility on pages 7-14. Please summarize your eligibility in the below table by checking off all awards for which you are
applying:
Award
#151 Hong Kong-Canada Business Association Fellowship
#165 Simons Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
#357 Walter W Jeffrey Memorial Scholarship
#359 William Rea Fellowship in Television
#430 James Robert Thompson Fellowship
#472 R E McKechnie Graduate Scholarship
#491 Rick Hansen "Man-In-Motion" Fellowship
#493 Effie I Lefeaux Scholarship in Intellectual Disability
#4436 Werner and Hildegard HESSE Fellowship in Ornithology
#4817 Wendy Fan Memorial Scholarship
#6362 James and Setsuko Thurlow Scholarship in Peace and Disarmament Studies
#6367 Amanda Araba Ocran Memorial Award
#6425 Elsie and Audrey Jang Scholarship in Cultural Diversity and Harmony
#6473 Warren George Povey Award in Global Health
#6475 Ibn Battuta Award for Field Research
#6495 Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology
#6507 Montalbano Scholars Fellowship
#6509 ORW Opportunities through Rehabilitation and Work Society Graduate Award
#6511 Shaun Kenneth Gauthier (Shaun G) Scholarship in Cancer Research
#6513 Hanson Lau Graduate Research Scholarship
#6544 Syd Vernon Graduate Student Award
#6588 Rev. Dr. Bernard J. O'Connor Scholarship
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2014-15
2015-16
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Please provide a short description of your eligibility for each award for which you wish to be considered.
#151 Hong Kong-Canada Business Association Fellowship
A $6,000 scholarship has been endowed by the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association, Vancouver Section to assist
graduate students who have an academic focus on Asia to undertake formal studies or project research in Hong Kong for a
period of not less than eight weeks. It is awarded on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#165 Simons Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
Two $6,100 scholarships have been endowed by The Simons Foundation to encourage women entering doctoral programs.
One award is available in the humanities or social sciences and the second in science or applied science. The recipients will
be outstanding women scholars with potential for significant contribution to society through achievement in their chosen
field. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I began my doctoral program in May 2014, Sep 2014, or Jan 2015 – only award in humanities or social sciences is available.
Description of eligibility:
I will begin my doctoral program in May 2015, Sep 2015, or Jan 2016. Description of eligibility:
#357 Walter W Jeffrey Memorial Scholarship
A scholarship of $150 has been endowed by Mrs. Jeffrey and friends in memory of Dr. Jeffrey, an Associate Professor in the
Faculty of Forestry, who lost his life in an aircraft accident in August, 1969 while taking part in a water resources study for
the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. In recognition of his special interest in forest hydrology, and
his devoted efforts in establishing interdisciplinary studies at the University of British Columbia, this scholarship is awarded
to a graduate student engaged in interdisciplinary studies related to water resources. In making the award, consideration
will be given not only to academic standing, but also to personal qualities, character, interest and promise in
interdisciplinary land use research. If in any one year a suitable candidate is not found the scholarship may not be awarded.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
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#359 William Rea Fellowship in Television
One or more fellowships totalling $2,300 are offered by William Rea, Jr., founder of CKNW, in honour of his father, a
pioneer Edmonton educator. The minimum value of each award is $500. The fellowship is open to a University of British
Columbia graduate student of either sex, who shows the greatest aptitude in terms of scholarship and extracurricular
activity for a career in television through drama, music, writing, photography, engineering or business. The student may
attend any recognized graduate school which will further his training in this area, and the scholarship may be renewed for
one or more years in appropriate circumstances. Students wishing to be considered should apply by letter which should
include a statement outlining program objectives, academic transcripts and a statement regarding financial circumstances.
Applicants must also request three or more instructors familiar with his work to supply confidential statements indicating
his merits and their estimate of his ability to pursue work in one of the areas of the field of study in which the candidate
desires to work.
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
2014/15 award has been assigned.
#430 James Robert Thompson Fellowship
Fellowships totalling $4,950 have been endowed by the late James Robert Thompson, B.Comm, 1967. The awards are
made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to students planning a career related to
preservation of the natural environment. It was the expressed wish of the donor that recipients of the fellowship would
demonstrate a desire to use their talents and abilities to establish a significant career role in preserving the natural and
wilderness areas in B.C and the Yukon.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#472 R E McKechnie Graduate Scholarship
A scholarship of $1,000 endowed through a bequest from the late Chancellor R. E. McKechnie, is awarded on the
recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to a deserving graduate student at the University of
British Columbia who is proceeding to a M.A. or M.Sc. degree.
I began an M.A. or M.Sc. program in May 2014, Sep 2014, or Jan 2015.
I will begin an M.A. or M.Sc. program in May 2015, Sep 2015, or Jan 2016.
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#491 Rick Hansen "Man-In-Motion" Fellowship
Two fellowships of $16,000 each are offered to physically disabled students enrolled in a full-time graduate program at this
University. The awards are made available by the University of British Columbia to honour the incredible determination and
many personal achievements of Rick Hansen, B.P.E. 1986 and Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. His two-year world tour,
completed in 1987, changed public attitudes and the prospects for the disabled. The fellowship winners are selected by the
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies from among nominations received from the Departments of the University.
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. I will be registered with UBC Access
and Diversity.
2014/15 award has been assigned.
#493 Effie I Lefeaux Scholarship in Intellectual Disability
One or more scholarships to a total of $1,950 are offered to graduate students working in the area of intellectual
disabilities. The funds are provided through a bequest from the estate of Effie I. Lefeaux. The awards are made on the
recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#4436 Werner and Hildegard HESSE Fellowship in Ornithology
Fellowships totalling $17,900 have been endowed through a bequest by Werner Hans Hermann Hesse for graduate
students engaged in ornithological research projects, with preference given to those studying wild birds. Werner and
Hildegard Hesses' passion for wild birds was sparked in night classes on the ecology and conservation of birds at UBC and
led them to become leaders in amateur ornithology. The Hesses conducted bird surveys in the Canadian arctic, compiled
BC's Christmas Bird Counts for over 20 years, and developed a special concern for the harmful effects of human
development on bird habitats and populations. The Hesses delighted in funding ornithological research and, particularly,
contributing to the long-term monitoring of population change in seabirds of the Pacific Coast. The awards are made on the
recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
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#4817 Wendy Fan Memorial Scholarship
A $5,200 scholarship has been endowed in memory of Wendy Fan for a student who is entering graduate studies in either
Science, Applied Science, Medicine or Commerce and Business Administration. The award is made on the recommendation
of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I began my graduate program in May 2014, Sep 2014, or Jan 2015. Description of eligibility:
I will begin my graduate program in May 2015, Sep 2015, or Jan 2016. Description of eligibility:
#6362 James and Setsuko Thurlow Scholarship in Peace and Disarmament Studies
Scholarships totalling $5,000 have been endowed by James and Setsuko Thurlow and by The University of British Columbia
for graduate students pursuing studies in disarmament or weapons of mass destruction (primarily nuclear weapons). The
award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#6367 Amanda Araba Ocran Memorial Award
A $300 award has been endowed by family, friends and colleagues in memory of Amanda Araba Ocran for a graduate
student whose research focuses on issues of social justice and racial or economic inequality, or a critical analysis of our
society and its socio-economic structures. At the time of her death in 1998, Amanda Ocran was a UBC Ph.D. candidate
who was active in the Graduate Student Society, the Student Women's Action Caucus and the Women of Colour Mentoring
Network. Her research focused on the exploitation of immigrant home workers as cheap labour. The award is made on
the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
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#6425 Elsie and Audrey Jang Scholarship in Cultural Diversity and Harmony
Awards totalling $1,650 have been endowed by Elsie Jang for graduate students at the University who are conducting
research in the area of cultural diversity and harmony. While acknowledging how important it is to cultivate a deeper
understanding of cultural diversity across disciplines at UBC, the goal of this scholarship is to stimulate and encourage
interdisciplinary research that involves forms of artistic expression in the process of creating a more harmonious society.
The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#6473 Warren George Povey Award in Global Health
Awards totalling $7,100 have been endowed to graduate students in any discipline who are dedicated to working on global
health issues in honour of Dr. Warren George Povey and his contributions in teaching that span over 50 years on every
continent and at every level of education from Traditional Birth Attendants in Mozambique to Midwives, Nurses and
Physicians and in recent year's graduate students from many disciplines working on global health issues. Dr. Povey is a
pioneering scholar in global health and is passionate about addressing the social, political and economic determinants of
health and gender equity in the interest of promoting social justice around the world. He pioneered the International
Health course at UBC and has also taught global health at University of Washington. The awards are made in consultation
with the School of Population and Public Health and on the recommendation of College for Interdisciplinary Studies and the
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#6475 Ibn Battuta Award for Field Research
A $3,000 travel award is offered to a graduate student in any field of study who wishes to conduct field research in the
following Muslim-majority countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Comoros, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania,
Morocco, Palestine, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Xinjiang (Western China) and Yemen.
To be considered, graduate students must have a minimum overall GPA of 80% in their last two years of study. Candidates
should also have completed at least one course in field research methods, or be able to demonstrate equivalent
knowledge. Award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award:
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#6495 Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology
Fellowships totalling $59,650 have been endowed through a bequest from the Estate of Andrew Nord. Andrew Nord
suffered from the effects of arthritis from the age of 15 and the goal for his bequest is "to prevent the disease from its
devastating onslaught, to find better ways to live with the disease, and to find the cause, leading to a cure once and for all."
Doctoral students engaged in rheumatology research in any faculty at UBC are eligible to apply for the fellowships.
Recommendations are made by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#6507 Montalbano Scholars Fellowship
Fellowships of $10,000 each are offered by John and Dana Montalbano to support PhD students in International Relations
or International Law who are recipients of one or more of the following: Four Year Doctoral Fellowship; Killam Doctoral
Fellowship; Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Research Award or Canada Graduate Scholarship; Natural
Science and Engineering Council Postgraduate Scholarship or Canada Graduate Scholarship; or Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship or Canada Graduate Scholarship. Preference will be given to students
entering their first year of the PhD program at the University of British Columbia. John Montalbano is an alumnus of UBC, a
Leslie Wong Fellow at UBC's Portfolio Management Foundation and a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is CEO of RBC Global
Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management, and is responsible for RBC Global Asset
Management worldwide. Mr. Montalbano is a trustee of the Killam Trusts, co-chairs the Downtown Eastside Community
Arts Fund and he serves on the board of the Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation, the board of the Phillips, Hager & North
Centre for Financial Research and the Bureau of Asset Management at the University, and is also an advisor to Power To Be
Adventure Therapy Society. Provided that a successful candidate continues to meet the eligibility criteria, the fellowship
may be renewed for an additional two years. The recommendation is made by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies.
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Note that students who applied (but
have not yet received their competition result) for doctoral Tri-Agency funding (SSHRC, CIHR, and NSERC) for the 2015/16
academic year are eligible to apply for this award. Description of eligibility:
2014/15 award has been assigned.
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#6509 ORW Opportunities through Rehabilitation and Work Society Graduate Award
A $2,050 award has been endowed by ORW Opportunities through Rehabilitation and Work Society for a graduate student
in any Faculty whose work or research addresses how policy change can reduce or remove barriers to employment and
enhance workplace inclusiveness for persons with disabilities. Preference will be given to a student who, in their
academic, professional or volunteer work, is helping to effect policy change and advocating workplace inclusiveness. ORW
is a non-profit organization that seeks out new and innovative approaches to facilitate change so that there are no barriers
designed into employment legislation, policies, regulations and programs for persons with disabilities. Persons with
disabilities will have the same flexibilities, opportunities and productive work options as others in the work world. Research
or studies that address any disability, including mental health and developmental disability, are eligible. Students from all
Faculties are eligible, but preference will be given to students in the Faculty of Arts and the Sauder School of Business. The
award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#6511 Shaun Kenneth Gauthier (Shaun G) Scholarship in Cancer Research
Scholarships totalling $1,250 have been endowed by friends and family of Shaun Gauthier who was a brilliant, intelligent,
vibrant young man who touched many lives and had a wonderful enthusiasm for life. Candidates must be focused on
cancer research with preference that the scholarships go to students specializing in soft tissue sarcoma, specifically
Angiosarcoma. Recommendations will be made by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#6513 Hanson Lau Graduate Research Scholarship
A $1,000 scholarship has been endowed by Mr. Hanson Lau for a Masters or Doctoral student conducting research into the
significant contributions of Chinese immigrants to the Province of BC. Hanson Lau immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong
in 1966. He obtained a BA in English Literature in 1970 and a Diploma in Education in 1971 from UBC, where he was
involved with the AMS. After teaching briefly in Kitimat, he embarked on a distinguished career in Cantonese radio
broadcasting for Vancouver's Chinese community from 1973 to 1998. At the same time, he led several community projects,
such as pioneering a 911 phone translation service which earned a federal award, and promoting new citizens participation
in voting and politics. Lau has also spent years raising money for local charities, as well as for national and international
disaster relief campaigns. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award in 2012. Lau currently runs Hanson
Travel in Richmond. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
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#6544 Syd Vernon Graduate Student Award
Awards totalling $10,000 are offered through an endowment established by the Syd Vernon Foundation and administered
by the Vancouver Foundation. The Syd Vernon Fund for the Disabled, established in 1989, honours the memory of Sydney
Edward Vernon, founder of Auto Marine Electric Ltd and a pioneer of the automotive aftermarket parts industry in Canada.
This Fund supports charitable organizations for the betterment of persons with mental, physical or sensory disabilities. The
Fund also supports the advancement of education for those persons committed to working with people with disabilities
and their families. The awards are available to UBC graduate students who are Canadian citizens, with demonstrated
commitment to the disability areas described above, through courses selected, personal experience, past or current
employment and/or volunteering that involves working directly with people with developmental disabilities. Minimum
individual award is $2000 up to a maximum of $3500. Awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate
and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
#6588 Rev. Dr. Bernard J. O'Connor Scholarship
Scholarships totaling $9,000 are offered by the J.D. Ferguson Historical Research Foundation in honour of Fr. Bernie
O'Connor, who was a lifelong collector who specialized in the specie of pre-Confederation Canada. The awards are
available to graduate students in the second or subsequent year(s) of study whose research or thesis is focused on any one
of the following areas of inquiry: monetary history; the history of banks and banking; fine art and money, such as the
iconography on coins, medals, and paper money; the history of collections and collecting; the curatorship of coins, medals,
tokens, paper money, and other financial instruments; Aboriginal practices of exchange including, but not restricted to the
function and role of trade silver, treaty medals, and the fur trade; numismatics; metallurgy and money. The awards are
made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
I am registered in the 2014/15 academic year and eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
I will be registered in the 2015/16 academic year and I will be eligible for this award. Description of eligibility:
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