The following list of UBC endowed scholarships below has been compiled by the Office of Graduate Programs & Research (OGPR) in the Faculty of Education. These merit-based awards are awarded to our graduate students who are making the most outstanding contributions in their fields of study. Most Faculty of Education graduate students are eligible to apply on an annual basis (see criteria below). The adjudication for the awards is typically held in the early fall and awards are to be taken up in December of each year. Graduate students should discuss whether they meet the criteria and should apply for one or more of these awards with their Supervisor or Graduate Advisor.
Deadline: 4:00pm, October 27, 2014 to the OGPR
Details of what to include in application packages are described below.
Please note: Although reference letters are no longer required, it is still the responsibility of the Supervisor/Referee to acknowledge by checking the box and signing the cover sheet that they have seen and support the application.
*** Past awardees were successful due to: 1) a strong student statement; 2) CV; 3) high GPA.
Eligibility for Scholarships
- To be eligible for any of these UBCV-administered awards, students must be full-time graduate students. Magistral students on the part-time fee payment schedule (Schedule B) are not eligible to apply. Magistral students must be on the full-time fee payment schedule (Schedule A). All Doctoral students are on a full-time fee payment schedule.
- To be eligible for any of these UBCV-administered awards, students must have been officially registered as a UBCV Faculty of Education graduate student in the 2013 Winter Terms 1 and 2. Students who are On Leave are not eligible to apply.
- Scholarships are applied to tuition first. To be eligible to apply for the graduate scholarships listed below, graduate students must also:
- Not be expecting to graduate in November 2014.
- Be registered in the 2014 Winter terms 1 & 2
Students: Required Materials for Application Packages
Students must prepare an application package to apply for awards as described below. Application packages assembled by students should include (see below for detailed instructions):
The application package will include:
- The Cover Sheet;
- A 250 word (maximum) statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria;
- The downloadable graduate student CV available on this web page.
ONLY ONE APPLICATION PACKAGE IS NEEDED to apply simultaneously for the Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship, the Donald and Ellen Poulter Scholarship, and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship (if available). Doctoral applicants will automatically be considered for all five awards (since all are open to Doctoral students). Magistral applicants will be considered for the four awards for which Magistral students are eligible (the Dean of Education, the Donald & Ellen Poulter, the Jimmar and the John Francis Lidstone (if available) Scholarships).
IMPORTANT: Students can be awarded more than one of these awards, but cannot receive the same award more than once during a given degree program. For example: If a doctoral student was awarded a Dean of Education Scholarship after applying in 2012-2013, he/she can reapply in 2013-2014, but will only be considered for the Jimmar, Poulter, Simpson and Lidstone (if available) Scholarships.
A SEPARATE APPLICATION PACKAGE IS NECESSARY for each of the following awards: (1) the Katz Memorial Scholarship, (2) the Lomcira Harold Covell Memorial Scholarship, and (3) the Janusz Korcak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Canadian Indigenous Education Scholarship.
Students can submit more than one awards package simultaneously, as long as each package is tailored to the awards to which they are applying.
Graduate students must download and complete the appropriate Award Cover Sheet for each application package. Downloadable forms are linked to the award descriptions below. Note that there is one Award Cover Sheet to be used to apply simultaneously for the Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship, the Donald & Ellen Poulter Scholarship and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship. All other awards have unique Award Cover Sheets.
The Award Cover Sheets ask for program and contact information, provide terms of reference for awards and also provide a checklist to assist graduate students with ensuring all their supporting documentation is included in application packages they submit to their academic units.
For each application package, graduate students must submit a 250-word statement in which they clearly explain how they meet the criteria for the award(s) to which they are applying. Only one statement is needed if students are applying for the Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship, the Donald & Ellen Poulter Scholarship, and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship. Separate statements are necessary for each of the other awards (the Katz Memorial Scholarship, the Lomcira Harold Covell Memorial Scholarship and the Janusz Korcak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Canadian Indigenous Education Scholarship.
Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font.
Graduate students must download (from this web page) and include a separate graduate student CV template for each application package they are submitting. Again, because only one application package is needed to simultaneously apply for Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship, the Donald & Ellen Poulter Scholarship and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship, only one CV is needed for that single application package. But separate CVs are needed for the separate application packages required for the other types of awards (the Katz Memorial Scholarship, the Lomcira Harold Covell Memorial Scholarship and the Janusz Korcak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Canadian Indigenous Education Scholarship).
The graduate student CV is available here: graduate student CV (students must use this template).
FACULTY OF EDUCATION GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: 2014
The following list describes scholarships that will be awarded to student applicants on the basis of merit, and indicates funds that are available for this calendar year. The financial value of scholarships awarded typically ranges from $200 -$1000. In the case of larger funds, the Faculty selects multiple award winners. For smaller funds, the financial benefit is modest but still represents an important recognition of academic achievement and can be a meaningful credential for future competitions (e.g. SSHRC, CIHR, NSERC etc,).
Scholarships totaling $10,000 is available for graduate students have been endowed by alumni and friends of the Faculty of Education. The awards will be given in recognition of Magistral or Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the field in the area in which they are studying. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. The awards will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty.
Application Packages must include:
- the appropriate cover sheet; download the Dean of Education Cover Sheet
- a 250 word (maximum) statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria. Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font;
- graduate student CV (students must use the template available on this web page);
Scholarships totaling $237.50 have been endowed through a bequest by James Sigurd Eckman for graduate students in the Faculty of Education. The awards will be given in recognition of Magistral or Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the field in the area in which they are studying. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. The awards will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty.
Application Packages must include:
- the appropriate cover sheet; download the Jimmar Award Cover Sheet
- a 250 word (maximum) statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria. Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font;
- graduate student CV (students must use the template available on this web page).
Two scholarships of $1,825 each will be awarded to students in the Ed.D. or Ph.D. programs. Preference will be given to a Doctoral student entering second or third year. The awards will be given in recognition of Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the field in the area in which they are studying. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. The awards will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Application Packages must include:
- the appropriate cover sheet; download the Simpson Award Cover Sheet
- a 250 word (maximum) statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria. Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font;
- graduate student CV (students must use the template available on this web page).
This award will be available to Education graduate students in 2017.
Scholarships totaling $2,500 are offered by Donald Poulter in memory of his wife, Ellen who dedicated her career to inspiring and teaching students. The scholarships recognize graduate student achievement in the Faculty of Education. These awards will be given in recognition of Magistral or Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the field in the area in which they are studying. Substantial contributions will be judged in terms of both scholarly contributions and impact on the field in which they are working. The scholarships are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education, and the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Application Packages must include:
- the appropriate cover sheet; download the Poulter Scholarship Cover Sheet
- a 250 word (maximum) statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria. Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font;
- graduate student CV (students must use the template available on this web page).
Scholarships totaling $5,500 have been endowed through a bequest by Mary Katz and by family, friends and colleagues in memory of Joseph Katz, a long-term member of the Faculty of Education, scholarships are awarded to Magistral or Doctoral students studying in the area of multicultural and minority education. The awards will be given in recognition of Magistral or Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the fields of anti-oppressive education and/or education for diversity. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and service contributions to the field. The awards will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education.
Application Packages must include:
- the appropriate cover sheet; download the Katz Cover Sheet
- a 250 word (maximum) statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria. Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font;
- graduate student CV (students must use the template available on this web page).
A single scholarship of $700 has been endowed by the Lower Mainland Council of the International Reading Association (LOMCIRA) in memory of Dr. Harold Covell. The award will be given in recognition of a Magistral or Doctoral student who has demonstrated high academic achievement and who has made substantial contributions to the field of literacy education. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. Preference will be given to a student in the Department of Language and Literacy Education. The award will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Application Packages must include:
- the appropriate cover sheet; download the Lomcira Cover Sheet
- a 250 word (maximum) statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria. Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font;
- graduate student CV (students must use the template available on this web page).
A scholarship of $1,000 is offered to an outstanding graduate student in the Faculty of Education whose research is focused on children’s rights and/or Canadian Indigenous education in the field of Early Childhood Education. This award is to honour the legacy of Janusz Korchzak’s life and work. A Polish-Jewish pioneer of child advocacy, Korczak was one of the great humanitarians of the 20th century who devoted his life to establishing and defining the rights of the child. Korczak’s ideas were adopted by the United Nations in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1959. This award is made upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Faculty Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Application Packages must include:
- the appropriate cover sheet; download the Korcak Scholarship Cover Sheet
- a 250 word (maximum) statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria. Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font;
- graduate student CV (students must use the template available on this web page).