Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Graduate Student Award of Merit 2024

At least four awards, will be awarded annually to the women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 17, 2025
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorSenior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC)
• Eligible CountryCanada

Benefits

At least four awards, each in the amount of $4,000, will be awarded annually to the women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records

Regions and number of awards are defined as follows, and eligibility shall rotate among them: ?

• Western Provinces (2028) – 4 awards
• Quebec (2025) – 4 awards
• Atlantic Provinces (2026) – 4 awards
• Ontario (2027) – 5 awards

Requirements

Women registered in Master’s or PhD programs at any Member Institution of Universities Canada within a designated region are eligible to be nominated

Interview Dates and Process

• Outstanding academic performance.
• Evidence of leadership, including but not limited to such things as:
  • executive positions in student organizations
  • participation on committees (student committees and university committees)
  • organization of special events, conferences, etc.
  • involvement in advocacy groups
  • involvement in volunteer organizations, within the campus setting and/or in the general community.

Application Documents

Each university in the designated region may nominate, through the Dean of Graduate Studies or her/his delegate, one person for the award. The Dean shall also be responsible for the appointment of a nominating committee for the award and for providing the Selection Committee with all necessary documentation in support of the nomination, including:

• Biographical data
• Curriculum vitae
• Academic records
• Three letters of reference

The deadline for submission of nominations:  January 17, 2025.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

The Selection Committee shall be the elected members of the Executive Committee (or its delegates), excluding those from the region from which the award recipients will be selected.

Nominations for the 2025 competition (Quebec Region) must be sent via electronic mail to:

SWAAC President
Dr. Donna Kotsopoulos
Western University
Email to: [email protected]

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