Appendix A.1 Scholarships available

All graduate students (M.Env.Sci., M.Sc. and PhD students) in the Environmental

Science Program are encouraged to apply for external fellowships and scholarships.

It is the responsibility of the supervisor and the graduate student to notify the Program Administrator that they wish to be considered for a scholarship or award, and to ensure that all the required documents are provided to the Office of the Dean of Science well in advance of the deadline. The following are only a few of the scholarships/awards that may be available to Environmental Science graduate students. Further information may be obtained from the Program Administrator and the School of Graduate Studies. For a listing of scholarships, bursaries and awards available and the appropriate deadlines, graduate students should consult the University Calendar website, http://www.mun.ca/regoff/calendar/sectionNo=SCHO-0881.

F.A. Aldrich Alumni Graduate Scholarship - Three of these $2,000 scholarships are awarded annually based on academic merit and need. Nominations will be made to the Dean of Science in May of each year. If a graduate student wishes to be considered for this award, all pertinent information should be submitted to the Program Administrator before mid-April.

A.G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship - Three or more scholarships are awarded annually based on academic merit. Nominations are made to the Dean's Advisory Committee on Scholarships and Awards by early August and all required information should be received by the Program Administrator no later than mid-July. The value of the Scholarship is $15,000 and it can be held for one year only.

School of Graduate Studies F. A. Aldrich Fellowship - This is a university-wide competition open to all incoming full-time graduate students. The SGS deadline for application is about the 3rd week of February and applications should be submitted to the Program Administrator by the end of the 1st week of February. These are valued at

$20,000 and $15,000, per year, for PhD and M.Sc. applicants respectively. Subject to certain restrictions, these fellowships are renewable for one year for PhD students. Approximately six to eight fellowships are awarded by MUN each year. These are awarded for exceptional academic achievement.

The Maritime Awards Society of Canada (MASC) Maritime Studies Scholarship - This can be awarded to a Canadian citizen studying in a “maritime based” program at MUN at either the M.Sc. or PhD level. It has a value of $5,000 per year and may be renewed once.

Geological Association of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship in Environmental Sciences - Guidelines and applications are available from the School of Graduate Studies.

The Leslie Tuck-Avian Ecology Award - This award is for $1,000 annually and is awarded based on a 500-word essay on the student’s research and its relevance to avian ecology and ecosystem preservation in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The George Weston Graduate Scholarships - Two awards at a minimum of $2,000 may be made annually to full-time graduate students. One of these is given in the field of Marine Biology. Applicants must have been born in one of the Atlantic Provinces.

Royal Bank Fellowship in Marine Studies - This award is valued at $5,000 and re- applications will be considered. The award is based on academic merit and is open to full-time graduate students in marine studies.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship/ Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships- Master’s/Doctoral Scholarship/ Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship - The annual competition for these awards commences in the Fall semester of each year.

Dr. Joe Brown Graduate Research Award in Aquatic Ecology and Aquaculture -

This award supports the research activities of a graduate student in the areas of aquatic ecology or aquaculture. Based on scholarly merit and quality of research, the award will be made by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies upon recommendation from the Director of the Ocean Sciences Centre.

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