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UVic students receive fellowships for climate change
September 14, 2009
Saanich News
Five PhD students and one masters student at the University of Victoria will benefit from climate change research scholarships, announced this week by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).
The students are among 22 from provincial institutions to receive one of the new or extended scholarships that are collectively worth more than $250,000.
The fellowships represent a major investment in ensuring provincial decision-makers are provided with up-to-date and relevant information to help guide policy decision, said PICS director Dr. Tom Pedersen in a press release.
Among the research topics tackled by the PICS scholarship recipients are the impact of climate change on the invasion of biological species, and reducing B.C.'s aviation carbon footprint despite a global upswing in aircraft emissions.
The scholarships are worth up to $12,000 a year for masters’ students and $18,000 for PhD students. http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/59272232.html
MISTIC Science & Technology Scholarship
One award of $1,000 available to students enrolled in a science or technology related program who have researched, developed or created a potentially useful innovation. Applicants will be required to submit a short paper describing the innovation and how it might benefit society. Click here for more information.
Foundation For Education & Advancement In Technology
The Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC), thorough its charitable foundation, the Foundation For Education & Advancement In Technology (FEAT), provides $13,000 a year in bursaries to students in accredited technology programs in British Columbia. Bursaries are available through college awards offices and directly from FEAT. More than $500,000 in bursaries and support for science and technology events in BC has been provided by FEAT since 1990.
Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists
Scholarships for Vancouver Island University
Vancouver Island University has a wide range of scholarship and awards available to students studying engineering, aquaculture, mathematics, resource management, science, and technology. For more information, visit the Financial Aid and Award Office at Vancouver Island University.
Financial Aid at North Island College
For eligibility requirements for bursaries and scholarships at North Island College, please visit the Financial Aid office.
MITACS Accelerate Program
The MITACS Accelerate Program links businesses across the industrial spectrum with university-based expertise in any faculty or department, through short-term research projects.
TRIUMF High School Fellowship
The TRIUMF High School Fellowship is for grade 12 students who have a passion for physics who will be attending a post-secondary institution in September. The fellowship includes: 6-week work term at TRIUMF and $3,000 fellowship awarded at completion of work term and report. One or two fellowships are awarded per year.
BCIC Young Innovator Scholarship Competition
The BCIC Young Innovators Scholarship Competition is open to grade 12 students interested in studying science, technology, engineering, math, digital arts, digital media, digital design or business who will be attending a BC post-secondary institution in September. Students create a new idea by mashing together two or more current technologies, being awarded a $2,000 + scholarship or $4,000 + scholarship in SIDIT regions. One scholarship per registered school in BC offered.
BC Technology Scholarship
An initiative launched by the BC Technology Industry Association in 2005, the goal of this industry-funded program is to encourage and support the development of BC's technology workforce of the future. In June, students from across British Columbia receive a BC Technology Scholarship Grant. BC Technology Scholarship Grants are awarded annually. The fund is generously supported through contributions from industry totalling over $200,000.
BC School Superintendents Association Scholarship
The BC School Superintendents Association (BCSSA) offers the following scholarships to BC students in grades 6-12:
Grades 6-12 Technology Scholarship
The Technology Scholarship recognizes outstanding achievement in technology-based learning. The BCSSA and Apple Canada invite BC public school students in grades 6–12 to design a website for an opportunity to receive a scholarship prize of an Apple MacBook. There are six MacBook awards, one in each of the grade-level entry categories: Grade 6-7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12.
Grade 12 Essay Scholarship
The Essay Scholarship provides financial assistance to students planning to pursue a teaching career. This year the BCSSA will award seven scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each. Students wishing to be considered must be currently enrolled in their final year of studies at a BC public secondary school. In addition to submitting an essay, applicants must provide a transcript of grades and two letters of reference attesting to school/community leadership. One scholarship winner for an essay written in English will be selected in each of the BCSSA's six regional chapters by a committee of educators. One province-wide scholarship winner for an essay written in French will be selected by a committee of francophone educators.
Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology Scholarships (SCWIST)
The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) is a non-profit association established to promote, encourage, and empower women working in science and technology. The society offers the following scholarships to eligible applicants:
Debbe Gervin Memorial Entrance Award, BCIT
A SCWIST scholarship that is awarded annually and includes a one year membership in SCWIST. One $1000 award is available to a female applicant entering an eligible High-Tech Performance program. Selection is based upon academic standing in secondary school/post-secondary studies. Eligible programs: Network and Security Professional, Software Systems Development, Technology Support Professional.
Dr. Margaret Lowe Benston Memorial Scholarship, BCIT
A SCWIST scholarship awarded annually and includes a one year membership in SCWIST. A $500 scholarship awarded to a female student who has completed one year of her two year trade or technology diploma program. The principal consideration will be academic achievement; however, considerable weight will also be given to other evidence of promise such as prior work experience, obstacles that have been overcome and community service.
Michael Smith Scholarship, UNBC
A SCWIST scholarship awarded annually and include a one year membership in SCWIST. A $500 scholarship awarded to a young woman midway through her Bachelor of Science program. Selection criteria include academic achievement, career aspirations, and community service.
Undergraduate Scholarships for Women
ACM’s Committee on Women in Computing Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conferences
The Association for Computing Machinery’s Committee on Women in Computing (ACM-W) is pleased to announce a new program that will provide support for women students in Computer Science programs (at the undergraduate or graduate levels) who wish to attend research conferences. It is not required that the student be presenting a paper at the conference she attends. In cases of exceptional demonstrable interest in pursuing study and research in CS, high school students will also be considered for conference support. Initially up to 12 such scholarships , of up to $500 each, will be awarded annually. ACM-W also encourages the student’s home department to match the scholarship award and recognize the student’s achievement locally within their department. Applications will be evaluated in 4 groups each year, in order to distribute awards across a range of conferences, with 2-3 awards given each quarter.
AMEC is funding a new $5,000 undergraduate AMEC Scholarship in Engineering for Aboriginal Women, to be awarded annually for three years beginning in the fall of 2006. As well, AMEC is ensuring these women will have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience by offering the scholarship recipients summer employment. These new scholarships will be awarded based on leadership, extracurricular activities and the applicant’s dedication to encouraging more women to enter engineering, rather than academic performance.
CEMF Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships for Women
Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) invites all young women in their first three years of engineering study to apply for a $5,000 scholarship. Five awards will be given, one in each of the following regions:
CN Scholarship for Women
CN Scholarships are awarded annually to female students in selected community colleges and Institutes of technology across
IBM Canada Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships
Two $2,500 Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships will be awarded annually to female students enrolled in accredited electrical, computer, software or computer systems design engineering programs in their second or third year of study. While recognizing high grades are important, this scholarship is awarded based on leadership, extracurricular activities and the applicant’s dedication to encouraging more women to enter electrical or computer engineering rather than academic performance.
Margaret Lawson McTaggart-Cowan Alumni Bursary
A $675 Alumni Bursary is awarded each fall to a female student who is majoring in Mathematics and who has completed at least two full-time semesters at
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
The NSERC Undergraduate Awards are meant to stimulate your interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering. They are also meant to encourage you to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in these fields. If you would like to gain research experience in an academic setting, these awards can provide you with financial support through your host university. NSERC encourages qualified Aboriginal students to apply to this program. (Note these awards are open to both men and women.)
The University Engineering Award is available to students in an electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical, or environmental engineering program. The award recipients will receive priority consideration for a developmental work term following successful completion of the second year. The award is to be granted to a member of an employment equity target group, which includes women, First Peoples, people who are disabled, and people who are visible minorities. The award is given to a student who has completed one year and is currently in the second year of his or her program, and who is of good academic standing, with a minimum B average. (For
Vale Inco Undergraduate Scholarships in Engineering
The Vale Inco Scholarship offers three new annual $10,000 scholarships for women in
StudentAid BC
StudentAid BC helps eligible students with the cost of their post-secondary education through loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships and special programs.
The Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society
The Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society , in partnership with the Victoria Foundation, provides scholarships to students attending public post-secondary institutions both throughout BC and internationally. They offer the following scholarship programs:
- Ike Barber Transfer Scholarship ($5,000)
- BC Aboriginal Student Award ($1,000 - $3,500)
- Pacific Horizons Scholarship ($1,000)
- One World Scholarship for Study in BC ($10,000)
- One World Scholarship for Study Outside of BC ($1,000 - $3,000)
- Premier's One World Scholarship ($20,000)