Graduate funding and awards database: Program: Health: Public Health Sciences
This scholarship was established by the friends and family of the late Bob Graham, an Associate Professor in Recreation and Leisure Studies, and a doctoral student in the School of Planning.
Up to one Faculty of Health Teaching Assistant Award valued at $500 will be offered in each of the School of Public Health Sciences, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, and Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies per term.
This award is intended to provide financial support for full-time graduate students who acquire experience as a Teaching Assistant during the course of their graduate degree program.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Third Age Learning Bursary will be awarded annually. The bursary will be awarded to students in the Faculty of Health who are engaged in gerontology studies, who have financial need.
The Lyle S. Hallman Graduate Research Scholarship has been established for a student entering a graduate studies program in Health.
Students in the Master of Public Service (MPS) program who have arranged an internship are eligible to be considered for this award, valued at a maximum of $3,000.
One scholarship, valued at $6,000, will be awarded annually to a graduate student registered full time in a master's or doctoral program in the Faculty of Health.
In 2004, Dr. Ron Schlegel, former faculty member and long-time friend and supporter of the University of Waterloo, established an annual research award for students studying in the area of aging within the graduate program in Health.
This scholarship will be awarded annually to a full-time graduate student registered in the Faculty of Health on the basis of scholastic excellence and a demonstrated interest in research related to aging and older populations, including Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
This scholarship will be used to enhance external scholarships like Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS),and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).