Graduate Engagement and Leadership Award in French Studies

Award type: 
Scholarships
Award description: 

An award valued at $500 will be awarded to a student registered full time in a master’s or doctoral program in French Studies in the Faculty of Arts. Selection will be based on demonstrated leadership and engagement within the francophone community that has taken place either within or outside the Department of French Studies at the University of Waterloo. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative average of 80% or equivalent. Interested applicants must submit an application that can be found on the French Studies website by May 1.

Value: 
$500
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • A full-time graduate student registered in the Master’s or Doctoral program in the Department of French Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo who has demonstrated leadership and engagement within the francophone community (either within or outside of the Department of French Studies at the University of Waterloo).
  • Academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 80% or equivalent).
  • Engagement in the University of Waterloo community that is not within the francophone community may be considered if it is combined with engagement in the francophone community off-campus.
  • Students are invited to submit an application by May 1 to the Department of French Studies Graduate Studies Coordinator. The application form and requirements can be found on the Department of French Studies website.
  • The recipient will be selected annually in June by the Department of French Studies Graduate Studies Committee.
  • Students may only receive this award once during their graduate program and may not receive this award concurrently with the Graduate Studies Award of Excellence in French Studies or the Nantes Graduate Award.
Level: 
Masters, Doctoral
Program:
Arts→French Studies
Citizenship: 
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Application required
Term: 
Spring
Application deadline: 
May 1
Additional instructions: 

Students are invited to submit an application by May 1 to the Department of French Studies Graduate Studies Coordinator. The application form and requirements can be found on the Department of French Studies website.

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