Annually, an award valued at $750.00 is provided to a graduating undergraduate student enrolled in any program at the University of Waterloo. Selection are based on academic excellence, prior research experience related to child language development, and a demonstrated commitment to future postgraduate study in the area of child language development. No application is required. This fund is made possible by a donation from Knowledge in Development Inc.
This year, the award was given to two recipients.
This award is presented at the department level, and will not be mentioned at the convocation ceremony
2016 recipients: Richard Holmes and Taylor Riemersma
Richard
completed
his
honours
thesis
working
in
the
Lab
for
Infant
Development
and
Language.
Richard will be pursuing a Master's of Speech- Language Pathology at the University of Toronto where he will work towards his goal of becoming a clinician and researcher in his field of study.
Taylor
worked
in
the
Lab
for
Infant
Development 
and
Language
as
an
NSERC
student
in
the
summer
of
2015
and
also
did
research
in
the
Centre
for
Child
Studies.
Taylor will be pursuing a Master's of Clinical Science in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Western Ontario. Taylor's ultimate career goal is to work with adults recovering from post-stroke aphasia and related speech disorders
Congratulations Richard and Taylor on your academic achievements and the award, and best wishes for continued success in graduate studies!