Proudly She Marched - Jocelyn Cowan Scholarship

Two scholarships, valued at $2,500 each, are provided annually to outstanding students enrolled in third or fourth year of the Health Studies program in the Faculty of Health or the Biomedical Sciences program in the Faculty of Science who intend to pursue a career in medicine. To be eligible for consideration, candidates must have a minimum cumulative average of 80%. Preference will be given to candidates who have a record of health-care related extracurricular or volunteer involvement. Preference will also be given to students who identify as women.

This scholarship is funded by the Canadian Federation of University Women Kitchener-Waterloo Charitable Fund (CFUW K-W Charitable Fund) from the proceeds of the sale of the two-volume "Proudly She Marched: Training Canada's World War II Women in Waterloo County" which was written and published by CFUW K-W to raise awareness of the significant contributions of women veterans to the history of Canada, and through a bequest from the late Jocelyn Cowan's family. As a young woman, Jocelyn attended medical school in Manitoba before moving to Waterloo. Over the years she was an active and strong supporter of CFUW K-W as well as one of the founding members of the CFUW K-W Charitable Fund.