James Barnett Tax Experiential Award

An award, valued at up to $2,000, will be provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Three or Four of any program in the School of Accounting and Finance in the Faculties of Arts, Mathematics, or Science. Selection is based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average), combined with active involvement in groups such as the Young Tax Professionals group - a co-curricular program where students participate in activities to gain a deeper understanding of career options in tax, develop technical and practical skills needed, and learn about current issues and specialty areas within the field. This award has a required experiential learning component where the selected student will have an opportunity to work directly with a tax faculty member on a tax education or technical research project during a term, as determined by the faculty member for whom they are working. Interested students should submit an application by August 15 to the Faculty Lead of the Young Tax Professionals group. This fund is made possible by the support of SAF faculty, staff and alumni in honour of Professor James Barnett, former Director of the School of Accounting and Finance.