Application Information and Instructions

General Overview of Awards
The list of UBC endowed scholarships below has been compiled by the Office of Graduate Programs & Research (OGPR) in the Faculty of Education. These merit-based awards are awarded to our graduate students who are making the most outstanding contributions in their fields of study. Most Faculty of Education graduate students are eligible to apply on an annual basis (see criteria below). The adjudication for the awards is typically held in the early Summer and awards are to be taken up in September of each year. Graduate students should discuss whether they meet the criteria and should apply for one or more of these awards with their Supervisor or Graduate Advisor.

Academic Unit Deadline
For the 2008 adjudication, Education graduate students must submit application packages for the awards for which they would like to be considered to their respective academic units by Tuesday, May 19, 2009 by 4.00pm . Details of what to include in application packages are described below.

Eligibility for Scholarships
1. To be eligible for any of these UBC-administered awards, students must be full-time graduate students. Magistral students on the part-time fee payment schedule (Schedule B) are not eligible to apply. To be eligible, Magistral students must be on the full-time fee payment schedule (Schedule A). All Doctoral students are on a full-time fee payment schedule.

2. To be eligible for any of these UBC-administered awards, students must have been officially registered as a UBCV Faculty of Education graduate student in the 2008 Winter Term.

3. Scholarships will be awarded at the beginning of the Winter session. Scholarships are applied to tuition first. To be eligible to apply for the graduate scholarships listed below, graduate students must also:
- Not be expecting to graduate in November 2009.
- Register in the 2009 Winter term.

The amount of the awards are last year's figures, award amounts for this year will be available in early July 2009.

Students: Required Materials for Application Packages

Students must prepare an application package to apply for awards as described below. Application packages assembled by students should include (see below for detailed instructions):

The appropriate Award Cover Sheet

A 250-word statement written by the student explaining why they should be considered for the award, given the applicable award criteria

A letter of reference from a Faculty member (provided in a sealed envelope) speaking to the students' award eligibility, given the applicable award criteria

The downloadable graduate student CV available on this web page.

ONLY ONE APPLICATION PACKAGE IS NEEDED to apply simultaneously for the Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship. Doctoral applicants will automatically be considered for all four awards (since all are open to Doctoral students). Magistral applicants will be considered for the three awards for which Magistral students are eligible (the Dean of Education, Jimmar and Lidstone scholarships).
***PLEASE NOTE: Students can be awarded more than one of these awards, but cannot receive the same award more than once during a given degree program. For example: If a doctoral student was awarded a Dean of Education Scholarship after applying in 2007-2008, he/she can reapply in 2008-2009, but will only be considered for the Jimmar, Lidstone and Simpson Scholarships

A SEPARATE APPLICATION PACKAGE IS NECESSARY for each of the following awards: (1) the Katz Memorial Scholarship, and (2) the Lomcira Harold Covell Memorial Scholarship.

Students can submit more than one awards package simultaneously, as long as each package is tailored to the awards to which they are applying.

Award Cover Sheet
Graduate students must download and complete the appropriate Award Cover Sheet for each application package. Downloadable forms are linked to the award descriptions below. Note that there is one Award Cover Sheet to be used to apply simultaneously for the Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship. All other awards have unique Award Cover Sheets.

The Award Cover Sheets ask for program and contact information, provide terms of reference for awards and also provide a checklist to assist graduate students with ensuring all their supporting documentation is included in application packages they submit to their academic units.

Student Statement
For each application package, graduate students must submit a 250-word statement in which they clearly explain how they meet the criteria for the award(s) to which they are applying. Only one statement is needed if students are applying for the Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship. Separate statements are necessary for each of the other awards (the Katz Memorial Scholarship and the Lomcira Harold Covell Memorial Scholarship).

Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font.

Graduate Student CV
Graduate students must download (from this web page) and include a separate graduate student CV template for each application package they are submitting. Again, because only one application package is needed to simultaneously apply for Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship, only one CV is needed for that single application package. But separate CVs are needed for the separate application packages required for the other types of awards (the Katz Memorial Scholarship and the Lomcira Harold Covell Memorial Scholarship).

The graduate student CV is available here: Graduate Student CV
We have also provided you with a "sample" CV for your reference, please click here to see this document.

Letter of Reference
Graduate students must submit one letter of reference from an Education faculty member for each application package they are submitting. Because the awards criteria for the Dean of Education Scholarship, the Jimmar Memorial Scholarship, the Mary Elizabeth Simpson Scholarship and the John Francis Lidstone Scholarship are the same, only one letter of reference is needed for the one application package needed to apply simultaneously for these awards. But unique and separate letters of reference are required for each of the other awards (the Katz Memorial Scholarship and the Lomcira Harold Covell Memorial Scholarship). Letters of reference should specifically address how the applicant meets the criteria for an award as spelled out below and in the Award Cover Sheets. Letters of reference must be sealed and signed when submitted to academic units .

Award Descriptions with Links to Appropriate Award Cover Sheets

Last year's amount is shown for each award. This year's amounts will be available in mid June - please check back.

DEAN OF EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP (#1960)

Scholarships for graduate students have been endowed by alumni and friends of the Faculty of Education. The awards will be given in recognition of Magistral or Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the field in the area in which they are studying. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. The awards will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty.

Dean of Education award cover sheet

JIMMAR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN EDUCATION (#1982)

Scholarships have been endowed through a bequest by James Sigurd Eckman for graduate students in the Faculty of Education. The awards will be given in recognition of Magistral or Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the field in the area in which they are studying. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. The awards will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty.

Jimmar award cover sheet

MARY ELIZABETH SIMPSON SCHOLARSHIP (#489)

Two scholarships will be awarded to students in the Ed.D. or Ph.D. programs. Preference will be given to a Doctoral student entering second or third year. The awards will be given in recognition of Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the field in the area in which they are studying. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. The awards will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Simpson award cover sheet

JOHN FRANCIS LIDSTONE SCHOLARSHIP (#1297)

One scholarship has been endowed through a bequest by John Francis Lidstone. Each year the scholarship is offered to a student either in the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Education (alternating Faculties across years). This year, the award will be given in recognition of a Faculty of Education Magistral or Doctoral student who has demonstrated high academic achievement and who has made substantial contributions to the field in the area in which they are studying. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. This year the award will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Lidstone award cover sheet

JOSEPH KATZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (#1956)

Endowed through a bequest by Mary Katz and by family, friends and colleagues in memory of Joseph Katz, a long-term member of the Faculty of Education, scholarships are awarded to Magistral or Doctoral students studying in the area of multicultural and minority education. The awards will be given in recognition of Magistral or Doctoral students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and who have made substantial contributions to the fields of anti-oppressive education and/or education for diversity. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and service contributions to the field. The awards will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education.

Katz award cover sheet

LOMCIRA HAROLD COVELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (#490)

A single scholarship has been endowed by the Lower Mainland Council of the International Reading Association (LOMCIRA) in memory of Dr. Harold Covell. The award will be given in recognition of a Magistral or Doctoral student who has demonstrated high academic achievement and who has made substantial contributions to the field of literacy education. Substantial contributions will be considered in terms of both scholarly and impact on the field in which they are working. Preference will be given to a student in the Department of Language and Literacy Education. The award will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Lomcira award cover sheet