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508 Awards and AwardsFinancial and Assistance Financial Assistance 508 UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS General Information and Policies Application forms for Competitive Undergraduate Awards (bursaries and scholarships) are available from the Student Awards and Financial Aid office website by April each year: www.ucalgary.ca/awards/ By completing one Undergraduate Awards application, students will be considered for all awards listed in this section with the exception of those stating “No application required.” Where no application is required, the award is made automatically without need for application. Unless otherwise stated, completed applications for Undergraduate Awards must be submitted to the Student Awards and Financial Aid office on or before the deadline date of June 15. Unless otherwise stated, the following policies are in effect with regard to University administered awards: In order to qualify: • Students must have completed their most recent consecutive Fall and Winter Sessions at the University of Calgary. An exception is made for students enrolled in Co-operative Education/Internship programs or Exchange programs involving only one semester of study. To qualify, courses in an exchange program must be eligible for transfer credit to be considered. • Students entering or continuing in the Bachelor of Education (Master of Teaching Program) are eligible to apply for Undergraduate Awards. • Students entering 5th year of a joint degree program are eligible to apply for Undergraduate Awards and will be considered for awards indicating students entering “Any” year or year 2, 3, or 4 • Students continuing in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program in the Faculty of Medicine are eligible to apply for Undergraduate Awards. • Students in the Faculty of Law or the Faculty of Medicine (excluding the Bachelor of Health Sciences program) should refer to the appropriate sections of the calendar for awards specific to students in those faculties. • Students must normally have completed their most recent Fall and Winter Sessions with a minimum of four full-courses (eight half-courses). • In order to be considered for scholarships, students must normally present a minimum GPA of 3.20 and to be considered for bursaries, students must normally present a minimum GPA of 2.60. • Monetary awards, except certain cash prizes, are normally contingent upon the student proceeding with his or her university program in the next Fall and Winter Sessions. Unless otherwise stated in the conditions, awards are payable only when the student is in actual full-time attendance at the University of Calgary. • The payment of tuition and fees is the first charge against scholarships and bursaries. If the value of an award is stated as “tuition and fees”, it is understood not to include differential fees. • Supplemental, deferred and special deferred examinations or term work may affect eligibility for awards. • In support of the Academic Plan, awards are distributed among the most deserving students and in keeping with the terms of reference for awards. No student may normally receive total award funds of more than the value equivalent to the average cost of attendance as calculated by the Student Awards and Financial Aid office unless the value of the award is higher. The University assumes liability for the payment of scholarships, bursaries, prizes and other awards only to the extent that gifts from donors, or returns from particular investments for these purposes will permit. As this information is published a considerable time before the opening of the session, the University reserves the right to make whatever changes circumstances may require, including cancellation or addition of particular awards. Faculty or Conditions:Conditions: offeredoffered annually.annually. ApplyApplications to the must Name of Award Year Fields of Studentbe submitted Awards by andJUNE Financial 15 unless Aid otherwise office (MLB stated. 124) and Donor Value No. Entering Study by JUNE 15 unless otherwise stated. Governor General’s Medals Silver Two Graduating Any • Highest distinction in scholarship Governor General of Canada Medal • Only first degree eligible • No application required Muriel Kovitz Prize $10,000 One Graduating Any • Awarded at June Convocation University of Calgary Senate and and medal • Highest overall grade point average in final year at Chancellor Emeritus Muriel Kovitz the University of Calgary to commemorate Mrs. Kovitz’s term • No application required as Chancellor from December 1974 to 1978 Advocis, Calgary Chapter, $2000 One 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Academic merit (minimum 3.00 grade point average) Scholarship • Participation in extra-curricular activities Advocis, Calgary Chapter • Interest in Sales and in the Life Insurance Industry • Canadian citizen or permanent resident Alberta Chapter of the Canadian $750 One 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Academic merit Public Works Association Bursary • Financial need Alberta Chapter Canadian • Intending to pursue a career in public works Public Works Association Alberta Union of Provincial $500 Two 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Academic merit Employees Undergraduate Bursary • Financial need Alberta Union of Provincial • Member in good standing (2 consecutive years of Employees service) of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees or the sons, daughters, legal wards or spouses • Dependent of retired or deceased member within a period of 10 years of retirement or death of the member. Dependent must be under the age of 25. Awards and Financial Assistance 509 UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS Faculty or Conditions: offered annually. Applications must Name of Award Year Fields of be submitted by JUNE 15 unless otherwise stated. and Donor Value No. Entering Study Ray Alward Memorial Bursary $500 One Any Any • Satisfactory average Established in 1979 by the • Financial need University of Calgary Students’ • Preference given to a student with a hearing Union in memory of Ray Alward’s impediment outstanding service in MacEwan • If no suitable candidate, consideration will be given Hall since its opening in 1968 to students with other disabilities • Must provide proof of disability (i.e. doctor’s statement) Atkin Memorial Scholarship $2400 One 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Academic merit (Order of the Eastern Star) • Alberta resident Grand Chapter of Alberta, Order • Eastern Star member, son or daughter of Eastern Star of the Eastern Star from the member or direct grandchildren of Eastern Star member Atkin family Albert Gordon Avis Bursary $1200 One 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Academic merit Estate of Albert Gordon Avis • Financial need E. Catherine Barclay Scholarship $7500 One Any Any • Full-time student who intends to pursue studies at the Friends of E. Catherine Barclay Université de Bourgogne (University of Burgundy) in Dijon, France or Université François Rabelais in Tours, France • Must undertake to enroll as a full-time student at the Université de Bourgogne or Université François Rabelais • Academic merit • Sufficient ability in oral and written French • Extra-curricular activities, exhibiting qualities of good citizenship which demonstrate concern for others will be taken into consideration • Award to be offered alternate years only. For more information, interested students may contact the Department of French, Italian and Spanish • Apply to the Department of French, Italian and Spanish by December 15 Big Rock Brewery Scholarships $1000 Six 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Academic merit Funds raised from Big Rock • Must be registered full time but need not be Brewery’s University Lecture Series To be carrying a full-course load determined annually Biology Students Association $500 One 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Must have been a member of the Biology Students Bursary Association during the year of award application Biology Students Association • Academic merit • Financial need • Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full-course load Board of Governors Scholarship $1500 One 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Academic merit University of Calgary plus tuition • No application required and fees Boyd Coffee Company Scholarship $1000 One Any Any • Academic merit Boyd Coffee Company, Portland, Oregon Elizabeth J. Boyd Memorial Bursary $1000 One 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Single parent Alex and David Boyd in recognition • Academic merit of the achievement of their mother, • Financial need Elizabeth J. Boyd, who graduated • Need not be registered full time, but must be enrolled from the University of Calgary in at least two half courses in each session with a BA in 1979 Rita S. Bulman Memorial Bursary $500 One 2nd, 3rd or 4th Any • Academic merit Family, friends and colleagues of • Financial need Rita S. Bulman, BEd, in recognition • Must be a graduate of Forest Lawn High School of her life-long dedication towards in Calgary the advancement of students who are economically disadvantaged 510 Awards and Financial Assistance UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS Faculty or Conditions: offered annually. Applications must Name of Award Year Fields of be submitted by JUNE 15 unless otherwise stated. and Donor Value No. Entering Study A.T.J. Cairns Memorial $2000 Six Any Any • Declared either a major or minor in English Undergraduate Scholarships (three • Selections made by the Department of English based on Estate of Professor A.T.J. Cairns male, Creative academic merit in the mentioned fields of study three Writing in • Must be registered full time, but need not be female) English, carrying a full-course load English • No application required Literature, related literary