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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Welcome to McGill! 2006/07 Welcome to McGill, an internationally renowned university with a historic tradition of excellence in research and academics. McGill is Canada's leading teaching and research-intensive university, and has long attracted the best and the brightest faculty and students from around the world. There are more than 170,000 McGill graduates worldwide, a virtual city, whose residents include Nobel laureates, Rhodes scholars, astronauts, Olympic athletes, and global leaders in science, politics, the arts, and business. Our dedicated administrative staff are working hard to ensure that your time here at McGill is not only academically challenging, but an opportunity to develop as a person. Today's social, technological and medical challenges continue to push the envelope of research, teaching and learning. At McGill, we welcome these challenges as we enter an unprecedented period of growth and renewal. New cutting-edge facilities will not only benefit students and faculty directly with state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, but will also serve to secure McGill's place at the forefront of global innovation. Our investment in our infrastructure is matched by a major academic rejuvenation. This decade will see the hiring of 100 new faculty members per year. Academic programs are growing and evolving too. New programs in engineering, science, and education have been added to the already more than 300 areas of study offered by the University. McGill's strengths lie not only in our reputation, facilities, faculty and administrative staff, but in the quality of our students. We are committed to attracting students of the highest calibre from across Canada and around the world. Our rigorous admission standards ensure the overall excellence of the students accepted to McGill, while the scholarships, awards, and bursaries described in this Calendar help us attract them here. We are grateful for the generosity of our many donors who make this possible. I wish you all the best as you embark on your University degree and hope you enjoy your time at McGill. Heather Munroe-Blum Principal and Vice-Chancellor McGill University Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards Calendar Published by Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar’s Office (ARR) McGill University 845 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2T5 Tel.: (514) 398-3910 Fax: (514) 398-4193 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mcgill.ca/applying and www.mcgill.ca/scholarships Published April, 2006 Please Note: McGill University reserves the right to make changes to the information contained in this publication without prior notification. The Web version of the Calendar at www.mcgill.ca/courses is the most current edition of this document, and is updated at various times of the year. All contents copyright © 2006 by McGill University. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this publication, or portions thereof, in any form. Printed in Canada by Payette & Simms, Inc. Legal deposit 2006, National Library of Canada and Bibliothèque nationale du Québec. ISSN 1718-8776 Cover Design Mario Marandola McGill Instructional Multimedia Services (IMS) Back Cover Small photos (left to right, bottom to top): The Barton Building at McGill’s historic Macdonald Campus. Macdonald celebrates its centennial year in 2006-2007. • Photo by Jack Goldsmith, IMS McGill’s hockey Redmen, in action at the refurbished McConnell Arena. The Redmen finished atop the league standings in 2005 for the first time since 1946. • Photo by Gary Rush, McGill Athletics Students cross Sherbrooke Street West towards McGill’s landmark Roddick Gates. • Photo by Jack Goldsmith, IMS Jamil Semhat, a second-year chemical engineering undergraduate, hits the books in the lobby of McGill’s MH Wong Building. • Photo by Claudio Calligaris Macdonald Campus’ Laird Hall. • Photo by Dr. David J. Lewis, Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences A birdseye view of McGill’s downtown campus. • Photo by Jack Goldsmith, IMS McGill’s Faculty of Arts building, fronted by the Whitney Friendship Fountain, better known as “The Three Bares.” Sculpted by McGill alumnus Ellen Barton, it was donated to the university in 1930 by Getrude Vanderbilt Whitney as a “Friendship gift to McGill University by American Admirers of Canada.” • Photo by Jack Goldsmith, IMS Large photo: McGill's Kaylyn Morton, a chemical engineering senior from Toronto, won the 2005 women’s individual scoring championship in the Quebec university alpine ski circuit. • Photo by Andrew Dobrowolskyj, McGill Athletics Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2006-2007 1. Introduction, page 5 1.1 Entrance Scholarships, page 5 1.2 In Course Awards, page 5 1.3 Graduating Awards, page 5 1.4 Financial Assistance, page 5 1.5 Athletic Awards for Entering Students, page 5 1.6 Athletic Awards for In Course Students, page 5 1.7 Activity Awards for In Course Students, page 5 1.8 External Awards, page 5 2. Entrance Scholarships and Awards, page 6 2.1 General Information, page 6 2.2 Entrance Scholarships and Awards, page 6 3. Awards to McGill Students In Course, page 11 3.1 General Information, page 11 3.2 Open to Students in Most Faculties, page 12 3.3 Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, page 12 3.4 Faculty of Arts, page 18 3.5 Faculty of Dentistry, page 27 3.6 Faculty of Education, page 27 3.7 Faculty of Engineering (including Architecture), page 29 3.8 Faculty of Law, page 37 3.9 Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University, page 37 3.10 Faculty of Medicine, page 40 3.11 The Schulich School of Music of McGill University, page 40 3.12 School of Nursing, page 45 3.13 School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, page 45 3.14 Faculty of Religious Studies, page 45 3.15 Faculty of Science, page 46 3.16 School of Social Work, page 52 3.17 Restricted Funds, page 53 4. Financial Assistance, page 53 4.1 General Information, page 53 4.2 Federal and Provincial Loans and Bursaries, page 53 4.3 Bursaries and Scholarships, page 54 4.4 Loan Funds, page 66 5. Activity Awards, page 68 5.1 Open to all In Course Students, page 68 5.2 Open to In Course Students in the Faculty of Education, page 68 5.3 Open to In Course Students in the Desautels Faculty of Management, page 69 6. Athletic Awards, page 70 6.1 Open to Entering Students, page 70 6.2 Open to In Course Students, page 71 7. External Awards, page 72 8. Index of Awards, page 72 The University reserves the right to make changes without prior notice to the information contained in this publication. McGill University, Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards 2006-2007 3 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 4 2006-2007 Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards, McGill University INTRODUCTION 1.3 Graduating Awards 1. Introduction These awards are for students who will be graduating with an undergraduate degree. All awards to graduating students are 1.1 Entrance Scholarships granted by individual faculties and schools and are included in the In Course Awards sections in this calendar. Entrance Scholarships are for students entering university for the A maximum of the top 10% of the graduating students in each first time to undertake a full-time undergraduate degree program. faculty are named to the Dean's Honour List. This honorary desig- Transfer, Mature, Diploma, Exchange, Special and Visiting stu- nation is based upon the cumulative academic record and the dents are not eligible for consideration. minimum required CGPA is determined annually by each indi- Awards range in value from $3,000 renewable to $10,000 vidual faculty. renewable and are based on outstanding academic achievement Other designations awarded on graduation, like First Class or a combination of outstanding academic achievement and lead- Honours, Distinction, etc. are based on the cumulative academic ership qualities. Financial need is not considered in the granting record and the CGPA required varies from faculty to faculty; of scholarships. All renewable awards are tenable until comple- students should consult their own faculty. tion of an undergraduate degree, up to a maximum of four years, provided the criteria for renewal are met. Finalists for the scholar- Graduating students who wish to find out about funding to ships valued over $5,000 may be interviewed. pursue graduate studies should consult the Postgraduate Fellow- As a general rule, applicants must be in the top 5% of their ships and Awards calendar or visit the website at: www.mcgill.ca/ class based on the last two years of full-time studies. The McGill gps/fellowships. website (www.mcgill.ca/applying) and the admissions application package provides detailed information on entrance awards including minimum academic requirements. Students wishing to 1.4 Financial Assistance be considered for awards must indicate this on the application for admission and must submit all supporting scholarship documents Bursaries (grants) and repayable loans are granted on the basis by the appropriate admission application deadline. Students who of financial need and are administered by the Student Aid Office. submit these documents will be considered for all scholarships for Students must complete an application form and arrange for an which they are eligible. There are no separate applications for interview with a Student Aid Counsellor. All applicants must apply individual scholarships. for any government assistance for which they may be eligible. The faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the There are also work study opportunities available through the Stu- Schulich School of Music also administer some entrance scholar- dent Aid Office. Information on financial assistance is available at ships for students applying to their programs. www.mcgill.ca/students. 1.2 In Course Awards 1.5 Athletic Awards for Entering Students These awards are for students already at McGill who are in full- There are a limited number of awards for students who are time undergraduate degree programs and will be continuing in admitted to McGill and are possible candidates for intercollegiate full-time undergraduate degree programs.