| · | $10,000 (renewable $2500 per year**) for averages 94.0 percent+ |
| · | $6,000 (renewable $1500 per year**) for averages 90.0 percent 93.9 percent |
| · | $4,000 (renewable $1000 per year**) for averages 86.0 percent 89.9 percent |
| · | $1,550 ($500 in year one, $350 renewable for years 2, 3 and 4**) for averages 80.0 percent 85.9 percent |
| · | Complete a web bursary application form; |
| · | Be currently registered for courses at Brock University; |
| · | Be in satisfactory academic standing (i.e., not on probation). |
| · | Demonstrated exemplary leadership in a student club, organization, association or team. |
| · | Did something exceptional that helped to advance Brock's academic reputation. |
| · | Made a significant contribution to student life at Brock. |
| · | Provided a valuable service to Brock or the broader community. |
| A. | Whitmore Griffin Award in Music |
| Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $2100*. Awarded to a third- or fourth-year student with a declared major in Music. The award will be made in recognition of academic excellence, outstanding achievement and potential as a music educator. Preference will be given to a student who has been accepted in the Faculty of Education at Brock University. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Mrs. Kathleen Griffin in memory of A. Whitmore Griffin and in honour of his outstanding contribution to the musical life of St. Catharines, Lincoln County, the whole Niagara Region and in schools and communities across Ontario. Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Amadeus Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize An award in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death. Alternating between the Dramatic Arts program and the Music department, this award will be presented at Fall Convocation to a graduating student with a strong university record in performance and a high academic standing. Established: 1993 Endowed: 1998 Eunice Leahey Memorial Bursary in Music Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $850*. Awarded annually to an upper year student enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Program who has achieved a minimum average of 75 per cent and can demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Preference will be given to a student with demonstrated exceptional performance ability in singing, on the piano or on another instrument. Donor: Relatives and Friends of Eunice Leahey. Established: 1999 Endowed: 2003 Mary Pat Richardson Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded by application to a student in Music or English who shows academic promise (70 percent or higher), as well as financial need. Single and joint majors are eligible. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Mary Frances Richardson Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Neil Jones Award in Music Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $500*. To be awarded annually to a second, third or fourth-year student enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirement. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Neil Jones and Jeanne Jones Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Niagara Symphony Award Value: $500. Awarded to a student entering the Bachelor of Music program on the basis of performance ability. The award will be made by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Student Affairs based on recommendation from the Chair, Department of Music. Donor: Niagara Symphony Established: 2001 Ronald Tremain Prize in Music Composition Value: $50. Awarded to a Music major who shows outstanding achievement and potential as a composer. Ruth and Horace Beard Award in Music Value: $300*. Awarded on the recommendation of the Chair, Department of Music, to an entering student on the basis of outstanding performance ability. Donor: Mr. Patrick Beard Established: 1998 Endowed: 1998 Senior Scholarship in Music I Value: $350*. Awarded to the student, with the highest average in Music courses, entering the third-year of a degree program in Music. Donor: The Late Dr. and Mrs. J.A. Gibson Established: 1975 Endowed: 1981 Senior Scholarship in Music II Value: $350*. Awarded to a student of distinguished musical achievement, entering the final year of a degree program in Music. Donor: The Late Dr. and Mrs. J.A. Gibson Established: 1986 Endowed: 1986 Sir Isaac Brock Music Scholarship Value: $400*. Awarded to the student with the highest sessional average entering the third- or fourth-year of a Music program. Donor: Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Established: 1990 Endowed: 1990 Department: Philosophy Affleck Memorial Prize in Philosophy Value: $100*. Awarded to an outstanding fourth-year (honours) student on the basis of his or her whole record with the Department of Philosophy. Donor: Relatives and friends of the late Mrs. Rheta Affleck Established: 1972 Doris Senior Award Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded to a mature student with a declared major in Philosophy who has completed a minimum of one credit. Students must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. This award is made on academic merit by the Department of Philosophy. Donor: Brock Philosophical Society Established: 2002 Endowed: 2002 Edward and Sharon Arnold Bursary Application Required Value: $425*. To be awarded annually to a student with a declared major in Philosophy. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Mr. Edward Arnold & Ms. Sharon Arnold Established: 1997 Endowed: 1999 Father John Nota Scholarship Application Required Value: $400*. Awarded by application to a student who has completed their second-year of study (10 full credits) upon entering third-year who has a declared major in Philosophy and who has the highest overall grade average. If the student identified for receiving the Father John Nota Scholarship using the above criteria happens to have been the recipient of the Frederick William Ford Scholarship in their previous year, then the student with the second highest overall average should receive this award. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Brock Philosophical Society Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Frederick William Ford Scholarship Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded by application to a student who has completed their first-year of study (five full credits) upon entering second-year who has a declared major in Philosophy and who has the highest overall grade average. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Brock Philosophical Society Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Professor Zygmunt Adamczewski Scholarship Application Required Value: $400*. Awarded by application to a student who has completed their third-year of study (15 credits) upon entering fourth-year and is a declared major in Philosophy with the highest overall grade average. If the student identified for receiving the Professor Zygmunt Adamczewski Scholarship using the above criteria happens to have been the recipient of the Father John Nota Scholarship in their previous year, then the student with the second highest overall average should receive this award. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Brock Philosophical Society Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Valerie Konopka-Bulanda Award Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded annually to an entering student with a declared major in Philosophy, who has the highest admission average. Students must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. The award is made on the recommendation of the Department of Philosophy. Donor: Brock Philosophical Society Established: 2002 Endowed: 2002 Woodie (George) Woodwood Memorial Scholarship in Philosophy Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1250*. Awarded annually by application to a student majoring in Philosophy who has completed two full credits in either Greek or Latin languages. In the event that no candidates meet these criteria, then it is to be awarded to a student who is majoring in Philosophy and who has completed either one full credit or two half credits in either Greek or Latin languages. This award will not be made to the same student twice. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: The Family of George Woodwood Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Department: Visual Arts Arthur Houston Prize in Life Drawing Value: $200. Awarded annually to a student in any year who has completed the best or most promising work in this area during the year in which the award is made. For the purposes of this prize, the term 'drawing' may refer to works executed in the traditional 'solid' media (pencil, charcoal, pastel, etc.) or, if in the view of the faculty of the Visual Arts Program this is appropriate, 'fluid' media (water colour, oil acrylic, etc.) as well. The Visual arts faculty only will determine the selection. The prize can take the form of a book or books or art supplies at the discretion of the student to whom the prize is awarded. Donor: Dr. Arthur Houston Established: 1999 Endowed: 1999 Elizabeth Miller Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $400*. Awarded annually, by application to a first-year student who is enrolled in Dramatic Arts (DART). Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Mary Jane Miller and Dr. Jack Miller in memory of Elizabeth Miller Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Amy Kerr Book Prize Awarded to a student in any year in Film Studies or Dramatic Arts or Visual Arts, who has displayed strength in academics and participation in the university community. Established: 1992 Senior Scholarship in Visual Arts Value: $400*. Awarded to a second- or third-year student with high academic standing and distinguished artistic achievement, who is entering a third- or fourth-year program in Visual Arts. Donor: The Late Dr. and Mrs. J.A. Gibson Established: 1988 Endowed: 1988 Sylvia Osterbind Prize in Art History Awarded to the student with the highest standing in Art History, normally with third- or fourth-year standing. Donor: (former Department of) Film, Dramatic Arts and Visual Arts Established: 1989 VISA Faculty Award Awarded to the student who has shown excellence over three or four years of study in studio and/or art history. Donor: VISA Faculty Warren Hartman Bursary Application Required Value: $200*. Awarded annually, by application. To be divided equally between each of three outstanding students majoring in Dramatic Arts, in Film Studies and in Visual Arts, who have completed their first-year and are entering their second-year. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Faculty and Staff, (former Department of) Film Studies, Dramatic and Visual Arts Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 FACULTY: MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE Department: Any 25th Anniversary Scholarships Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $1725* each. Awarded to the top student in each faculty returning to full-time studies in the fourth (honours) year. There is one award for each of the faculties of Business; Humanities; Mathematics and Science; Applied Health Sciences; and Social Sciences. Donor: Faculty and Staff of Brock University Abitibi Consolidated Inc. Scholarship in Science Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $1180* each. Awarded to a student entering the first year of a Science program. The award is renewable contingent upon maintaining a minimum "b" average in the program of study. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Niagara/Baie Comeau Community Foundation Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Bertha and Bernard Harrison Living Legacy Scholarships Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $5175*. Awarded annually to students with outstanding academic achievement, entering each of the faculties of Humanities; Mathematics and Science; Business; Applied Health Sciences; and Social Sciences. Candidates for the Living Legacy Scholarships must meet Ontario residency requirements and show financial need. Donor: Estate of Bernard Harrison Established: 2003 Endowed: 2003 Bertha and Bernard Harrison Scholarships Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $950* each. Five scholarships: awarded to students with outstanding academic achievement, entering each of the faculties of Humanities; Mathematics and Science; Business; Applied Health Sciences and Social Sciences. Donor: Bertha and Bernard Harrison Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Brock Arts and Science Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $650* The award will be made annually to an upper-year student at Brock University in an Arts or Science Degree. The award will rotate annually among the faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics and Science. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. The award will be made on these terms by the Brock University Senate Committee on Undergraduate Student Affairs, based on the recommendation of the Bursary Officer. Donor: Brock Faculty Members Established: 2002 Brock Arts and Science Entrance Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $2900*. Awarded annually to a student entering their first year of study at Brock University in an Arts or Science Degree. The award will rotate annually among the faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics and Science. The recipient must demonstrate academic excellence in their final year of study at the secondary school level. Established: 2002 Endowed: 2002 Brock University Discover Science Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $500 This non-renewable award is offered to selected students entering the Faculty of Mathematics and Science directly from secondary school in Ontario. Recipients must register for full time-study (3.0 credits) in the Fall/Winter academic session to retain the full value of the award. Donor: Brock University Established: 2005 Brock University Science Mentorship Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $750 This non-renewable award is offered to students entering the Brock University directly from secondary school in Ontario who have successfully completed the Brock University Science Mentorship Program and have an admission average of 80% or higher. Recipients must register for full time-study (3.0 credits) in the Fall/Winter academic session to retain the full value of the award. The award will be pro-rated for students with less than full-time registration. This award is in addition to any other entrance scholarships the student qualifies for. Donor: Brock University Established: 2005 Dean's Medal for Mathematics and Science Award Type: Graduating Medal Awarded to the student graduating with the highest cumulative overall average in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science (one in a pass degree, one in an honours degree). Graduates from the Spring and previous Fall Convocation are eligible. A minimum of 10 credits must be completed at Brock University and the graduate must be receiving their first honours degree. A minimum of 80 percent must be achieved. Cora M. Briant Bursary for Women Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $1500*. Awarded annually by application to a female student in financial need who is continuing her studies in the sciences (not mathematics). Renewable in subsequent years contingent on recipient maintaining a minimum 75 percent average. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Cora M. Briant Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Margaret Campbell Bursary Application Required Value: $425*. Awarded annually to a first-year student who is enrolled in Science or Humanities. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Campbell and Company Insurance Consultants Ltd. Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 General Motors of Canada Limited Bursary Award Type: Entrance Bursary - Application Required Value: $1050*. To be awarded annually to a first-year female or visible minority with demonstrated interest in Math and Science. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: General Motors of Canada Limited Established: 1997 Endowed: 1998 Goldsmith-Wyatt Mathematics and Science Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $6500*. Awarded to a full-time student at the undergraduate or graduate level in the area of Mathematics or Science, who is a graduate of Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology and who has both academic strength and financial need. If no applications are received from individuals meeting these criteria, the scholarship will be awarded to a student in the faculty of Mathematics and Science on the basis of financial need and academic merit. Donor: Prof. E.E. Goldsmith and Mr. Alan Wyatt Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Jaeger Family Bursary for Women Award Type: Entrance Bursary - Application Required Value: $2000*. Awarded to a female student entering Brock University with a minimum average of 80 percent, majoring in natural sciences or mathematics. The award is renewable (provided the recipient maintains an 80 percent average) and is tenable with other awards. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: The Jaeger Family Established: 1998 Endowed: 1998 John W. Bean and Kathryn Bean Becker Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1260* each. Awarded to a student in each of the faculties entering the fourth (honours) year, who has demonstrated diligence and industriousness. In the Faculty of Education the award will be made to one student entering his/her final year of study. Candidates are nominated by the appropriate Dean. A one-page statement indicating your suitability for this award is required. For the Faculty of Education, the candidate must be registered in one of the University's Concurrent Education programs. Donor: Estate of John W. Bean and Kathryn Bean Becker Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Muller Bursary in Science Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $450*. Awarded to a 3rd or 4th year student who is enrolled in a double major in honours Science. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Eric Muller & Mr. Michael Muller Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Siashadal Inc. Undergraduate Prize in International Science Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $200. Awarded at Spring or Fall Convocation by the Director of Brock International to the best Honours BSc Thesis or essay conducted on a project that is located outside North America. In the event that no candidates can meet these criteria, then the award will be presented on a topic dealing with the internationalization of science. Donor: Siashadal Inc. Established: 2000 Technology Group (Machine and Electronic Shop) Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $1500*. Awarded to a Canadian citizen who is a first- or second-year Bachelor of Science student majoring in either Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences or Physics. (To be awarded to these departments on a rotating basis). The minimum average required for considered is 75 percent. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Mr. Roland Seehagel and Mr. John Rustenburg Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Terry and Sue White Scholarships Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $2000* each. Four awards, one each to be made to a continuing student in the Faculty of Business, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social Sciences. The award will be made to the student entering fourth-year with the highest cumulative average. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Terry White and Mrs. Susan White Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Department: Biological Sciences 3M Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $950. Awarded annually to a student entering his/her graduate year of study in either Biology or Chemistry, who have maintained grades establishing them in the top quartile of their program(s) and who are in need of financial assistance. Donor: 3M Canada Inc. Established: 1992 Betty and Gordon Vallee Scholarships Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: Varies. Two scholarships, to be awarded as entrance scholarships to students on the basis of academic merit and financial need with a declared major in History and/or Biological Sciences who have graduated from a Niagara Region secondary school. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Betty and Gordon Vallee Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Biological Sciences Faculty Book Prizes Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: Varies. Awarded to the student achieving the highest grade in BIOL 1F90; the second- and third-year students receiving the highest marks in Biology courses; and the graduating honours students with the best overall record in Biology. Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award Award Type: In-Course Award A medal awarded to an honours Chemistry student and an honours Biotechnology student with the highest standing in the graduating class, who have obtained a minimum average of 75 percent in their final year and who have completed the program in four years. Donor: Society of Chemical Industry Established: 1967 Arthur Wiebe Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $940*. Awarded annually to a student in the Biological Sciences program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Arthur Wiebe Established: 1997 M. S. Manocha Memorial Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $100*. Awarded annually to a student graduating with an honours degree in Biology who plans to pursue an MSc in Biology at Brock University. Donor: Family and Friends of Dr. M. S. Manocha Established: 2000 Endowed: 2000 Ursino Family Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $1300*. Made annually to a second or third year student who has a minimum 70 percent major average. Preference will be given to a student with a declared major in Biological Sciences. If no suitable applicant can be found, second preference will be given to a student in the Concurrent BSc/BEd program with a declared major in Science. Students must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: The Ursino Family in Memory of Joseph and Josephine Ursino Established: 2001 Endowed: 2001 Department: Chemistry 3M Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $950. Awarded annually to a student entering his/her graduate year of study in either Biology or Chemistry, who have maintained grades establishing them in the top quartile of their program(s) and who are in need of financial assistance. Donor: 3M Canada Inc. Established: 1992 Blema Miller Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $200. Awarded to a Chemistry major or combined major with the highest standing in second-year. Donor: Professors Mary Jane Miller and Jack Martin Miller Established: 1992 Brenda Gibson Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $100. Awarded to the most insightful student in Science and Society (SCIE 1F30), or a corresponding Science elective offered by the Department of Chemistry. Donor: Martin S. and Brenda R. Gibson Established: 1994 Canadian Society for Chemistry Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize A silver medal and Institute book plates. Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the penultimate year of the honours Chemistry program. Donor: Chemical Institute of Canada Established: 1967 David Moule Award Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $250*. Awarded to a chemistry or combined major student with the highest standing in year-two or year-three Physical Chemistry. Donor: Mrs. Susan R. Moule, Mr. Christopher Moule, with family and friends, in honour of Professor David Moule. Established: 1999 Endowed: 1999 A. Cherniak Founders Prize in Chemistry Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $300*. Awarded to the best third- or fourth-year Chemistry major or combined major. Donor: Faculty and Staff, Department of Chemistry Established: 1993 Endowed: 1993 Gail I. Neff Award: Chemistry Demonstrator of the Year Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $300*. Awarded to the best chemistry lab demonstrator or senior demonstrator. Nominations must be supported by student evaluations. May be awarded only once to any given individual. Donor: Dr. Mary Frances Richardson Established: 1993 Endowed: 1993 Hiatt Bursary in Chemistry Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $550*. Awarded annually, by application to a student who is majoring in Chemistry or a Chemistry related program (joint majors, BSc/BEd, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry stream of Environmental Sciences, etc.). Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Faculty and Staff, Chemistry Department Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 J. (Mel) Farquharson Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $1100*. Awarded to the student with the highest average in Chemistry courses entering the third- or fourth-year of a single or combined major in Chemistry. Candidates are recommended by the Chair of Chemistry. Donor: Mrs. Jan Farquharson and friends Established: 1992 Endowed: 1992 Martin S. Gibson Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $150*. Awarded to students approaching the end of third-year (14 or 15 credits completed) with at least a 75 percent average. First preference to a student in which Chemistry is an integral part of their program of study (currently Chemistry single and combined majors and Biotechnology). Second preference to other students in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science. Donor: Department of Chemistry colleagues of Dr. Gibson Established: 1993 Endowed: 1996 Mary Rixey Richardson Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $400*. Awarded by application to a student in Chemistry (single or joint major) who shows academic promise (70 percent or higher average). Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Mary Frances Richardson Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Scholler Foundation Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1700*. Awarded to a student of honours standing majoring in Chemistry. Donor: Scholler Foundation Established: 1973 Endowed: 1973 Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award Award Type: In-Course Award A medal awarded to an honours Chemistry student and an honours Biotechnology student with the highest standing in the graduating class, who have obtained a minimum average of 75 percent in their final year and who have completed the program in four years. Donor: Society of Chemical Industry Established: 1967 Department: Computer Science Acres International Award Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $650*. Awarded by application to a senior Computer Science student. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Acres International Limited Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Department of Computer Science Book Prizes Award Type: In-Course Prize Four book prizes; awarded to the student in each year with the highest marks in Computer Science courses. Established: 1981 General Motors of Canada Brock Scholars Award Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $2250*. Awarded annually to a first-year student enrolling in Computer Science, Computing and Business, or Computing and Solid State Device Technology. Students must have a minimum 80% admission average to qualify and preference will be given to students with disabilities, aboriginal students and female students in these programs. Students must maintain a 75% average to renew the award. Donor: General Motors of Canada Limited Established: 2001 Endowed: 2001 Hank van Rotterdam Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $2025*. Awarded annually to an entering first year student with a declared major in Computer Science. Applicants must demonstrate academic success and financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. This award was established by family, friends and colleagues of Hank van Rotterdam, to remember his kindness, thoughtful nature, beautiful smile, fine intellect, professionalism and enjoyment of life and its many offerings. As well as his love for Brock University. Donor: Friends and Family of Hank van Rotterdam Established: 2002 Information Technology Services Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $400*. Awarded annually to a Computer Science student in their second- or third-year of study, who has a minimum 75 percent average. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Faculty, Staff and Friends of Information Technology Services Established: 1996 Endowed: 1997 Silicon Knights Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $2000. Awarded annually to a third- or fourth-year student on the basis of academic merit with a declared major in Computer Science. Only students pursuing their first degree are eligible. Selection will be based on recommendation from the Chair of the Computer Science Department. Donor: Silicon Knights Inc. Established: 2000 Department: Environment Frank Banfield Memorial Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $50. Awarded to a graduating student in recognition of academic standing and contribution to the Centre for Environment. Donor: Centre for Environment Howard Martin Memorial Award Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded to a full-time Brock University student in year two, three or four of study. Candidates must demonstrate an interest and involvement in the natural environment. Candidates must also have satisfactory academic standing and demonstrate financial need and Ontario residency requirements. Applicants must submit a statement (approx. 1 page in length) indicating their specific involvement in the area of the natural environment (including any specific activities, affiliations, experiences, etc., which detail their passion and dedication to the environment). Donor: The Niagara Falls Nature Club Established: 1991 Larry Sweeney Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded annually by application to a full-time Environmental joint major in years 2, 3 or 4 maintaining a minimum academic average of 70 percent or better. The Bursary Officer will forward the completed bursary application form to the Director of the Centre for the Environment. Applicants must write to the Director indicating their desire to apply for the bursary. Applicants must also meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: FirstOntario Credit Union Limited Established: 1991 Endowed: 1991 Robert C. Hoover Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded to one or more eligible applicants. Awarded by application to full-time combined majors in the Centre for the Environment at the second, third or fourth-year level, who can demonstrate financial need, and who show academic promise. Awarded on the advice of the Director of the Centre for the Environment. Applicants must write a letter addressed to the Director, indicating their desire to apply for the bursary. Donor: Friends and Colleagues of Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert C. Hoover Established: 1985 TD Canada Trust Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $800. Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Environmental Studies. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: TD Canada Trust Established: 1997 Department: Earth Sciences Brian Parker Memorial Award Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $1600*. Awarded, on the basis of academic excellence and extracurricular involvement, to a student completing third-year of the Environmental Geosciences stream of the Earth Sciences Program. If no suitable candidate is found from the Environmental Geosciences stream, the award may be made to any qualified student from the Earth Sciences Program. Donor: Family and friends of the late Brian Parker Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded to the best undergraduate student in a petroleum related field, usually at the fourth-year (honours) level. Donor: The Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Student-Industry Field Trip Award Type: In-Course Prize A prize of a one-week field trip to Calgary, for the best third-year student in "soft-rock" geology. Donor: The Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Earth Sciences Award Award Type: In-Course Award Awarded by the Department of Earth Sciences to students with the highest average in second-, third- or fourth-year Earth Sciences. Ed Mirynech Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $100*. Awarded to a full-time Earth Science major in their second or third year who has most improved in their studies. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Donor: Dr. E. Mirynech, friends & Family in memory of Dr. Mirynech Established: 1984 Endowed: 1984 Edhorn Prize in Paleontology Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $100*. Awarded to the full-time student with the highest grade in a first course in paleontology. Donor: Department of Earth Sciences Established: 1985 Geological Association of Canada Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded to the best third-year student in Earth Sciences. Donor: Geological Association of Canada J.P. Bickell Foundation Entrance Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $1000*. Awarded to the entering student with the highest admission average into Honours Earth Sciences Program. Donor: J.P. Bickell Foundation Established: 1968 Endowed: 2002 Mineralogical Association of Canada Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Membership in the M.A.C. and a subscription to Canadian Mineralogist. Awarded to the student with the highest grade in a first course in mineralogy. Donor: Mineralogical Association Peter Peach Memorial Award Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $150*. Awarded to the student with the highest mark at field camp - ERSC 3P99. Donor: Department of Earth Sciences Professor Bruce A. Liberty Memorial Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Application Required Value: $500*. To be distributed by the Department of Earth Sciences to worthy undergraduate or graduate students, who have demonstrable need and a satisfactory record (normally a major average of 70 percent or better). Donor: Friends of the late Professor Liberty Established: 1982 Walker Brothers Award Award Type: In-Course Award Value $400*. Awarded to a student in second-, third- or fourth-year majoring in Earth Sciences, on the basis of academic excellence and need. Donor: Clarkson Gordon, Chartered Accountants Established: 1988 Department: Geography Gerald Nash Geography Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $1,000. Awarded to a single or combined Geography student, entering third year, who demonstrates financial need and academic success. Donor: Dr. Gerald and Mrs. Donna Nash Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Department: Mathematics Ian D. Beddis Family Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1300*. Awarded annually to a third- or fourth-year student who is specializing in Mathematics or Economics and who is actively involved in Brock University extra-curricular activities. Applicants must have a minimum average of 75 percent. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Ian D. Beddis & Family Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 John and Roslyn Reed Book Prizes Award Type: In-Course Prize Two book prizes; Awarded to one female and one male student, graduating with first-class honours in Mathematics. Donor: J. W. Reed Established: 1991 Leroy Langdon Richardson Bursary Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded by application to a student entering year 2, 3 or 4 in Mathematics or Physics who shows academic promise (70 percent or higher average). Single and joint majors are eligible. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Mary Frances Richardson Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Department: Neuroscience Vincent Fitzgibbon - Brain Injury Community Re-entry (Niagara) Inc. Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded annually to a student majoring in Psychology or Neuroscience at Brock University. Candidates must demonstrate financial need. Preference will go to a student enrolled in an honours program in the 3rd or 4th year, or to a graduate student, who is interested in pursuing the field of brain injury rehabilitation and demonstrates community involvement or work related experience in the social/health services field. Donor: Brain Injury Community Re-entry (Niagara) Inc. Established: 2002 Endowed: 2003 Department: Oenology and Viticulture Alumni CCOVI Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1500*. Awarded annually to an applicant at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute in their first year of study; the applicant is to be a member of the Brock University Alumni Association with a minimum of 75 percent average. If there are no candidates who satisfy the above in any given academic year then the award will be made to an applicant to the program in their first year who has graduated from a recognized university with a minimum 75 percent average. If there are no candidates who satisfy the above in any given academic year then the award will be made to a student in their second year of study in the BSc OEVI Program who has maintained a 75 percent average in their first year of study. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Brock University Alumni Association and Friends Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Canadian Vintners Association Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1000. The award will be made annually to the most outstanding, deserving student in Oenology and Viticulture (with a focus on oenology) moving from 3rd year to 4th year of the B.Sc (Honours) in OEVI. The award is judged on student achievement (grades and co-op placement evaluation). Donor: Canadian Vintners Association Established: 2004 Chateau Des Charmes Wines Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1300*. Awarded by application to a student who is completing their third-year of the Oenology and Viticulture Program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Qualified applicants may be offered employment with Chateau des Charmes. Donor: Chateau Des Charmes Wines Ltd. Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Dante Marinelli Oenology and Viticulture Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $125. Awarded in memory of Dante Marinelli to a student or students in the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Program. Donor: Broderick & Partners Established: 1997 Domenica and Andy Panko Scholarship in Oenology and Viticulture Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $2950*. To be awarded annually, by application to an outstanding Niagara area student who is entering or transferring into the Oenology and Viticulture program. Should no qualifying students apply from this program, the award will be available to an outstanding student entering, in the first instance, the Earth Sciences program, in the second instance, the Department of Chemistry. If no Niagara students apply, the geographic scope may be broadened to Ontario. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Mrs. Domenica and Dr. Andy Panko Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Simon Haynes Soil Science Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $124*. Awarded annually to a Brock University student in the Oenology and Viticulture program (degree or certificate). The successful recipient will be the student with the highest mark in OEVI 2P97 - Introduction to Soil Science (or the successor course). In the event that more than one student meets these criteria, the award will be made to the student who has completed the greatest number of OEVI courses. If no student meets the above criteria, the award will be made to the Earth Science major with the highest average. Donor: Brian and Kathy Grant, in recognition of Dr. Haynes' contribution to the study of Terroir in Niagara. Established: 2005 Harrison McCain Foundation Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $2500-5000. Awarded to a student entering the CCOVI program who is a graduate of an Atlantic Canada High School. The candidate must posses an 80% average and demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. This scholarship is renewable pending the recipient maintain a 75% average in their program. Donor: Harrison McCain Foundation Established: 2002 Jackson-Triggs Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $1250. Awarded annually to two students, one from eastern Canada and one from western Canada, entering the Oenology and Viticulture degree program. Donor: Vincorp International Inc. Established: 1999 Katherine and Jacob Hildebrand Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $2400*. Awarded to a student entering the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. The award is renewable provided satisfactory academic standing is maintained and financial need is demonstrated. Donor: Katherine and Jacob Hildebrand Established: 1998 Endowed: 1998 LCBO Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $2500 The award will be made annually to two students whom are participating in the Brock Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Program. Student must have a minimum average of 75% to be eligible for this scholarship. Donor: Liquor Control Board of Ontario Established: 2002 Margaret Woodrow Bursary Award Type: Entrance Bursary - Application Required Value: $600*. Awarded annually by application to a student entering first-year in the Oenology and Viticulture Program. Preference will be given to students who are from the Niagara Region. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: First Ontario Credit Union Limited Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Ontario Grape Growers Marketing Board 50th Anniversary Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1250*. Awarded by application with preference given to a first-year or upper year student enrolled as an undergraduate in the Cool Climate Oenology Viticulture program whose family are grape grower members of the Ontario Grape Growers' Marketing Board. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Ontario Grape Growers Marketing Board Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Ontario Wine Society Prize in Oenology and Viticulture Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded annually to a third-year student in the Oenology and Viticulture program at Brock University, on the basis of academic merit, based on the recommendation of the Chair of Oenology & Viticulture. Donor: Ontario Wine Society Established: 1998 Endowed: 2005 Roy Cairns Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $5000*. Awarded annually, by application to a student who is entering first year in the Oenology and Viticulture Program. If there is no qualified applicant from Oenology and Viticulture, then may be awarded to an outstanding student entering the Faculty of Math and Science. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Roy Cairns Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Royal Bank Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $2100*. Awarded by application to an upper year student enrolled in the Oenology and Viticulture Program who demonstrates academic excellence. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Royal Bank of Canada Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Sullivan Mahoney Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1500*. Awarded annually, by application to an incoming student who is enrolled in the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Sullivan Mahoney Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Department: Physics Laura and John Moore Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $475*. Awarded firstly to an honours Physics student entering 3rd or 4th year. Secondly, to a combined honours Physics major entering 3rd or 4th year. Thirdly, to an honours student in the Faculty of Mathematics and Science who is entering 3rd or 4th year. Students must be residents of Ontario as deemed by the Ontario Student Assistance Program and have satisfactory academic standing. Donor: Dr. John and Mrs. Laura Moore Established: 1997 Leroy Langdon Richardson Bursary Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded by application to a student entering year 2, 3 or 4 in Mathematics or Physics who shows academic promise (70 percent or higher average). Single and joint majors are eligible. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Mary Frances Richardson Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Lubrizol Canada Ltd. Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $600* each. Awarded to students of honours standing entering the second, third or fourth-year of a Physics program. Donor: Lubrizol Canada Ltd. Established: 1971 Endowed: 1971 Physics Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded to one or more outstanding students in physics. FACULTY: SOCIAL SCIENCES Department: Any 25th Anniversary Scholarships Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $1700*. Awarded to the top student in each faculty returning to full-time studies in the fourth (honours) year. There is one award for each of the faculties of Business; Humanities; Mathematics and Science; Applied Health Sciences; and Social Sciences. Donor: Faculty and Staff at Brock Bertha and Bernard Harrison Living Legacy Scholarships Award Type: Entrance Scholarship - Application Required Value: $5175*. Awarded annually to students with outstanding academic achievement, entering each of the faculties of Humanities; Mathematics and Science; Business; Applied Health Sciences; and Social Sciences. Candidates for the Living Legacy Scholarships must meet Ontario residency requirements and show financial need. Donor: Estate of Bernard Harrison Established: 2003 Endowed: 2003 Bertha and Bernard Harrison Scholarships Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $950* each. Awarded to students with outstanding academic achievement, entering the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. Donor: Bertha and Bernard Harrison Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Brock Arts and Science Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $650* The award will be made annually to an upper-year student at Brock University in an Arts or Science Degree. The award will rotate annually among the faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics and Science. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. The award will be made on these terms by the Brock University Senate Committee on Undergraduate Student Affairs, based on the recommendation of the Bursary Officer. Donor: Brock Faculty Members Established: 2002 Brock Arts and Science Entrance Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $2900*. Awarded annually to a student entering their first year of study at Brock University in an Arts or Science Degree. The award will rotate annually among the faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics and Science. The recipient must demonstrate academic excellence in their final year of study at the secondary school level. Established: 2002 Endowed: 2002 Dean's Medal for Social Sciences Award Type: Graduating Medal Awarded to the student graduating with the highest cumulative overall average in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (one in a pass degree, one in an honours degree). Graduates from the Spring and previous Fall Convocation are eligible. A minimum of 10 credits must be completed at Brock University and the graduate must be receiving their first honours degree. A minimum of 80 percent must be achieved. John W. Bean and Kathryn Bean Becker Scholarships Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1260* each. Awarded to a student in each of the faculties entering the fourth (honours) year, who has demonstrated diligence and industriousness. In the Faculty of Education the award will be made to one student entering his/her final year of study. Candidates are nominated by the appropriate Dean. A one-page statement indicating your suitability for this award is required. For the Faculty of Education, the candidate must be registered in one of the University's Concurrent Education programs. Donor: Estate of John W. Bean and Kathryn Bean Becker Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Terry and Sue White Scholarships Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $2000* each. Four awards, one each to be made to a continuing student in the Faculty of Business, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social Sciences. The award will be made to the student entering fourth-year with the highest cumulative average. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Terry White and Mrs. Susan White Established: 1996 Endowed: 1997 Department: Child and Youth Studies Child and Youth Studies Book Prizes Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded to the graduating students with the highest major averages in the pass and honours Child and Youth Studies programs; the graduating student with the highest overall average in the BA/BEd (Child and Youth Studies) program; and the graduating students who have made the most outstanding extracurricular contributions to Child and Youth Studies. Child and Youth Studies Honours Award Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $325*. Awarded to the student with the highest Child and Youth Studies major average entering the honours year of a single or combined major in Child and Youth Studies. Donor: Department of Child and Youth Studies Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Udayan Rege Award Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded annually to the Brock University student with the highest mark in the 3P60 Autism course (or its successor course if this course ceases to exist). The recipient must demonstrates academic merit (minimum overall average 75%) and be pursuing either the Concurrent BA/Bed program Child and Youth Studies, or has completed the undergraduate degree program in Child and Youth Studies and is entering the Faculty of Education's Pre-Service year. Recipient must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Mrs. Vasavadatta (Kanchan) Rege Established: 2004 Endowed: 2005 Kimberly Wells Memorial Book Prize Value: $150*. Awarded to a student graduating from the BA/BEd (Child and Youth Studies) program, who displays strength in academics and participation in the University community. Donor: The family and friends of Kimberly Wells Established: 1992 Endowed: 1992 Margaret A. Clifford Memorial Award Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $600*. Awarded annually by application, to a student who has been admitted to the BA/BEd Child and Youth Studies Concurrent program. Preference is given to a student who is planning to focus on Special Education. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: K. Mary Clifford Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Department: Communications, Popular Culture and Film Anita Skinner Bursary in Communications Studies Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $450. Awarded annually to a student entering third year of the Communications Studies program at Brock University. Granted on the basis of financial need and academic excellence. Preference is given to a student from the Niagara Region. Donor: Ms. Anita Skinner, through the Niagara Community Foundation, Anita Skinner Fund Established: 2002 Anne Perozuk Book Prize in Critical Writing Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded for excellence in an essay submitted by a student in a second- or third-year FILM course. Consult the department for details. Donor: Joan Nicks Established: 1993 Endowed: 1993 David R. Wills Bursary in Communication Studies Award Type: Entrance Bursary - Application Required Value: $800*. Awarded to a student entering into a degree in Communications Studies, preference from Centennial High School, Welland, Ontario. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, be in good academic standing, and meet Ontario residency requirements. Applicants must also confirm they are non-smokers. Donor: Mr. David Wills Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 E.S. Rogers Communications Inc. Entrance Scholarship Award Type: Entrance Scholarship Value: $1000*. Awarded to a student entering first-year studies with outstanding academic performance and a declared major in Communications Studies where no other scholarship is available to the student. Donor: Rogers Communications Inc. Established: 1995 Endowed: 1995 S. Rogers Communications Inc. In-Course Scholarships Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $500*. Three scholarships awarded to students with outstanding academic performance in the first-year of Communication Studies with a declared major in the program. Donor: Rogers Communications Inc. Established: 1995 Endowed: 1995 Ken Boyle Cobra Radio Memorial Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $300. Awarded to a graduating student with an outstanding record in Communications, Popular Culture and Film. Donor: C.O.B.R.A. Canadian Operators Established: 1993 Endowed: 1993 Amy Kerr Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded to a student in any year in Film Studies, Dramatic Arts or Visual Arts who has displayed strength in academics and participation in the University community. Established: 1992 Sumner and Helen Grant Award in Popular Culture Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $100. Awarded annually to a Popular Culture major or combined in third or fourth year for outstanding academic achievement. Donor: Professor Barry Grant Established: 2000 Warren Hartman Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $200*. Awarded annually, by application. Divided equally between each of three outstanding students majoring in Dramatic Arts, and in Film Studies and in Visual Arts, who have completed their first year and are entering their second year. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Faculty and Staff, (former Department of) Film Studies, Dramatic and Visual Arts Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Department: Economics Department of Economics Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded to a graduating student in Economics, Business Economics or Environmental Economics who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in economics. Ian D. Beddis Family Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1300*. Awarded annually to a third- or fourth-year student who is specializing in Mathematics or Economics and who is actively involved in Brock University extra-curricular activities. Applicants must have a minimum average of 75 percent. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Ian D. Beddis & Family Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Thomas Clifford (Bud) Kells Memorial Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded by application to a student in their second-year or subsequent year with a declared major in Economics and who has maintained a minimum average of 70 percent in the program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Daniel Pembleton Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Department: Environment Howard Martin Memorial Award Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded to a full-time Brock University student in year two, three or four of study. Candidates must demonstrate an interest and involvement in the natural environment. Candidates must also have satisfactory academic standing and demonstrate financial need and Ontario residency requirements. Applicants must submit a statement (approx. 1 page in length) indicating their specific involvement in the area of the natural environment (including any specific activities, affiliations, experiences, etc., which detail their passion and dedication to the environment). Donor: The Niagara Falls Nature Club Established: 1991 Larry Sweeney Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded annually by application to a full-time Environmental joint major in years 2, 3 or 4 maintaining a minimum academic average of 70 percent or better. The Bursary Officer will forward the completed bursary application form to the Director of the Centre for the Environment. Applicants must write to the Director indicating their desire to apply for the bursary. Applicants must also meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: FirstOntario Credit Union Limited Established: 1991 Endowed: 1991 Robert C. Hoover Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded to one or more eligible applicants. Awarded by application to full-time combined majors in the Centre for the Environment at the second, third or fourth-year level, who can demonstrate financial need, and who show academic promise. Awarded on the advice of the Director of the Centre for the Environment. Applicants must write a letter addressed to the Director, indicating their desire to apply for the bursary. Donor: Friends and Colleagues of Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert C. Hoover Established: 1985 TD Canada Trust Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $800. Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Environmental Studies. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: TD Canada Trust Established: 1997 Department: Geography Canadian Association of Geographers Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Awarded to the best graduating student in the fourth-year honours program of the Department of Geography. Donor: Canadian Association of Geographers. Established: 1967 Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) 2000 Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $100*. Two awards made annually: one to a student with the highest overall average entering the third year of a Bachelor of Arts program with a major in Geography or Human Geography; the second will be awarded to a student with the highest overall average entering the third year of a Bachelor of Science program with a major in Geography or Physical Geography. Donor: Department of Geography Established: 2001 Department of Geography Graduating Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $40. Geographical books or equipment, awarded to the student in honours Geography who attained the highest average in third- and fourth-year Geography. This award may be given to the winner of the Canadian Association of Geographers Book Prize. Donor: Department of Geography Department of Geography Year 3 Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $40*. Awarded to a third-year student in Geography in recognition of both high academic achievement and contribution to the University community. Donor: Department of Geography Established: 1986 Gerald Nash Geography Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $1,000. Awarded to a single or combined Geography student, entering third year, who demonstrates financial need and academic success. Donor: Dr. Gerald and Mrs. Donna Nash Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Edythe and William Meeker Memorial Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $100*. Awarded to the BA or BSc student with a single major in Geography who is entering the fourth-year (honours), with the highest overall average. Donor: Professor J. P. Meeker Established: 1971 Gary Cornelius Bursary in Geography Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $850*. Awarded to an upper year student in Geography. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and have satisfactory academic standing. Donor: Mr. Gary Cornelius Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Helen S. Bremner and the Bremner Family Memorial Scholarships Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $1150*. Two scholarships: one awarded to a student majoring in English, the other to a student majoring in Geography. The recipients will be entering their third- or fourth-year, will have made a significant contribution to extracurricular activities and must not have received other major awards. Donor: Mr. James M. Bremner Established: 1994 Endowed: 1996 Marie and Laurence Barber Award Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $750*. Awarded to a student entering their second- or third-year of study in any field of Geography. Priority will be given to a student resident of Ontario who attended a Niagara Region or Grey Bruce County school. The award recipients will be chosen on the basis of academic merit. Donor: The Barber Family Established: 1995 Endowed: 1995 Department: Political Science James A. Gibson Book Prize in Political Science Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $150*. Awarded to an honours student in or entering the senior year who has an outstanding scholarly record, intends to pursue graduate study and is active in the life of the University. Donor: Friends and colleagues of the President Emeritus on the occasion of his 80th birthday Established: 1992 Victor Miroslav Fic Memorial Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $1000*. Awarded annually, to a Brock University Political Science student who has successfully completed POLI 1F90, Introduction to Political Science (or its successor course). The successful recipient must demonstrate satisfactory academic standing and financial need. Donor: Family and Friends of Dr. Victor Fic Established: 2005 Father Sean O'Sullivan Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $2250*. Awarded to a student with the highest average in Political Science courses entering third- or fourth-year of a single or combined major in Political Science. Donor: Friends of Father Sean O'Sullivan Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 John R. Keen Book Prize in Canadian Political Science Award Type: In-Course Prize - Application Required Value: $340*. Awarded on the recommendation of the Department of Political Science to the student who is specializing in Canadian Politics that combines maintenance of an honours average with an active commitment to social causes and progressive politics. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Mr. John Keen Established: 1998 Endowed: 1998 Mel Swart Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Application Required Application Required Value: $1150*. Awarded to a senior student with a single major in Political Science on the basis of academic merit and financial need. The scholarship honours Mel Swart's 40 years of service at the municipal, regional and provincial levels of government, including 13 years as MPP for the Welland-Thorold riding. Donor: Friends of Mel Swart Established: 1988 Endowed: 1988 Political Science 25th Anniversary Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $50*. Awarded to an outstanding student in Political Science. Donor: Department of Political Science Established: 1995 Political Science Book Prizes Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $100. Four book prizes: awarded to outstanding student(s) from first-, second-, third- and fourth- year Political Science programs. Established: 1966 Political Science Department Fall Convocation Book Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $100*. Awarded to a student with high academic merit and a record of outstanding achievement in the department. Donor: Department of Political Science Established: 1966 Purple Chair Award Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $200. Awarded to a student in the second-, third- or fourth-year of a Political Science program, with an outstanding academic record and who has made a significant contribution to the department. Donor: Jory C. Sherman Established: 1993 Rita Welch Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value $600*. Awarded to a student entering year two of the Political Science program who has demonstrated financial need. Students may apply by completing a Bursary Application form to confirm financial need. The applicant must also submit a one-page statement on "The critical role the politician plays in a democracy" and how "Political service is an honourable profession." This bursary is named in honour of Rita Welch, the late wife of the Chancellor of Brock University. Donor: Friends of Dr. Robert Welch on the occasion of his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada (April 13, 1994). Established: 1994 Endowed: 1995 William H. N. Hull Scholarship in Politics Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $250*. Awarded to a student in their second, third or fourth year of studies for outstanding academic achievement and contribution to the life of the Department of Political Science and the University. This award may not be held concurrently with the Father Sean O'Sullivan Scholarship. Donor: Department of Politics' colleagues of Dr. Hull Established: 1995 Endowed: 1996 William Matheson Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $1300*. Awarded on the recommendation of the Chair, Department of Political Science, to a full-time student in Political Science (single or combined major) who has a major average of 75 percent or better in his/her most recent year of study and who has demonstrable financial need. Applicants must also meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Friends and colleagues of Bill Matheson Established: 1998 Endowed: 1998 Department: Psychology Cara Cherfurka Memorial Book Prizes Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $100*. Awarded to the student with the highest graduating average in pass Psychology at Spring Convocation. Donor: Friends of Cara Cherfurka Established: 1990 Endowed: 1990 John Lavery Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $1025*. Awarded annually to a fourth-year student who has demonstrated a clear interest for research in the social or cultural areas of psychology. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: John Lavery Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Nancy Johnston Bursary in Developmental Psychology Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $950*. Awarded annually to a third year student with good academic standing in Developmental Psychology courses (PSYC 2F12, 3P11, 3P18, 3P23, 3P27, 3P56, 3P74, 3P93, 3P94, 4F31, 4V89 and CHYS 2F10, 2P35, 2P38, 2P98, 2P99, 3P20). Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Professor Nancy Johnston Established: 1997 Endowed: 1997 Psychology 3F40 Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize Value: $50*. Awarded to the PSYC 3F40 student with the most outstanding research project. Donor: Department of Psychology Vincent Fitzgibbon - Brain Injury Community Re-entry (Niagara) Inc. Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded annually to a student majoring in Psychology or Neuroscience at Brock University. Candidates must demonstrate financial need. Preference will go to a student enrolled in an honours program in the 3rd or 4th year, or to a graduate student, who is interested in pursuing the field of brain injury rehabilitation and demonstrates community involvement or work related experience in the social/health services field. Donor: Brain Injury Community Re-entry (Niagara) Inc. Established: 2002 Endowed: 2003 Department: Sociology Jean Luck Memorial Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $475*. Awarded to a mature student in her/his graduating year with a single major or combined major in Sociology, on the basis of financial need, academic merit and significant personal contribution and support to the Sociology department. Applicants must meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr Christopher Luck Established: 1994 Endowed: 1995 Melvin Perlman Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $500*. Awarded to an upper year student with a declared major in Sociology with a minimum average of 70 percent. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: The Family and Friends of Dr. Melvin L. Perlman Established: 2001 Endowed: 2001 Morris Berkowitz Memorial Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $250*. Established in memory of the late Morris Berkowitz, professor of Sociology. Awarded by the Department of Sociology to a full-time student or students who have a demonstrable need and a major average of 75 percent or better in his or her most recent year of study. Donor: Friends of the late Professor Berkowitz Established: 1981 Endowed: 1981 Department: Women's Studies Susan Clark Scholarship in Women's Studies Award Type: In-Course Scholarship - Application Required Value: $1000*. Awarded annually to a student in the Women's Studies Program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants Established: 1998 Endowed: 1998 Hazel M. Wood Prize Award Type: In-Course Prize - Application Required Value: $100*. Awarded to a student, in any year, who has displayed strength in academics and participation in the University community and who has financial need. Established in 1993 on the occasion of Mrs. Wood's 80th birthday and in recognition of her friendship and support. Donor: H. Christina MacNaughton Endowed: 1993 Josephine Meeker Research Fund in Women's Studies Award Type: In-Course Award - Application Required Value: $250*. Awarded annually by application to students in fourth-year of the Centre for Women's Studies to offset the costs of the honours project. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Interested students should apply by the last Friday in October through the Director of Women's Studies for consideration by the Women's Studies Awards Committee. Donor: Professor J. P. Meeker Established: 1996 Mallie Frances Jones Bursary Award Type: In-Course Bursary - Application Required Value: $400*. To be awarded to a student in Women's Studies (single or joint major) who exhibits academic promise (70 percent or higher average) based on the recommendation of the Women's Studies Awards Committee. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet Ontario residency requirements. Donor: Dr. Mary Frances Richardson Established: 1996 Endowed: 1996 Melvin Perlman Scholarship Award Type: In-Course Scholarship Value: $500*. Awarded to the best all-round student in the Women's Studies Program. Student must have a minimum average of 75 percent. The scholarship is in memory of the substantial contribution Professor Perlman made to the University during his years of teaching at Brock. Donor: The Family and Friends of Dr. Melvin L. Perlman Established: 1988 Endowed: 1991 Nellie Award in Women's Studies Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $80*. Awarded to a second year Women's Studies major with the highest average in WISE courses. Donor: Proceeds from 1993 Niagara Talks Naomi Wolf Lecture Established: 1994 Endowed: 1994 Rosalind (Hyman) Blauer Award Award Type: In-Course Award Value: $500*. Awarded to members of the Brock community (students, staff or faculty) engaged in activities, which illuminate research and bring attention to, or improve the position of women in contemporary society. Applications or nominations should be directed to the Director of Women's Studies. The award is in honour of the memory of Professor Rosalind (Hyman) Blauer, founding member of the Department of Economics. Donor: Family and Friends of Rosalind Blauer. |