2018-2019 Award Winners

CFUW Aboriginal Women’s Award (AWA) 2019 – 2020 Value: $10,000 (Non-renewable) — The CFUW AWA is presented as a one-time award to celebrate the CFUW 100th Anniversary in 2019. In March 2015, the Education Council-Wolfville transferred the proceeds of their education fund to the CFUW Charitable Trust to establish a new award, the CFUW Aboriginal Women’s Award (AWA). This award was designed to honour Dr. Marion Elder Grant’s life-long commitment to education of women. Dr. Grant has an outstanding record of leadership as the 11th CFUW President (1949-52), CFUW Wolfville President, and Dean of Women and Professor of Psychology, Acadia […]

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CFUW Linda Souter Humanities Award 2019-2020 — Total Value: $12,000 — Two awards: $6,000 each Inaugurated in 2015, the award is named to honour Linda Souter, the only Canadian member of CFUW that has served both as President of CFUW and Graduate Women International (formerly known as International Federation of University Women, IFUW). Awarded to a masters or doctoral student studying in the area of the Humanities. Generally, study in the Humanities is theoretical and does not involve empirical methodology. The Humanities could include the following: English Language and Literature, History, Languages Study, Classics, Philosophy, Film Studies, Communication Studies, and […]

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