Two awards for masters study: $5,000 each Two awards for doctoral study: $7,000 each
Commemorates the fourteen women students murdered at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. For graduate studies in any field. The applicant must justify the relevance of her work to women.
This award has been increased as part of CFUW 100th Anniversary celebrations.
B.Sc.N. (Honours) 2017, University of Alberta Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) / Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), 2017-2020, University of British Columbia
The majority of the global health workforce is comprised of women and nurses, in spite of this, a wide chasm exists for women, and nurses in occupying roles in global health leadership. Paisly’s project is focused on identifying and understanding the facilitators and barriers that students and new professionals face when engaging in global health leadership, and the influences of race, gender, geographic representation, and education. The aim is to develop recommendations for educational institutions and international organizations to better support diverse student and young professionals in global health leadership.
B.Sc. Biotechnology, 2013, La Cité collégiale d’Ottawa M.Sc. Biochemistry, 2015, Université de Moncton Ph.D. Life Science, 2019, Université de Moncton
Many genes are implicated in the development and progression of breast cancer. One of these genes, mammaglobin 1 (MGB1), is specifically found in cancerous breast cells. MGB1 is routinely used for the detection of breast cancer metastasis. However, the role of MGB1 in breast cancer progression is unknown. Ms. Guerrette’s project focused on the discovery of MGB1 isoforms and their role in metastasis and disease progression to help develop new diagnostic tools for breast cancer.
