From the CFUW Charitable Trust
Canadian Home Economics Association (CHEA) Fellowship
Canadian Home Economics Association (CHEA) Fellowship 2019 – 2020 Value: $6,000 — The fellowship is open to candidates enrolled in studies in Human Ecology including Family and Consumer Sciences, at the masters or doctoral level. The applicant must be accepted or enrolled in a post-graduate program in Canada at the time of application. The evolving studies in Human Ecology include: human nutrition, food science, housing/shelter and aesthetics, architecture, financial resource management, clothing and textiles, family relations, human sexuality, and human development. 2018-2019 Winner: VERENA ROSSA-ROCCOR 2018-2019 Winner: VERENA ROSSA-ROCCOR 2018-2019 Winner: VERENA ROSSA-ROCCOR M.D., 2012, University of TübingenM.Sc. Population and […]
CFUW Dr. Alice E. Wilson Awards
CFUW Dr. Alice E. Wilson Awards 2019-2020 Total Value: $30,000 —Three awards at the masters level and three for doctoral level study. The value of each award is $5,000. Dr. Alice E. Wilson, CFUW member, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the first woman to hold a professional position at the Geological Survey of Canada won the 1926 CFUW Travelling Fellowship. Awarded to mature students returning to graduate studies in any field after at least three years. This award has been increased as part of CFUW 100th Anniversary celebrations. 2018-2019 Winners 2018-2019 Winners: SYLVIE OUELLETTE B.A. Journalism, 1995, […]
CFUW 1989 École Polytechnique Commemorative Awards
CFUW 1989 École Polytechnique Commemorative Awards 2019 – 2020 Total Value: $24,000 — Two awards for masters study: $5,000 eachTwo 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. 2018-2019 Winners: PAISLY SYMENUK; ROXANN GUERRETTE PAISLY SYMENUK 2018-2019 Winner: PAISLY SYMENUK B.Sc.N. (Honours) 2017, University of AlbertaMaster of Public Health (M.P.H.) / Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), 2017-2020, University of British […]
CFUW Aboriginal Women’s Award (AWA)
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 […]
CFUW Linda Souter Humanities Award
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 […]
CFUW Library Award 2016
The Library Award Winner for 2016 is the Shelldale Better Beginnings, Better Futures in Guelph, Ontario. They were nominated by CFUW Guelph. Their proposed project is a multicultural family literacy program, which utilizes books written in multiple languages to help teach English to immigrant families. It is a multi- generational program, focusing on the family as a whole. Although it is a literacy based project, participants will benefit in many other ways: social opportunities, capacity building, community involvement, and lessening the sense of isolation by encouraging participation in group activities.
CFUW Linda Souter Humanities Award 2017-2018
CFUW Linda Souter Humanities Award CFUW LINDA SOUTER HUMANITIES AWARD Value: $6,000 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 Culture Studies. […]
CFUW Dr. Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 2017-2018
CFUW Dr. Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral Fellowship CFUW Dr. Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Value: $11,000 This fellowship, established in 1952, honours Margaret McWilliams, first CFUW President (1919-1923), who dedicated her life to furthering the status of women through improved access to higher education and the active involvement of women in public life. It is awarded to a woman who has completed at least one calendar year in a full-time doctoral program and is enrolled in full-time studies in Canada or abroad at the time of application. 2017-2018 Winner: LAURA JANE WEBER 2017-2018 Winner: LAURA JANE WEBER B.Sc. Bio-Medical Science (Honours), 2015, […]