Overview
The Unilever Canada Graduate Award in Environmental Studies will be awarded to a FES graduate student with strong academic merit. Preference will be given to a student with an area of concentration in sustainability. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, Ontario residents*, and demonstrate financial need.
This award has been made available through the generous support of Unilever Canada Limited.
Value and Duration
- Up to three (3) awards of $5,000
Eligibility
- This award is open to all graduate students enrolled in Environmental Studies (MES or PhD) at York University. The award is intended for students with an area of concentration in sustainability. Students must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and an Ontario resident.
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
- Be an Ontario resident.
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Demonstrate a good academic record.
How to Apply
- Step 1: Complete the Office of Student and Financial Services' Student Financial Profile (SFP) When you visit the SFP website, please select APPLY NOW to complete your submission.
- Step Two: Prepare a 2-page summary of proposed research for major project/paper, thesis or dissertation.
- Step Three: Contact two faculty members to be a reference. They must submit this Reference Assessment Form to complete your application. Be sure to inform of them of the name of award you are requesting a reference for and its deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
- Step Four: Complete the award application by February 15.
Contact
- Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Email: EUCAwards@yorku.ca