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Vernon Oliver Stong Graduate Scholarship in German & European Studies

Overview

When Vernon Oliver Stong (who was born in the brick farmhouse on the York campus) died in 2005, he provided an endowment to establish a scholarship in his name, the terms of which are:

This Scholarship is available to students who are pursuing the Graduate Diploma in German and European Studies who have achieved a minimum grade point average of a B+. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or protected persons and be Ontario residents* who demonstrate financial need. Should a suitable graduate recipient not be found, the scholarship would be awarded to qualified undergraduate students.

The endowment resides in two funds – one which has been matched by Ontario provincial funds through the Ontario Trust for Student Support (OTSS) and one which has not.

The OTSS version requires that a student meet one of the following three criteria:

  1. The student has lived in Ontario for at least 12 consecutive months before beginning her/his studies;
  2. The student’s spouse lived in Ontario for at least 12 consecutive months before the student began studying and the spouse was not a full-time student during this period;
  3. The student’s parents etc. lived in Ontario or at least 12 consecutive months before the student began her/his current studies.

Value

Up to $5000.00

Documents Required

– Cover letter (please stipulate clearly whether you are eligible for OTSS version)

– Curriculum Vitae

– A complete Student Financial Profile

How to Apply:

Deadline:

October 17

Contact

Dr. Micha Fiedlschuster, Coordinator of the Graduate Diploma in European Studies – michaf@yorku.ca

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