Overview The York University Retirees' Association (YURA) Graduate Award was established in 2014. It will be awarded to full-time Master's students who demonstrate financial need and either a strong commitment to volunteerism in the community or active engagement in a student leadership role. The YURA Graduate Award applications are available to eligible students in Faculties […]
Overview The Ross Hunter Paterson Award will be given to a graduate student who has successfully completed one semester of study in the field of urban or social geography. Preference will be given to a student studying issues related to metropolitan Toronto as the locale under study; further preference will be given to those studying […]
Overview This research costs award is open to York graduate students engaged in researching some aspect of pacifism or non-violence (biographical, historical, international, philosophical, political, religious, social action, etc., or some combination of the above). The award will assist graduate students with travel costs and other related research expenses in Canada and abroad. Value and […]
Overview The Anne Simone Graduate Student International Conference Award will be given annually to one student enrolled full time in a graduate program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies who is attending an international conference to present his/her research. Anne Simone was a long-term employee at York University. She worked for years […]
Overview The Ioan Davies Award is given annually to outstanding MA and/or PhD student in the Graduate Program in Communication and Culture who had demonstrated interest in topics reflected in the work of Ioan Davies: critical culture theory, communicative culture in the global arena, communicative culture in everyday life, technology and identity, and the culture […]
Overview The E.B. Rowe Communication and Culture Politics and Policy Scholarship is given annually to a graduate student (Masters or Doctoral level) in the Communication and Culture Graduate program, with preference given to students specializing in Politics and Policy. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, be Ontario residents*, and demonstrate financial need. […]
Overview The goal of the Zdenka Volavka Research Fellowship is to stimulate and support the study of the art history of the indigenous peoples of Africa and North America through fieldwork and to provide opportunities for comparative study through field activities and related collections research. Applications are reviewed and awarded by the Graduate Studies Awards […]
Overview The Ambassador Gary Smith award is given to excellent Masters or Doctoral students whose area of specialization includes an international focus, preferably relative to Canadian Foreign Policy. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, be Ontario residents*, and demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to a Glendon College graduate studying […]
Overview This scholarship assists York students returning to university from a work or family career, who are pursuing a graduate degree in interdisciplinary studies or in interdisciplinary fields such as education, social work or women's studies. Preference will be given to those whose studies focus on women's studies. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents […]
Overview The Jaclyn and Michelle Marcus Award will be given to a York University graduate student who is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person, and is an Ontario resident* who demonstrates financial need. This award celebrates student volunteerism. It is available to students who demonstrate volunteerism through charitable work at York University or in the […]