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Awarded to a full-time or part-time registered students with satisfactory academic standing registered in a graduate degree program. A 3.0 GPA or greater for students newly admitted to a graduate degree program or a GPA of 2.7 or greater for students continuing in a graduate program is considered satisfactory academic standing. 

Selection for this award is based satisfactory academic standing, on the significance of a graduate student's program of studies and/or research to the advancement of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Course based nominees must have a significant research component to their program (as defined in the scholarship and awards manual here (under Awards > Form Name)

This award is tenable only once in a graduate student's career.

This award is open to:

• Canadian citizens
• Permanent residents
• Foreign nationals holding Canadian study permits
• Applicants in course-based study programs
• Applicants in thesis-based study programs
• Applicants in doctoral programs
• Applicants in masters programs

Amount: $5150.00 Number of Awards Given: 2

This scholarship will be awarded to a graduate student at the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ with superior academic achievement (3.5 GPA on the last 15 credits is required).

Based on academic standing (superior academic achievement), quality research focused on sexual and gender diversity studies and their application in advocating for sexual and gender diversity in educational community contexts, and will also be based on their research and advocacy and outreach profile. Preference is given to graduate students in the Faculty of Education. Course based nominees must have a significant research component to their program to be considered for this award (as defined in the scholarships and awards manual here (under Awards > Form Name)

This award is open to:

• Full-time registered students only
• Canadian citizens
• Permanent residents
• Foreign nationals holding Canadian study permits
• Applicants in course-based study programs
• Applicants in thesis-based study programs
• Applicants in doctoral programs
• Applicants in masters programs

Amount: $1500.00 Number of Awards Given: 1

Reference letters must be written on official letterhead from a university, organization, or company. References can be from professors, teachers, or members of community organizations that you have worked with.

Applicants applying for the graduate awards, Ronald Gordon Rowswell Award and/or Stephen and Lynn Mandel Scholarship, must have at least one academic reference as a referee who can speak to their research and academic achievements.

All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee. Some of the criteria used to evaluate applications include:

• Significance of research and/or leadership activities

• Application of research into advocacy

• The applicant's GPA

• Quality of application essay

• Strength of letters of reference