University-Wide Award: Jeanne F. Goulding Fellowship
Award Overview
- Award Category: Doctoral Awards, In-Course Awards, International Awards, Master's Awards, University-Wide Awards
- Student Deadline : Date set by graduate unit
- Application Dates : 2022 - 2023 TBA
- Value & Duration : Up to $2,000.00: one to three awards annually
- Level of Study : Doctoral, Master’s
- Required Legal Status : Domestic / International
Eligibility
At the time of application, an applicant must:
- Be a domestic or international graduate student
- Be registered full-time and will maintain full-time registration throughout the academic year immediately following the current competition
- Be pursuing research to benefit the environment in the fields of conservation, pollution control, and/or ecology
- Demonstrate academic merit – have achieved at least A- (or equivalent) in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent); or if the student has competed two years of graduate studies at the time of application, the student must only demonstrate an overall average of at least A- (or equivalent) on all graduate courses completed.
Application Process
The Jeanne F. Goulding Fellowship is one of the endowed awards within the SGS University-Wide Awards competition. Review the full Application Process on the University Wide Awards web page.
Each applicant must ensure that a complete application package (including their referee’s letter) is provided to their graduate unit by the unit’s specified deadline.
Application Package
A completed application will include all of the following items (no other supporting documentation will be accepted):
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- Completed and signed University-Wide Awards application form;
- Original or certified copies of official transcripts from all universities attended in the last two years of full-time studies or if the student has competed two years of graduate studies at the time of application, the student must include transcripts for all graduate studies;
- ACORN print-outs are sufficient for the U of T transcript;
- Certification/validation may be performed by the graduate unit. If the graduate unit is not able to certify/validate a transcript, it is each applicant’s responsibility to obtain and provide within their application package an original official transcript that was issued by the appropriate institution
- Grading legends must be provided with every transcript. Copies of unofficial transcripts from other institutions will not be accepted. Transcripts should not be separately mailed to the Graduate Awards Office
- One copy of resumé / CV
- One page plan of study/research proposal in non-technical language (the introduction must state how the applicant’s research meets this award’s research criteria); and
- One letter of reference addressing the applicant’s academic merit from an academic supervisor/advisor or a faculty member familiar with the applicant’s academic work (one page maximum); letter must clearly state the referee’s name and contact information.
Additional Info
Donor: The late Mrs. Jeanne F. Goulding