University-Wide Award: Ranjit Kumar Graduate 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 : Winter
- Value & Duration : Up to $5,000: one recipient annually
- Level of Study : Doctoral, Master’s
- Required Legal Status : Domestic / International
Eligibility
At the time of application, an applicant must:
- Be conducting research related to the development of government, civil society, and/or the private sector in Africa, Asia, the Americas, or the Middle East
- Be a domestic or international graduate student
- Be currently registered full-time in any doctoral (e.g. PhD) or doctoral-stream (i.e. research-stream master’s) program
- 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
Note: Recipients must maintain full-time registration throughout the academic year immediately following the current competition.
Application Process
The Ranjit Kumar Graduate 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: Dr. Ranjit Kumar, founder and former Executive Director of the Foundation for International Training