Undergraduate Awards:
Faculty of Science

Frank Adam Scholarships in Physical Chemistry

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Donor: Friends, family and colleagues of Frank C. Adam, a member of the academic staff of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Calgary from 1958-1983

Value: up to $1700

Number: 2

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Physical Chemistry

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Interest and aptitude in Physical Chemistry to be taken into consideration

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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American Mineralogist Undergraduate Award

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Donor: Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, DC

Value: One year student membership and a RiM or Monograph Volume

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Highest mark in GLGY 313: Crystallography and Optical Mineralogy

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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APEGGA Education Foundation Roy O. Lindseth Scholarship in Geophysics

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Donor: Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta Education Foundation, Edmonton, in honour of Dr. Lindseth, PGeoph for his selfless and outstanding contributions to the profession

Value: up to $3000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geophysics (Honours or Major)

Conditions:
  • Outstanding academic merit
  • Program leading to an Honours Geophysics degree or to a degree with a major in Geophysics
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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APEGGA Education Foundation Scholarship in Geology

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Donor: Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta Education Foundation, Edmonton

Value: up to $3000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology (Honours or Specialization)

Conditions:
  • Outstanding academic merit
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Hisao P. & Mary Needler Arai Marine Field Studies Scholarship

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Donor: Established by Hisao P. & Mary Needler Arai & friends

Value: $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Biological Sciences (Bamfield Marine Station)

Conditions:
  • Major in the Department of Biological Sciences
  • Must be registered in or have completed at least two courses (one full-course equivalent) in zoology applicable towards their degree
  • Academic merit over the previous three academic sessions
  • Contingent upon successful completion of a course at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination when application is made for BMSC courses.

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AstraZeneca Canada Inc. Scholarship

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Donor: AstraZeneca Canada Inc.

Value: $4000

Number: 1

Year Entering: Final

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Biology, Chemistry, or Biochemistry (Honours)

Conditions:
  • Honours BSc program
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Matt Bjarnason Memorial Prize

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Donor: Geology Club, University of Calgary

Value: up to $150

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Best all-around student in the third year of the Geology program

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Archie and Hugh Bothner Bursaries

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Donor: Alvin and Kathleen Bothner in memory of their sons Archie G. Bothner and Hugh Bothner

Value: up to $2500

Number: 4

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study:

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Preference is given to students who are graduates of rural high schools in Alberta or Saskatchewan
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Kathleen Bothner Memorial Scholarship

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Donor: Mr. Alvin Bothner in memory of his wife, Kathleen Bothner

Value: up to $2000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Environmental Science

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Robert Boulware Memorial Scholarship

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Donor: Canadian Natural Resources Limited, in memory of Robert Boulware, one of its founders and a leader in the petroleum industry

Value: up to $1200

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study:

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Preference given to a student majoring in Geophysics

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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BP Canada Energy Company Bursary in Geophysics

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Donor: BP Canada Energy Company

Value: $2500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Major in Geophysics

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

BP Canada Energy Company Undergraduate Scholarship in Geology

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Donor: BP Canada Energy Company

Value: $2500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th (Final)

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology (Honours)

Conditions:
  • Outstanding academic merit
  • Major in Geology
  • Program should emphasize courses related to petroleum exploration (stratigraphy, edimentology, paleontology and geologically oriented computer applications)

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Donald C. Burtt Scholarship

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Donor: Donald C. Burtt, D. Stephen Burtt, B.D. Gale, D. Craig Natland and Kenneth B. MacDonald in recognition of Donald Burttís contribution to the petroleum industry

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study:

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Preference will be given to students who have declared a major in Geophysics
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Calgary Branch of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Scholarship in Environmental Science

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Donor: Calgary Branch of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Environmental Science

Conditions:
  • Highest standing in ENSC 401: ENSC Field Course I

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Calgary Branch of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Scholarship in Geology

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Donor: Calgary Branch of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Highest aggregate standing in the following courses: GLGY 311: Minerals and Rocks, GLGY 313: Crystallography and Optical Mineralogy, and GLGY 443: Igneous Metamorphic Petrology

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Bursaries

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Donor: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Value: $5000

Number: 13

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science, Haskayne School of Business

Field of Study: Chemical and Petroleum/Oil and Gas, Geology and Geophysics, Haskayne School of Business

Conditions:
  • Five awarded in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering/Oil and Gas Engineering, five in Geology and Geophysics and three in the Haskayne School of Business
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Canadian Federation of University Women (Calgary North) Bursary

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Donor: Canadian Federation of University Women (Calgary North)

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: Any

Faculty: Science, Engineering, Education

Field of Study: Science, Engineering, BEd/BSc Program or BEd After with a BSc

Conditions:
  • Single parent
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Canadian Information Processing Society Scholarship

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Donor: Canadian Information Processing Society, Calgary

Value: $500 plus 1-year student membership in CIPS

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Computer Science

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Must be CIPS member

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Canadian Society for Chemistry Prize

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Donor: Canadian Society for Chemistry, Ottawa

Value: Silver Medal and Certificate

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Chemistry (Honours)

Conditions:
  • Highest standing in the work of the third year in Honours Chemistry

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Undergraduate Award

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Donor: Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary

Value: One-year student membership in CSPG, Certificate of Merit and $100

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Petroleum Geology

Conditions:
  • Highest aggregate standing in subject areas relating to Petroleum Geology

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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CGPSA Bursary

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Donor: Canadian Gas Processors Suppliers Association and matching grant from the Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study: Engineering, Geology or Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Planning to pursue a career in the field of gas processing
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Graduate of a Canadian high school

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Chemistry Faculty Scholarship

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Donor: Faculty members of the Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary

Value: up to $2200

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Chemistry (Major or Honours)

Conditions:
  • Outstanding student who has completed three years of university work
  • Continuing on in the Chemistry Major or Chemistry Honours program
  • Taken equivalent of at least six full-course equivalents in Chemistry
  • Attended University of Calgary for not less than two years

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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William Clow Prize

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Donor: Family of William Clow

Value: up to $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Highest combined average of GLGY 437: Mapping in Sedimentary Terrains and GLGY 439: Mapping in Igneous and Metamorphic Terrains (or equivalent)
  • Must be registered full time but need not be carrying a full course load

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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E.G. Coombe Family Bursaries in Chemistry

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Donor: Edwin G. Coombe Family, Calgary

Value: up to $2000

Number: 2

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Chemistry (Major or Honours)

Conditions:
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Contribution to extra-curricular activities also taken into consideration
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Raymond Dales Award of Excellence in Geology

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Donor: Family and friends of the late Raymond Dales, a student in the Department of Geology and Geophysics from 1980-1981

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Preference given to a student with a leaning towards mineral rather than oil and gas exploration
  • Canadian citizen

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Data Processing Management Association Prize

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Donor: Calgary Chapter of the Data Processing Management Association

Value: up to $350

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Computer Science

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Devon Canada Corporation Bursary in Geology and Geophysics

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Donor: Devon Canada Corporation, Calgary

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Devon Canada Corporation Bursary in Environmental Science

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Donor: Devon Canada Corporation, Calgary

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Environmental Science

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Bernice Dornan Prize in Inorganic Chemistry

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Donor: Friends, family and colleagues of Bernice Dornan, a former technician in the Inorganic and Physical Chemistry teaching laboratories at the University of Calgary

Value: up to $750

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Inorganic Chemistry

Conditions:
  • Highest standing in an elementary Inorganic Chemistry course

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Enerplus Resources Fund Bursaries

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Donor: Enerplus Resources Fund

Value: $2500

Number: 2

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study: Oil and Gas Engineering, Geology

Conditions:
  • One award is offered to a student majoring in Oil and Gas Engineering and one majoring in Geology
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Must be interested in a career in the petroleum industry
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Roy Perry Fabbro Memorial Award

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Donor: Family, friends and colleagues of the late Roy Fabbro in recognition of his accomplishments as a respected businessman and trusted friend

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Interested in a career in the Petroleum Industry
  • Demonstrates excellence in both the practical and academic aspects of the profession

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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O. George Fritz Scholarship

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Donor: University of Calgary Faculty Association, friends and colleagues of O.George Fritz, a member of the academic staff of the University of Calgary from 1969 until his death February, 1994

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Physics and Astronomy

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

GAC Student Prize

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Donor: Geological Association of Canada

Value: One-year membership in GAC and a GAC publication

Number: 1

Year Entering: Final

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Awarded to the top academic student in Geology and Geophysics

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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H.A. Gorrell Memorial Bursaries

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Donor: Mrs. Jean Gorrell in memory of her husband H.A. Gorrell

Value: up to $2500

Number: 2

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Humanities, Science

Field of Study: English, Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • One award offered in the Department of English and one in the Department of Geology and Geophysics
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

William Lemond Hamilton Bursaries

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Donor: Mrs. Jessie Symons in memory of her father William Lemond Hamilton

Value: up to $2500

Number: 8

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science, Engineering, Haskayne School of Business

Field of Study: Geology, Geophysics; Engineering; Haskayne School of Business

Conditions:
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Academic merit
  • Canadian citizen
  • Planning a career in the resource industry

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

John F. Hardy Memorial Bursaries

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Donor: Grace B. Hardy, in memory of her late husband John F. Hardy

Value: up to $2500

Number: 6

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study: Chemical Engineering, Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Based primarily on financial need
  • Academic merit, leadership qualities and contribution to extra-curricular activities also to be considered

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Husky Energy Inc. Scholarship

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Donor: Husky Energy Inc., Calgary

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study: Engineering, Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Extra-curricular activities

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Laurie Ircandia Memorial Scholarships

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Donor: Family and friends of Laurie Ircandia

Value: $10,000

Number: 2

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study:

Conditions:
  • Intending to pursue graduate studies in the areas of ecology, environmental protection, zoology or marine biology
  • Academic merit
  • Participation in extra-curricular activities related to the above fields of study

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Tibor & Magdalena Jamniczky Memorial Award

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Donor: Funded by an endowment established by Laszlo Jamniczky and Susanne Devlin-Jamniczky in memory of their parents and matching grant from Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: Final

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Environmental Science (ecology and/or environmental protection)

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Must be intending to pursue graduate studies in the area of ecology and/or environmental protection

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Grace LeBel Bursary

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Donor: Funded by an endowment established by Edward A. Johnson in recognition of the contribution made by Grace LeBel to the Kananaskis field stations as administrative secretary from 1978-2000, and matching grant from Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund

Value: up to $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Biological Sciences (Kananaskis Field Stations)

Conditions:
  • Intending to take a course offered at the Kananaskis Field Stations
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Apply to the Department of Biological Sciences

Apply Date: by March 15

Paul Edward Macleod Memorial Prize in Chemistry

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Donor: Provided by the late Mrs. J.E.A. Macleod, Calgary, in memory of her son who died while a student of the University

Value: up to $750

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Organic Chemistry

Conditions:
  • Highest standing in an elementary organic chemistry course at the University of Calgary
  • Record otherwise satisfactory

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

25th Anniversary Scholarships in Mathematics and Statistics

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Donor: Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Value: up to $900

Number: 3

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Pure Math, Applied Math, and Statistics

Conditions:
  • One award offered in each of: Pure Math, Applied Math, and Statistics
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Scholarship Foundation Bursary

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Donor: Funded by an endowment established by the Don Mazankowski Scholarship Foundation and matching grant from Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science, Social Sciences

Field of Study: Collaborative Degree Programs (Earth Science or Environmental Science)

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities involving community service
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Preference given to students with demonstrated leadership ability

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

John McCamis Memorial Scholarship

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Donor: Friends and colleagues of the late John McCamis in recognition of his work in the petroleum industry and the warm feeling that his colleagues will always have for John

Value: up to $2500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Migotti-McCombe Award

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Donor: Friends, family and colleagues in recognition of the contribution made by Mr. Harding Migotti and Mr. Keith McCombe to the Actuarial Science program at the University of Calgary

Value: up to $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Actuarial Science

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

Mineralogical Association of Canada Award

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Donor: Mineralogical Association of Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Value: Special M.A.C. Publication

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Highest marks in GLGY 311: Minerals and Rocks, GLGY 313: Crystallography and Optical Mineralogy, and GLGY 443: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

Nexen Inc. Bursary

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Donor: Nexen Inc.

Value: $3000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd

Faculty: Science, Engineering

Field of Study: Geology (Honours), Engineering

Conditions:
  • Intended to support a student interested in a career in the petroleum industry
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

William M. Norton Scholarship

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Donor: William M. Norton Fund at The Calgary Foundation

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd

Faculty: Science

Field of Study:

Conditions:
  • Intending to pursue a MD degree
  • Minimum GPA of 3.50 on a full course load
  • Canadian citizen
  • Graduated from a Calgary high school
  • In case of a tie, financial need will be taken into consideration

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Olympic Seismic Bursaries

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Donor: Olympic Seismic Ltd.

Value: $1000

Number: 2

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Lois Palmer Award

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Donor: Established by the friends, classmates and family of the late Lois Palmer

Value: up to $400

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Actively involved in extra-curricular activities (e.g. community, student, athletic and/or departmental affairs)
  • Maintaining at least a satisfactory academic standing

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate Scholarship

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Donor: Megan McClure

Value: up to $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Physics and Astronomy

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Rollie Prather Memorial Prize

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Donor: Family, friends and colleagues in memory of Rollin W. Prather

Value: $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology and Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

Reg Prince Memorial Prize in Botany

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Donor: Established by Mrs. R. Prince in memory of her late husband

Value: up to $300

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Botany (BSc or Honours)

Conditions:
  • Proceeding into a BSc in Botany or Honours Botany program
  • Based on overall academic performance

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Professional Engineers', Geologists' and Geophysicists' Wives' Club of Calgary Bursary

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Donor: Professional Engineers', Geologists' and Geophysicists' Wives' Club of Calgary

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd or 3rd

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study: Engineering, Geology or Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Graduated from a Calgary high school

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Raytheon Canada Limited Scholarship for Aboriginal Students

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Donor: Raytheon Canada Limited

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd

Faculty: Engineering, Science, Any

Field of Study: Electrical or Any Department; Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics; Any

Conditions:
  • Canadian aboriginal student
  • Academic merit
  • If no eligible applicants in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science then Aboriginal students enrolled in the following disciplines will be considered in the order listed: Engineering (any department), Mathematics, Physics, or any undergraduate faculty

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Jacques E. Renaud Memorial Bursary

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Donor: Blanca J. Renaud

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Preference is given to students who have graduated from a high school in Quebec

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

William J. Rodgers Bursary

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Donor: Funded by an endowment established by the family of William J. Rodgers and matching grant from Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Society of Calgary Undergraduate Mathematics Scholarship (SCUM)

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Donor: Society of Calgary Undergraduate Mathematics

Value: $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Mathematics and Statistics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Must be a member of the Society of Calgary Undergraduate Mathematics

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Sony of Canada Computer Science Scholarship

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Donor: Sony of Canada Science Scholarship Foundation

Value: $1500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Computer Science

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

SUDIC Bursaries

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Donor: Sulphur Development Institute of Canada (SUDIC)

Value: up to $2000

Number: 4

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th; 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Sulphur Industry Prize

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Donor: Sulphur Industry

Value: up to $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: Final

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Applied Chemistry

Conditions:
  • Based on academic merit in the second and third year of the Applied Chemistry program
  • Payment made when the recipient has completed the fourth year practicum and entering the final year of the program at the University of Calgary

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the department for nomination.

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Suncor Energy Foundation Bursary in Geology

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Donor: Suncor Energy Foundation, Calgary

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

W. Swan Memorial Book Prize

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Donor: Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary

Value: $100

Number: 1

Year Entering: 4th or Graduating

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Computer Science (Major or Honours)

Conditions:
  • Major or Honours Computer Science program
  • Based on grade point average in Computer Science courses

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

Talisman Energy Bursary

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Donor: Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary

Value: $2000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science, Engineering, Haskayne School of Business, Social Sciences

Field of Study: Geology, Geophysics, Engineering, Haskayne School of Business, Economics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Talisman Energy Inc. (1995) Bursaries

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Donor: Endowed by Bow Valley Energy Inc. prior to its amalgamation with Talisman Energy Inc. in 1995

Value: up to $1700

Number: 3

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study: Engineering, Geology and Geophysics, Haskayne School of BusinessSocial Sciences (Economics)

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Talisman Energy Inc. Undergraduate Scholarships in Energy and Related Studies in Science

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Donor: Talisman Energy Inc. is a large independent oil and gas producer with global operations. Talisman believes that being a responsible and welcome member of the communities in which it operates is an essential part of their business strategy. These scholarships provide the opportunity to support students and empower them to focus their unique talents on the challenges and opportunities faced by the oil and gas industry.

Value: $10,000

Number: 2

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Geology or Geophysics and other energy related areas

Conditions:
  • Majoring in Geology or Geophysics
  • Students in other Science programs who feel they are studying in a substantially energy related area are also encouraged to apply
  • Based primarily on academic merit
  • Must have completed coursework that focuses on the field of energy
  • Also based on the preparation of an essay
  • In order to ensure compatibility with award guidelines and avoid disappointment, students majoring in Science programs other than Geology or Geophysics must contact the Deanís Office in the Faculty of Science and receive written approval prior to application

How to Apply: Apply to the Deanís Office, Faculty of Science. Applicants must submit an essay (maximum of 1000 words) summarizing their interest in studying in the field of energy, the environment and the economy and demonstrated potential for advanced study and research in the field of energy, the environment and the economy

Apply Date: by March 31

Terasen Pipelines Inc. Bursary

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Donor: Terasen Pipelines Inc.

Value: $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study:

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

R.J. Torrence Memorial Scholarship

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Donor: Endowed by friends, family and colleagues of Dr. Robert J. Torrence, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics from 1968-2000, in recognition of Dr. Torrenceís dedication to students of mathematics

Value: up to $1000

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Applied or Pure Mathematics (Major or Honours)

Conditions:
  • Major or honours program
  • Academic merit
  • Preference given to students with a special interest in Relativity or other areas of Mathematical Physics

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

University of Calgary Bamfield Awards

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Donor: Endowment fund established through a bequest by an anonymous donor

Value: Variable to a combined total of up to $5000 in any year

Number: Variable

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Biological Sciences (Bamfield Marine Station)

Conditions:
  • Must be registered in either the Fall program or the Summer Session at Bamfield Marine Station
  • Academic merit in the last five full-course equivalents completed at the University of Calgary
  • Financial need may also be taken into consideration
  • Students wishing to be considered for this award should provide the information on their application for admission to either the Fall program or the Summer Session at Bamfield Marine Station

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Biological Sciences for nomination.

Apply Date:

Undergraduate Physics Research Prize

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Donor: Anonymous

Value: $250

Number: 1

Year Entering: Enrolled

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Physics and Astronomy

Conditions:
  • Best written research report (either experimental or theoretical)
  • The research may include work done in the current academic year as well as summer or Co-op research completed the previous summer

How to Apply: Submit written report to the Head, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Apply Date: by April 23

Upland Birds Alberta Scholarship

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Donor: Upland Birds Alberta

Value: up to $750

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Ecology

Conditions:
  • Majoring in the Ecology Division of the department
  • Based on academic standing in courses constituting the ecology field
  • Must have completed at least 10 full-course equivalents

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Verity Inc. Scholarship in Computer Science

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Donor: Verity Canada

Value: $5000

Number: 1

Year Entering: Final

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Computer Science

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

Apply Date:

Viking Energy Bursary

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Donor: Viking Energy

Value: $1500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Engineering, Science

Field of Study: Engineering, Geology or Geophysics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Interested in a career in the petroleum industry

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

Jeff Waller Memorial Bursary

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Donor: Family and friends in memory of Jeff Waller, BSc (Honours) 1996

Value: up to $500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Chemistry, Physics or Astrophysics

Conditions:
  • Major in Chemistry, Physics or Astrophysics
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1

K.S. Wani Memorial Scholarship

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Donor: Dr. J.K. Wani in memory of his father K.S. Wani

Value: up to $1500

Number: 1

Year Entering: 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Statistics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.

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Dr. James C.S. Wong Memorial Bursary

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Donor: Mrs. Bessie Wong, in memory of her husband James C.S. Wong, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics from 1971-1991

Value: up to $1900

Number: 1

Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th

Faculty: Science

Field of Study: Pure Mathematics

Conditions:
  • Academic merit

How to Apply: Student Awards Office

Apply Date: August 1