Undergraduate Awards:
Faculty of Social Science
Jock Abra Scholarship in Psychology and the Arts
Donor: Dr. Jock Abra
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: Final
Faculty: Social Sciences, Fine Arts, Humanities
Field of Study: Honours Psychology, Fine Arts, Humanities
- Honours program in the Department of Psychology
- Academic merit
- Preference given to students who demonstrate involvement and interest in an area of fine arts, the performing arts or humanities
- Students who have completed coursework in the Faculty of Fine Arts or the Faculty of Humanities will also be considered
How to Apply: Applicants must submit a letter to the Department of Psychology summarizing their fine arts, performing arts or humanities involvement including specific information that clearly documents, supports and confirms the extent of involvement (eg. letters from instructors, portfolio of work produced, etc.)
Apply Date: by May 1
Helen Acheson Memorial Bursary
Donor: Family of Helen Acheson, BA '75
Value: up to $800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Anthropology
- Major in the Department of Anthropology
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Must be registered full time but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Agrium Inc. Award
Donor: Established by Agrium Inc. of Calgary and the Faculty of Social Sciences to promote linkages between the University of Calgary and Argentina and to facilitate Argentine students pursuing post-secondary education in Calgary
Value: $2000 (Renewable)
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study:
- Completed high school in Argentina
- Academic merit
- Preference given to a student who has completed coursework that focuses on energy and the environment
- Renewable in third and fourth year providing minimum grade point average of 2.60 on courses completed in the previous academic year
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Calgary Consular Corps Bursary
Donor: Calgary Consular Corps and matching grant from Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: International Relations
- Major in International Relations
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Canadian Council for the Americas (Alberta Chapter) Essay Prizes on Latin America
Donor: Canadian Council for the Americas (Alberta Chapter), Haskayne School of Business and the Faculty of Social Sciences
Value: $500
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Haskayne School of Business, Social Sciences
Field of Study: Haskayne School of Busines, Social Sciences
- One award offered in the Haskayne School of Business and one in the Faculty of Social Sciences
- Best essay on any aspect of the Latin American economies or trade
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Chacmool Bursary
Donor: Archaeological Association (Chacmool)
Value: up to $700
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Archaeology
- Majoring in Archaeology
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
G. Gordon Clarke Bursary
Donor: Ziff Energy Group
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Economics
- Major in Economics
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Must have completed at least one of the following courses with a minimum grade of "B+" - ECON 323: Natural Gas Markets, ECON 325: Petroleum in the North American Economy, ECON 327: Petroleum in the World Economy, ECON 475: Economics of Natural Resources I, or ECON 575: Economics of Natural Resources II
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Dr. Lawrence W. Copithorne Memorial Scholarship
Donor: Department of Economics, family and friends of Lawrence Copithorne
Value: up to $2500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Economics
- Academic merit
- Preference given to a student in the Honours Economics program
- Demonstrates an interest in energy economics or the economics of natural resources
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Economics for nomination.
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Elise Corbet Scholarship
Donor: Chinook Country Historical Society (a Chapter of the Historical Society of Alberta)
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: History
- Majoring in History
- Taken at least two Canadian History courses
- Preference given to students with at least one course in Western Canadian History
- Awarded to the student who received the highest marks in the courses
- If a tie exists, the students' grade point averages will 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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Daughters of the American Revolution Heritage Chapter Bursary in History
Donor: Funded by an endowment established by the Daughters of the American Revolution Heritage Chapter and matching grant from Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: History
- Majoring in History
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Preference given to a student focusing on the history of the United States
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Sir Ranulph de Glanvill Prizes in Legal History
Donor: Anonymous
Value: Book and certificate
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: History
- Best essay in HIST 474: English Legal History
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Lorne Dowling Scholarship
Donor: Mrs. Ida Dowling, Calgary
Value: $200
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Participation in extra-curricular activities
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Anna and Donald Drysdale Memorial Scholarships
Donor: Mrs. Henrietta Weyland in memory of her sister and brother in-law
Value: up to $1250
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: History
- Major in History
- Preference is given to candidates who have declared an area of concentration in Military-Diplomatic History or those who have taken at least two half courses in Military-Diplomatic History and attained a minimum B+ grade in each of those courses
- 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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James Frideres Award in Quantitative Sociology
Donor: Dr. James Frideres
Value: up to $250
Number: 1
Year Entering: Any
Faculty: Social Sciences, Graduate Studies
Field of Study: Quantitative Sociology
- Offered to the most outstanding undergraduate or graduate student in the area of quantitative sociology
- Consideration will be given to academic merit, preparation of a paper, involvement in research or other forms of scholarship which the committee recognizes as outstanding achievement
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically by considered by members of the Department of Sociology for nomination.
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James H. Gray Prizes in History
Donor: James H. Gray, Calgary
Value: up to $400 and certificate
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: History (Western Canadian History)
- One award offered in Fall Session and one in Winter Session
- Best essay in Western Canadian History
- Preference given to students taking introductory level history courses
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Christian Hillman Prize
Donor: Friends and family of the late Christian Marie Hillman, a student at the University of Calgary from 1988 until her death in 1991
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Political Science
- Major in Political Science
- Academic merit
- Must have completed at least three half courses in Political Science over the last two consecutive sessions
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Wes Johnston Prize in Archaeology
Donor: Archaeological Society of Alberta, Calgary Centre, in honour of Wes Johnston, a founding member of the centre
Value: $200
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Archaeology
- Academic merit in the previous year
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Professor Z.M. Kubinski Prizes in Economics
Donor: Members of the Department of Economics, and family and friends of the late Professor Kubinski
Value: up to $300
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Economics (Canadian Economic Issues)
- One award offered in Fall Session and one in Winter Session
- Best research paper assigned in their economics courses on topics related to Canadian Economic Issues
- Grade point average of no less than 3.00 in economics courses
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Kula Ring Bursary
Donor: Kula Ring Club
Value: $400
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Anthropology
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities involving contribution to the Kula Ring Club
- Must have been a member of the Kula Ring Club during the year of award application
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Kimberley E. Maurer Bursary
Donor: Funded by an endowment established by family and friends in memory of Kimberley E. Maurer, and matching grant from Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Psychology
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Don Mazankowski Bursaries in Economics and Political Science
Donor: Funded by an endowment established by the Don Mazankowski Scholarship Foundation and matching funds from the Alberta Opportunity Bursary Fund
Value: up to $1000
Number: 2
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Political Science and Economics
- One award offered to a student with a major in Political Science and one with a major in Economics
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities involving community service and demonstrated leadership ability
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Right Honourable Don Mazankowski Scholarship Foundation Bursary
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)
- 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
Sheila McDougall Award
Donor: Family, friends and colleagues in memory of Sheila McDougall, who received her BSW from the University of Calgary in 1987 and was working on her MSW at the time of her death
Value: up to $350
Number: 1
Year Entering: Any
Faculty: Social Work, Education, Nursing, Social Sciences
Field of Study: BSW Program, Education, Nursing, Social Sciences (Psychology)
- Canadian aboriginal student
- Academic merit
- Intending to pursue a career in an area that will provide a service to aboriginal people and/or further cross cultural awareness and understanding
- Financial need will also be taken into consideration
- If no suitable applicants, then eligible students registered in the Faculties of Education, Nursing or Social Sciences with a major in Psychology will be considered
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Catherine Hainer McMartin Bursaries
Donor: Estate of the late Catherine Hainer McMartin
Value: up to $1200
Number: 8
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th; 3rd or 4th; 1st
Faculty: Communication and Culture, Social Sciences, Education
Field of Study: Canadian Studies, Political Science, Master of Teaching Program
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen
- Preference given to young students who aspire to positions of leadership in the fields of education or public service
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Frank Mink Undergraduate Economics Scholarship
Donor: Economics Society of Calgary and the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB) in honour of the late AEUB board member, Frank Mink
Value: $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Economics
- Major in Economics
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Chancellor Norford Scholarship
Donor: Alumni, students, senators, governors and other friends of the university to commemorate Brian Norford's service as the fifth chancellor, 1982-1986
Value: up to $4000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: History (Honours or Major)
- History honours or major
- Based primarily on history courses taken in the previous academic year
- Overall grade point average also taken into consideration
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Palliser Club Scholarship
Donor: Palliser Club at the University of Calgary
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Geography
- Major in Geography
- Academic merit
- Member of the Palliser Club
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Howard Palmer Memorial Scholarship
Donor: Family, friends and colleagues of Howard Palmer, a professor at the University of Calgary from 1973-1991
Value: up to $2400
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Western Canadian History or Western Canadian Studies
- Concentration in either Western Canadian History or Western Canadian Studies
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Ruth and Sam Prager Bursary
Donor: Family and friends of Carol and Joel Prager to honour Ruth and Sam Prager
Value: up to $600
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences, Humanities
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Preference will be given to students enrolled with a double major in Social Sciences or a double major in Social Sciences and Humanities
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Bruce Walter Runge Memorial Bursary
Donor: Walter Runge, Chicago; Marcia and Alexandra Runge, Calgary; in memory of Bruce Walter Runge, their son, husband and father
Value: up to $1200
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Geography (BA or BSc)
- Majoring in Geography in either the BA or BSc program
- Undertaken studies in earth sciences with an emphasis on sustainable land use and environmental impact
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Elizabeth Schonfield Memorial Scholarship
Donor: Professor A.E.D. Schonfield and the Faculty Women's Club
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Psychology
- Shown the greatest increase in grade point average between second and third year of study
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Robert Alexander McMillan Shields Memorial Scholarship in Canadian History
Donor: Family, friends, and colleagues of Bob Shields, who was a professor at the University of Calgary from 1960-1988, and was professor emeritus until his death in 1993
Value: up to $650
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Canadian History
- Concentration in Canadian History
- Academic merit
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Talisman Energy Bursary
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
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Gertrude and W.J. Thompson Memorial Undergraduate Bursary
Donor: Mrs. Doris Baldwin in memory of her parents, Gertrude and W.J. Thompson
Value: up to $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Political Science or History
- Major in Political Science or History
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities
- Demonstrated leadership ability
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada History Prize
Donor: United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada, Calgary Branch
Value: up to $150
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Canadian History
- Highest standing in any Canadian History course at the University of Calgary
- Minimum grade of A- required
- Must be registered in 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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Urban and Regional Information Systems Association Scholarship
Donor: Alberta Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
Value: up to $250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Engineering, Social Sciences
Field of Study: Geomatics Engineering, Geography
- Pursuing studies in the area of land information systems or geographic information systems
- Academic merit
- Participation in extra-curricular activities of benefit to the community
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Verbatim Undergraduate Linguistics Award
Donor: Verbatim and Department of Linguistics
Value: $400
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Linguistics
- Academic merit
- Minimum 3.00 grade point average required
- Extra-curricular activities in a field related to linguistics, including participation in Verbatim
- Must be a member of Verbatim
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
- Selection to be made by a special committee in the Department of Linguistics
How to Apply: Apply to the Linguistics Department
Apply Date: by May 1
Senator Stan Waters Memorial Scholarship
Donor: Senator Stan Waters Memorial Foundation
Value: up to $5000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Haskayne School of Business, Social Sciences, Engineering
Field of Study: Haskayne School of Business, Political Science, Engineering
- Academic merit
- Demonstrated leadership in student government, student activities (preferably with a business and/or political direction)
- Involvement in scholastic or extra-curricular activities that promote the development of superior communication skills
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Weyland Scholarship
Donor: Mrs. Henrietta Weyland in memory of Chilton Mewburn Weyland, Maurice Chilton Weyland and Richard Walter Weyland
Value: up to $1250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Political Science
- Major in Political Science
- Interest and ability in the area of constitutional studies
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
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Wigham Family Scholarship
Donor: Wigham Family, Calgary
Value: up to $2500
Number: 1
Year Entering: Enrolled, Enrolled, Enrolled
Faculty: Humanities, Social Sciences, Graduate Studies
Field of Study: Greek and Roman Studies, Archaeology, Graduate Studies
- Offered to a student registered in a major, minor or graduate program offered by the Department of Greek and Roman Studies or by the Department of Archaeology
- Proven interest in Mediterranean studies
- Recipient to use award to defray travel expenses associated with a period of overseas study or field-work
- Undergraduate students must have obtained a minimum grade point average of 3.00 on at least three full-course equivalents in the previous calendar year
- Graduate students require a strong letter of support from the graduate co-ordinator
- Preference is given to an applicant with a confirmed registration in either an academic course in Mediterranean studies or a field excavation in the Mediterranean or Europe
- Recipient may be required to give a public presentation of the project on their return
How to Apply: A letter of application should be submitted to the Department of Greek and Roman Studies. It should include a description of the project to be undertaken and, if possible, confirmation of registration in the course or excavation
Apply Date: by March 15
Wing Kin Wong and Lambert H.C. Wong Memorial Bursary
Donor: Funded by an endowment established by Mrs. Anne Wong in memory of her husband, Wing Kin Wong, and son, Lambert H.C. Wong, and matching grant from Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund
Value: up to $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Social Sciences
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1