Award Quick Look
Deadline: Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Amount: 11000
Student Status: Full Time
Type: External
Citizenship:
- Canadian
- Permanent Resident
Program(s):
- School of Graduate Studies
- Doctor of Philosophy
This fellowship, established in 1952, honours Margaret McWilliams, first CFUW President (1919-1923), who dedicated her life to furthering the status of women through improved access to higher education and the active involvement of women in public life. It is awarded to a woman who has completed at least one calendar year in a full-time doctoral program and is enrolled in full-time studies in Canada or abroad at the time of application.
Each year, CFUW provides a range of post-graduate awards and fellowships to women through its Charitable Trust Fund. The CFUW Fellowships and Awards Program is an affirmative action program as provided for in the Constitution of Canada and eligibility is restricted to women.
CFUW's Fellowship and Award winners have produced work in a variety of academic areas, including international humanitarian efforts, feminist and gender analysis, advanced science, medicine, social justice and human rights for women and girls.
Deadline
- December 3
Value
- $11,000
Criteria
- Canadian or permanent resident; Female.
For guidelines and the online application visit the CFUW webite