Overview

The Joyce and Fred Zemans Scholarship at York University will be awarded to one graduate student from each of the following three programs:

1. The Graduate Program in Art History, with preference given to students in Canadian Art and/or Curatorial Studies;
2. The Schulich School of Business' MBA program, with preference given to students specializing in Arts and Media Administration;
3. The Osgoode Hall Law School's Graduate Program in Law, with preference given to students whose research focuses on Alternative Dispute Resolution or Access to Justice.

Value and Duration

• Up to 3 awards of  up to $3,333
  • The value and number of award(s) in any given year will depend on the rate of distribution from the endowment fund and the number of recipients selected
• Non-renewable

Eligibility

• Full-time registered Master's or doctoral York graduate student;
• Incoming and current student;
• Both domestic and international students are eligible;
• Must be from the following areas of study:
  • The Graduate Program in Art History, with preference given to students in Canadian Art and/or Curatorial Studies;
  • Schulich School of Business' MBA program, with preference given to students specializing in Arts and Media Administration;
  • Osgoode Hall Law School's Graduate Program in Law, with preference given to students whose research focuses on Alternative Dispute Resolution or Access to Justice;
  • Academic accomplishments.

Note: The student must be registered full-time for the term the nominations are due to FGS.

Deadlines

• Graduate program deadline: Program nomination, with complete documentation, is due to FGS by April 27. The Faculty of Graduate Studies Awards Committee will review nominees for eligibility.

Award Period (when the award will be paid)

• Spring Term

How to Apply

• Students must be nominated by their graduate program

GRADUATE PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITY

• The application process requires program nomination. Each eligible graduate student program will submit one nominee each for this scholarship
  • students cannot apply directly to FGS. They must be nominated by their Graduate Program

DOCUMENTATION

• Letter of nomination from the Graduate Program Director
• Statement of Research (for Art History and Osgoode students only)
• CV
• Transcripts, unofficial or official, (supplied by graduate program from admissions file), or can be a student copy downloaded from the student account. Must include the last two years or all years of graduate studies

Contact

• Financial Aid
  Schulich School of Business
  (416) 736-2100 ext. 77979
• Coordinator, Administrative Services
  Office of Advising and Integrated Student Services, AMPD
  (416) 736-2100 x 77343
  pietra@yorku.ca
• Graduate Program Assistant
  Research & Graduate Studies, Osgoode Hall Law School
  (416) 650-8208
  resgpa@osgoode.yorku.ca