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George & Helen Vari Foundation Award

Overview The George & Helen Vari Foundation Award will be awarded to two first-year undergraduate student and two graduate students in the Faculty of Environment and Urban Change. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic merit. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, Ontario residents*, and demonstrate financial need. How to Apply […]

Donald Biback and Family Entrance Scholarship

Overview The Donald Biback and Family Entrance Scholarship will be awarded annually to students entering the MES Planning Program in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. To be eligible students must be entering their first year of the MES Planning program and demonstrate academic excellence (minimum average of A). This award was established […]

Wilkinson Family Graduate Award in Environmental Studies

Overview The Wilkinson Family Graduate Award in Environmental Studies was established in 2013 by Professor Paul Wilkinson (BA ’70) and his late wife Dorothy (BA ’79), who believe it is important to recognize a student’s success and accomplishments. The late Prof. Wilkinson (PhD, University of Toronto) held the title of University Professor and Professor in the […]

Whitaker Family Bursary

Overview The Whitaker Family Bursary benefits full time graduate students, international and domestic in their first year of study in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change MES program. Value and Duration Eligibility How to Apply Contact

Stantec Bursary in Planning

Overview The Stantec Bursary in Planning will be granted to full time continuing graduate students completing the MES Planning Program or to a PhD student who is focusing their research on planning in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change who demonstrate financial need. Value and Duration Eligibility How to Apply Contact

Pat Placzek Award in Indigenous Urban Studies

Overview Pat was a graduate student enrolled in the MES program who passed away in June 2015 after battling leukemia. A beloved member of FES community, Pat is remembered not only as a dedicated, passionate student but a warm and generous spirit. He taught people that love, kindness, and caring can be a power greater […]

MES–York Planning Alumni Committee (MYPAC) Award

Overview The MES-York Planning Alumni Committee (MYPAC) Award was established to support a full-time student in the Master in Environmental Studies program with an area of concentration in planning. Value and Duration Eligibility How to Apply Contact

Mark Nawrot Memorial Award

Overview This award was established in memory of the late Mark Nawrot, former student in the Master in Environmental Studies Program at York University. The purpose of this award is to assist a second-year full-time student in the Master in Environmental Studies Program at York University who demonstrates both excellence in scholarship as well as […]

John Page Planning Scholarship

Overview This scholarship honours the memory of Professor John Page who taught in the Faculty of Environmental Studies from 1971 until his death in 1988. In recognition of his dedication and contribution to the broad area of planning and human settlements, this scholarship is open to students registered full time in the Master in Environmental […]

John A. Livingston Ecological Conscience and Nature Advocacy Award

Overview This award has been established in memory of Professor Emeritus John A. Livingston, naturalist and internationally renowned writer on natural history and natural philosophy. Professor Livingston was a key player in the development of the Faculty of Environmental Studies and a prominent figure in biological conservation in Canada. Value and Duration Eligibility How to […]