Overview The Verney MA Book Prize is awarded to a full-time or part-time MA student in Political Science for the best Major Research Paper submitted in any field in Political Science in a given academic year. For more information, please visit the Graduate Program in Political Science's website. Contact Graduate Program in Political ScienceS633 RossEmail: polsgrad@yorku.ca
Overview The Stephen K. Levine Award in Social and Political Thought benefits students (Masters or Doctoral) studying in the Graduate Program in Social and Political Thought, who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need. This award was established by a York graduate to express gratitude to a former professor and friend. From 1971 to 2004, Levine […]
Overview The Margaret R. Awards will be awarded to full-time and part-time students enrolled in the School of Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies Master’s Program who have achieved a strong academic standing. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, Ontario residents*, and demonstrate financial need. How to Apply Contact For more information, please […]
Overview The Annear/Bertram Family Graduate Award will be awarded to full-time or part-time graduate students who are studying/doing work on or utilizing the Prigent Papers in the Scott Library Archives. In any given year should there be no suitable student working with the Prigent Papers, the award will be open to graduate students enrolled in […]
Overview The Eva Wien Prize will be awarded to a full-time or part-time graduate student for the best thesis, master’s research project or dissertation in early childhood education. This prize was established in honour of Eva Wien who lived a quiet, private life that was disrupted by war, loss and unexpected hardship; yet she was […]
Overview The Dr. Doris M. Nicholls Scholarship has been established under York's Special Program for Women in Science to benefit PhD students in the Biology program who identify as women. The scholarship will be granted to those who deliver an exceptional publication or other significant scholarly accomplishment. Recipients must demonstrate a minimum A average. This […]
Overview Kevin Jackson was a valued and beloved mad activist, scholar, friend, and colleague in the Critical Disability Studies program; he also furthered connections with other disability justice and activist communities in Toronto and beyond. For decades Kevin had dedicated his labour, creativity and passion to cross-disability activism and seeking justice often denied to disabled […]
Overview Morris Wolfe (1938-2021) was a prominent cultural nationalist Canadian writer whose thoughts about media were published in regular columns Saturday Night and The Globe and Mail, and in book form in Jolts: The TV Wasteland and the Canadian Oasis (1965). Wolfe advocated for and wrote about Canadian media in A Saturday Night Scrapbook (1973), […]
Overview The Wilhelm Cohnstaedt Social Justice Award will support a graduate student in the School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design or the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies whose research focuses on the principles of social justice and issues of human rights, equality, equity and inclusion. Priority will be given to research that […]
Overview The Laurenne Kredentser Memorial Award is meant to recognize a student's volunteer work and contribution to the community at large, while encouraging the award winner's ongoing studies and facilitate future contributions to the mental health community. It will be awarded annually to incoming and current students in the Master of Arts program in Critical […]