Financial Benefit Potential from LA&PS Undergraduate Student Awards

The following is a list of awards available to LA&PS students: all require an application. If you feel you meet the award criteria for any of the following, submit an application as noted below. The deadline to apply for all of the noted awards is October 15, 2016.
Any questions may be directed to Lynn Moynihan, moynihan@yorku.ca
Please note that if you are applying for more than one award, you must make individual submissions - one written statement for each award. You only need to complete the Student Financial Profile once regardless of the number of awards to which you apply. On your written statement, be sure to cite the award to which you are applying and include your name and student number. For more information, click here.
Continuing Students Awards

Beverly Margaret Reynolds Scholarship ($850)
Established to honour the late Beverley Margaret Reynolds, York employee and alumna, this scholarship will be awarded to a student who has completed at least 30 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 (B+) and who has completed 12 credits in courses related to third world studies. Preference will be given to students who are actively involved in community service as evidenced by a letter of reference.
To apply, please submit a letter that indicates courses completed related to third world studies and outlines community service as well as the letter of reference to the Office of Associate Dean, attention Lynn Moynihan, Administrative Secretary via email to moynihan@yorku.ca.

Chantel Dunn Memorial Award ($1,000)
This award will be given to an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies who demonstrates leadership in making a difference in African-Canadian communities. The recipient of this award must be be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, residents of Ontario and must demonstrate financial need. This award is in memory of Chantel Dunn, a second year student who was a driven individual, striving for excellence in his/her studies with dreams to pursue a career in law. Chantel was fatally wounded on February 7, 2006; a victim of gun violence.
To apply, please submit a Student Financial Profile and submit the written statement outlining your involvement as a leader in the African Canadian community to the Office of the Associate Dean, Students, attention Lynn Moynihan, Administrative Secretary via email to moynihan@yorku.ca. A letter of reference must also be submitted. Students with disabilities have the option of submitting a paper application. Paper copies of the application are available at any of the disabilities service providers on campus.

George Hopton Award ($600)
This Award is intended to recognize and encourage students with special needs or circumstances. It is awarded to a Liberal Arts & Professional Studies student who is pursuing his/her first degree, completed at least 18 York credits (six credits of which should be a general education course) with a minimum overall grade point average of 7.00 and majoring in any of the following fields: Humanities, Religious Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Social Work, Women's Studies. Preference will be given to a student who: demonstrates financial need; is the first in their family to attend a university; has a permanent disability or is aboriginal.
To apply, please submit a Student Financial Profile and submit the written statement outlining your educational and personal background in reference to the above criteria to the Office of Associate Dean, Students, attention Lynn Moynihan, Administrative Secretary via email to moynihan@yorku.ca.

Louise Jacobs Jamaican Scholarship ($300)
Awarded to a student who has completed at least 30 credits in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies with a minimum grade point average of 7.00 (B+). Applicants must submit a personal letter outlining their academic progress and community activities. Preference will be given to a student active in the Jane and Finch community. Established in honour of Louise Jacobs who retired in 1999 after having served the community for many years.
To apply, please submit a personal letter outlining community activities along with at least one letter of reference from a relevant community leader or advocate to the Office of Associate Dean, Students, attention Lynn Moynihan, Administrative Secretary via email to moynihan@yorku.ca.

Malcolm Streete Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)
An award will be given to a student in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, majoring in political science, criminology or law and society, who has completed at least 24 (and no more than 60) credits and has a cumulative grade point average of 7.00 or higher. To be eligible a student must be able to demonstrate community involvement in the Jane-Finch, Oakwood or Regent Park communities. Preference will be given to students with black African or Afro-Caribbean heritage.
To apply, please submit a Student Financial Profile and submit a written statement outlining community involvement as noted above to the Office of Associate Dean, Students, attention Lynn Moynihan, Administrative Secretary via email to moynihan@yorku.ca.