The Adrienne Grago Memorial Prize for Short Fiction was established by Barbara Rasha Grago and Jennifer Hann in memory of Barbara's daughter Adrienne, who graduated from York University with an Honours BA in Creative Writing and English in 2007. This prize honours the best short story by a creative writing major who is completing his […]
Awarded for the best poem submitted by a creative writing major who is completing Year 3 of study (90 credits). The recipient must demonstrate financial need and be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person and an Ontario resident.
The Babs Burggraf Award in Creative Writing offers financial assistance to a Year 4 student majoring or minoring in creative writing with proven talent and achievement in the area of short story writing. Faculty members in the program will nominate Year 4 students (successful completion of at least 84 credits) who have submitted short stories […]
The Penny Jolliffe Scholarship is intended to honour the communication studies major who has compiled the most outstanding record in his/her Year 2 of study at York. The recipient must be returning for his/her Year 3 of study.
This award will go to the full-time continuing undergraduate student majoring in sociology, psychology, political science, geography, economics or anthropology, who has achieved the highest grade point average on a minimum of five full courses at least one of which is in the major completed in the previous fall/winter.
Three prizes will be awarded: one each to the second-, third- and fourth-year anthropology majors having the highest cumulative grade point averages. Students must have had an average of three full courses or equivalents per year since admission to York to qualify. Established to honour former staff members, Irene Wensley, Rena Nicol and Beryl Vince […]