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At least
three awards,
each in the amount of $2500, will be
awarded annually to the women
graduate students who have demonstrated
outstanding leadership in the
university or general community while
maintaining exemplary academic
records.
2013
Award Winners
Eligibility
Women
registered in
Master's or PhD programs at any
Member
Institution of AUCC within a
designated region are eligible to be
nominated. Regions and number of awards
are defined as follows, and
eligibility shall rotate among them:
- Western
Provinces (2013) - 4 awards
- Atlantic
Provinces (2014) - 3 awards
- Ontario
(2015) – 5 awards
- Quebec
[2012] - 4 awards
Criteria
1.
Outstanding
academic performance.
2. Evidence
of
leadership, including but not limited to
such things as:
- executive
positions
in student organizations
- participation
on
committees (student committees and
university committees)
- organization
of
special events, conferences, etc.
- involvement
in
advocacy groups
- involvement
in
volunteer organizations, within the
campus setting and/or in the
general community.
Procedures
Each
university in the
designated region may nominate, through
the Dean of Graduate Studies or
her/his delegate, one person
for the award. The Dean shall
also be responsible for the appointment
of a nominating committee for
the award and for providing the
Selection Committee with all necessary
documentation in support of the
nomination, including:
- biographical
data*
- curriculum
vitae
- academic
records
- three
letters of
reference
The
deadline for
submission of nominations:
January 18, 2013.
The
Selection Committee shall be the elected
members of the Executive
Committee (or its delegates), excluding
those from the region from
which the award recipients will be
selected.
Nominations
for
the 2012 competition (Western Provinces)
must be sent via
electronic
mail to:
SWAAC
Secretary
General
Dr. Angela
Hildyard
Email
Address
- click
here 
University of Toronto
If you
have any questions about the award or
require further information please
contact Rosalyn Figov, SWAAC Registrar
and Treasurer at rosalyn.figov@utoronto.ca
*biographical
information usually includes
information about former and current
studies, areas of interest,
research, publications, other awards,
interests outside the university, and
community or volunteer work.
It's usually in a narrative form,
about 1-2 pages in length, and is an
opportunity for the nominee to tell
the adjudication committee some things
about herself, and to explain at
greater length her
background/interests/passions/ambitions/volunteer
work
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