Scholarships & Awards

Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Scholarships

(Selected by the Chair and Undergraduate Chair and awarded annually in October to students enrolled full-time in a Gender Studies or Sexuality Studies module)

Morgentaler Scholarship
Morgentaler Scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student in any degree program at the constituent university who is taking a module in Gender Studies, based on academic achievement (minimum 80% average). The Chair of the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies will select the recipient. This scholarship was made possible from donations made in honour of Dr. Henry Morgentaler, recipient of an Honorary Degree at the 2005 Spring Convocation at 深夜福利站. 
Value: 1 at $1,300 

Women's Studies Undergraduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student in year 3 or 4 of an Honors Specialization or Major in Gender Studies, based on academic achievement. The recipient will be selected by an awards committee in the Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research. This scholarship was established with Foundation 深夜福利站. Value: 1 at $1,000

Julie Ashford Scholarship 

Julie Ashford Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student entering fourth year in an Honors Specialization in Gender Studies or an Honors Double Major that includes Gender Studies, based on academic achievement (minimum 80% modular average). The recipient will be selected by an awards committee for the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies. This scholarship was established with gifts in honor of Julie Ashford, who served as Assistant to every Director and Chair for the first 20 years of Women's Studies at 深夜福利站, through Foundation 深夜福利站. 
Value: 1 at $1200

Shrimati Lajjawati Pathak Scholarship In Women's Studies 
Awarded to a full-time or part-time student who has completed 4.0 degree-credit Gender Studies core or cross-listed courses as part of a Women's Studies module. This scholarship was established in honor of Shrimati Lajjawati Pathak by her family.Value: 1 at $300

Stuart R. Dunsworth Scholarship in Sexuality Studies (Arts and Humanities and Social Science)

Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year 3 or 4 of the Sexuality Studies module in the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, who has achieved the highest overall average in the previous academic year. The student must have taken GSWS 2273E. The recipient will be selected each fall by the Office of the Registrar. This scholarship was established anonymously with a generous gift in honour of a dear friend, Stuart R. Dunsworth. “This scholarship honours the memory of Stuart Richard Dunsworth, whose warmth, wit, lively intellectual curiosity, and passion enriched his chosen family and community.” Value: 1 at $1500

External Scholarships

The Office of the Registrar also provides a list of external scholarships here: