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Adrienne Pocock Memorial Award

Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Don and Donna Pocock

The Adrienne Pocock Memorial Award was established in honour of the late Adrienne Pocock, a conscientious environmentalist devoted to grassroots care and concern for her world. The award will be given annually to graduate students in the Faculty of Environmental Studies to support resources and/or travel related to their fieldwork. The initial award in the winter of 2006 will be granted to a student whose area of focus encompasses the Canadian environment. Subsequently, preference will be given to students whose work incorporates consideration of Canada, children, animals or aboriginal issues in relationship to the environment.

Applicants should submit a one to two page description of the proposed fieldwork activity, including a detailed budget, timeline and explanation of how the funds will be used. Applications will be judged based on the quality of the fieldwork proposal, including objective(s), deliverables, scope and potential contribution towards environmental research and/or issues more broadly. Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, Ontario residents, and must demonstrate financial need.

Faculty of Environmental Studies Undergraduate Achievement Award

This award is open to students registered full-time in the final year of their Bachelor in Environmental Studies program. Students must have a minimum 7.0 (B+) average to qualify for this award and must not have received any other major award. The recipient must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person as well as an Ontario resident as defined by the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and must demonstrate financial need.

FES Discretionary Student Bursary

Donor: FES community

This fund was created by the generous alumni, faculty and staff of the Faculty of Environmental Studies during the Y2K annual campaign. Throughout the year a number of FES students face financial challenges, often unforeseen and urgent in nature. This fund exists to try to alleviate these situations and requires students to fill out a bursary application along with a specific request for emergency money. Please contact the director, Student Programs, for more information.

FES International Student Bursary

The FES International Student Bursary was established by the Faculty of Environmental Studies to support international students who demonstrate financial need. Student applicants must be registered full-time in any of the programs (BES, MED, PhD) in FES. The student applicant must demonstrate his/her financial need through a bursary application form.

The dian marino Award

Donor: FES Community

The dian marino Award was established in memory of dian, a visual artist, activist, educator and storyteller extraordinaire, who taught in the Faculty of Environmental Studies. She lived courageously with cancer and died in 1993. This fund supports students who creatively use multimedia tools of inquiry and modes of communication to critically explore environmental issues. This award gives preference to students who are committed to environmental and social justice. Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons and Ontario residents, and must have a good academic record as well as demonstrate financial need. Please contact the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University for more information.

The Harry Victor Bursary

Donor: Peter Victor

This bursary is awarded to students currently enrolled in the Bachelor in Environmental Studies to support research in the areas of ecological economics or environmental policy. Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, Ontario residents and demonstrate financial need. This bursary was established in honour of Harry Victor, father of Peter Victor, former dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies.