Dr. Margaret “Marmie” Perkins Hess Graduate Fellowships in Earth, Ocean, Astronomy, and Environmental Sciences

Fellowships of a minimum of $15,000 are awarded to outstanding domestic or international graduate students whose research focus is on earth, ocean, astronomy and/or environmental sciences.

These fellowships may be renewed for one additional year for a Master’s student and up to two additional years for a PhD student providing the student maintains a first class grade point average and full time registration in their graduate degree program.

Students apply via the online graduate scholarship application between July 01 and September 15 and must submit a one page summary of their research subject and one academic reference letter (signed). Approval of the recipients will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee.

Amount

minimum of $15,000

Application deadline

September 15

Eligibility

Normally, the minimum requirement for consideration is an A- average and any additional criteria that has been established by the donor. Application details, deadlines and eligibility criteria are all listed in the award description. Unless otherwise noted in the award description, you must be a full-time graduate student. 

Retaining funding

Ongoing UVic graduate funding requires students to maintain a minimum level of academic standing and some ongoing maintenance.