Gordon and Joan Alston-Stewart Scholarship

One or more graduate scholarships are awarded to outstanding full or part-time students in the School of Environmental Studies. Students must be pursuing a degree in environmental studies or a diploma in the restoration of natural systems program. Research must be focused on the necessary control or eradication of introduced species which pose a threat to native species in British Columbia.

Preference will be given to researchers studying the eradication of the introduced bull frog, rana catesbelana. Approval of the recipient(s) will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Graduate Awards Committee on the recommendation of the School of Environmental Studies.

Amount

Varies

Application deadline

No application required

Eligibility

Normally, the minimum requirement for consideration is an A- average and any additional criteria that has been established by the donor. Awards are assigned based on nominations from eligible academic units. 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.