Richard and Margaret Beck Student Research Travel Award

One award of up to $6,000 is given to an undergraduate or graduate student in Humanities, Social Sciences or Fine Arts to travel to Iceland for the purpose of research or course work related to Icelandic language and literature.

Preference will be given to applicants who have already completed a course or are undertaking a significant research project that is related to Icelandic language and literature. If no eligible applicants apply from the Humanities or Social Sciences or Fine Arts, the award may be given to an undergraduate or graduate student in any faculty.

Applications must be submitted to the Dean of Humanities by December 15th.

In the case of an undergraduate award, approval will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Associate Dean Academic of Humanities. In the case of a graduate award, approval will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Graduate Awards Committee upon the recommendation of the Associate Dean Research of Humanities.

Amount

$6,000

Application deadline

December 15th

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.