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At least three awards,
each in the amount of $2500, will be awarded annually to the women
graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the
university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic
records.
2010 Award Winners
Eligibility
Women registered in
Master's or PhD programs at any Member
Institution of AUCC within a designated region are eligible to be
nominated. Regions and number of awards are defined as follows, and
eligibility shall rotate among them:
Western Provinces [2010] - 4 awards
Ontario [2011] - 5 awards
Atlantic Provinces [2012] - 3 awards
Criteria
1. Outstanding
academic performance.
2. Evidence of
leadership, including but not limited to such things as:
- executive
positions in student organizations
- participation on
committees (student committees and university committees)
- organization of
special events, conferences, etc.
- involvement in
advocacy groups
- involvement in
volunteer organizations, within the campus setting and/or in the
general community.
Procedures
Each university in the
designated region may nominate, through the Dean of Graduate Studies or
her/his delegate, one person for the award. The Dean shall
also be responsible for the appointment of a nominating committee for
the award and for providing the Selection Committee with all necessary
documentation in support of the nomination, including:
- biographical data
- curriculum vitae
- academic records
- three letters of
reference
The deadline for
submission of nominations: January 15, 2010.
The
Selection Committee shall be the elected members of the Executive
Committee (or its delegates), excluding those from the region from
which the award recipients will be selected.
Nominations
for
the 2010 competition (Western Provinces) must be sent via
electronic
mail to:
SWAAC
Secretary
General
Dr. Angela
Hildyard
Email
Address - click here 
University of Toronto
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