Scholarships
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Winner of the 2008 Urs Meier Scholarship for Engineering Excellence
Thomas McNutt is the recipient of the 2008 Urs Meier Scholarship for Engineering Excellence, awarded annually by ISIS Canada to an undergraduate student of a Canadian Engineering or Applied Sciences degree program who is planning to pursue post-graduate studies under the tutelage of an ISIS Canada research Project Leader.
Mr. McNutt will enter the ISIS Canada Civil Engineering Masters program at Dalhousie University under the supervision of Dr. John Newhook. The research he will undertake concerns Adaptive Reinforcement of Concrete Structures. In addition to his academic excellence, Mr. McNutt is involved in numerous extracurricular activities and has proven leadership abilities.
Joanne Keselman Scholarship for Women in Engineering
Gary Bosgoed Scholarship for Aboriginals in Engineering
Leslie Jaeger Scholarship for the Advancement of Engineering
(Open to All ISIS Post-Graduate Students)
Urs Meier Scholarship for Engineering Excellence
(Open to Undergraduates Proceeding to Post-graduate Studies)
Terms of Reference and Application Instructions
Announcement and Provision of Funds
Joanne Keselman Scholarship for Women in Engineering
$5,000 Scholarship
ISIS Canada offers an annual scholarship of $5,000 for women pursuing post-graduate studies in engineering related to ISIS research.
Do I qualify? Yes, if you are a Canadian or landed immigrant female graduate of a Canadian Engineering or Applied Sciences degree program and you are pursuing (or registered to pursue) post-graduate studies under the tutelage of an ISIS Canada research Project Leader, or equivalent. You do not qualify if you are still an undergraduate in the coming year, if you are exiting your studies as an undergraduate, if you are graduating in the current year and not continuing your studies in September, or if you are a past recipient of this scholarship.
Application Instructions
Gary Bosgoed Scholarship for Aboriginals in Engineering
$5,000 Scholarship
ISIS Canada (Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures) offers an annual scholarship of $5,000 for Aboriginal people enrolled in engineering. The scholarship is awarded in an effort to increase the number of Canadian Aboriginal engineers and scientists. ISIS Canada's goal is to complement the scholarship with leadership training in preparation for a successful engineering or science career. The ISIS Canada scholarship recognizes academic merit. However, equal emphasis is given to the recipient's demonstrated passion for learning and community involvement.
Do I qualify? Yes, if you are a Canadian Aboriginal (First Nations, Metis or Inuit). You are an undergraduate or graduate student and have been accepted to or are attending a Canadian university in a discipline related to ISIS Canada's research and plan to continue your studies under the direction of an ISIS Project Leader. Alternatively, as an undergraduate, you may use the scholarship toward summer employment as a research assistant for an ISIS Project Leader. You do not qualify if you are graduating in the current year and not continuing your studies in September, or if you are a past recipient of this scholarship.
Application Instructions
Leslie Jaeger Scholarship for the
Advancement of Engineering
$5,000 Scholarship
(Open to All ISIS Post-Graduate Students)
ISIS Canada offers an annual scholarship of $5,000 open to all students pursuing post-graduate studies in engineering related to ISIS research.
Do I qualify? Yes, if you are a Canadian or landed immigrant graduate (male or female) of a Canadian Engineering or Applied Sciences degree program and you are pursuing (or registered to pursue) post-graduate studies under the tutelage of an ISIS Canada research Project Leader, or equivalent. You do not qualify if you are still an undergraduate in the coming year, if you are exiting your studies as an undergraduate, if you are graduating in the current year and not continuing your studies in September, or if you are a past recipient of this scholarship.
Application Instructions
Urs Meier Scholarship for Engineering Excellence
$5,000 Scholarship
(Entrance Scholarship for Undergraduates Proceeding to Post-graduate Studies)
ISIS Canada (Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures) offers an annual scholarship of $5,000 for undergraduates planning to pursue post-graduate studies in engineering related to ISIS research.
Do I qualify? Yes, if you are a Canadian or landed immigrant (male or female) in your final year as an undergraduate of a Canadian Engineering or Applied Sciences degree program and you are planning to pursue post-graduate studies in 2008 under the tutelage of an ISIS Canada research Project Leader, or equivalent. Students who will graduate in December 2007 and intend to commence post-graduate studies in January 2008 under an ISIS Project Leader are eligible. You do not qualify if you are still an undergraduate in the 2008/09 academic year, if you are exiting your studies as an undergraduate, if you are graduating and not continuing your studies in 2008, if you have ever been or are currently engaged in post-graduate studies, or if you are a past recipient of this scholarship.
Terms of Reference and Application Instructions
ISIS researchers are seeking solutions to the problems associated with the deterioration of steel reinforced concrete as well as developing fibre optic sensing technologies that will allow engineers to monitor structures from remote locations. ISIS Canada is a Networks of Centres of Excellence program funded in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, as well as provincial governments, universities and the private sector. It is a multidisciplinary team of over 250 researchers located in 14 universities across Canada. Its award-winning research encompasses civil, mechanical, materials, photonics and electrical engineering.
What are the areas of expertise? Over 40 research projects to be conducted in 2006/07 encompass:
Fibre Reinforced Polymers - that are up to 6 times stronger than steel, one-fifth the weight, non-corrosive and immune to electro-magnetic fields. By using FRP to reinforce concrete, the problem of corroding steel reinforcements and crumbling infrastructure will be eliminated.
Structural Health Monitoring - using fibre optic sensors which are embedded in the structure and enable remote monitoring. This is a new non-intrusive way to monitor the impact of traffic and excess loads, long-term structural health, structural components rehabilitated with FRP, and how structures react to earthquakes and vibrations.
How do I apply? Send us a letter indicating which scholarship you are applying for, what field of research you intend to study and the ISIS Project Leader (Research Professor) with whom you will be associated. Include a brief resumé of your accomplishments, interests, and plans for the future, as well as all your post-secondary academic transcripts and two letters of reference (one of these should be from your ISIS Project Leader). There is no application form to accompany this information.
What is the deadline? Applications must be received no later than March 31, 2008. The deadline for the Urs Meier Scholarship for Engineering Excellence is November 1, 2007.
Announcement and Provision of Funds
Applicants are advised that the successful candidates will be announced at the Spring Annual ISIS Conference. However, funds will not be released until verification has been provided that the recipient is enrolled for further studies and a letter of endorsement is provided by the ISIS Project Leader under whose direction the research will be conducted.
Send application to:
ISIS Canada - Scholarship Committee
University of Manitoba
A250 Agricultural and Civil Engineering Building
96 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Attention: Mrs. Kim Archer
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