Student Awards and Scholarships
Students in programs offered by the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies have a wide range of awards and scholarships available exclusively to them. Opportunities exist for both incoming and current students with awards based on academic and non-academic criteria. The selections are made by the Department Awards Committee based on the criteria established in discussion with the donor. An application is not required for most awards. In addition to the program-specific awards listed here, students are encouraged to seek university-wide award and scholarship opportunities.
Industry-Sponsored Student Awards
The following industry-sponsored awards are available to Geographic Analysis undergraduate students:
- $1,000 Environics Analytics Entrance Scholarship (two awards)
- $1,000 Environics Analytics First-Year Achievement Award
- $1,000 Environics Analytics Retail Geography
- $1,000 Environics Analytics Geodemographics
- $1,000 Environics Analytics Scholarship for Exemplary Service and Community Engagement
- $2,000 Environics Analytics Academic Career Award
- $1,000 Numeris Scholarship for Best Overall Performance in Research Methods
- Esri Canada GIS Scholarship for Best Overall Performance in GIS
The following award sponsored by Environics Analytics is available to Master of Spatial Analysis graduate students:
- $2000 Master of Spatial Analysis Entrance Scholarship
Community- and Individually Sponsored Awards
The following awards are made available each year by individual donors, or professional and community organizations:
- $1,000 Environmental Leadership & Community Engagement Award
- $1,000 Tracy Scott Memorial Award
- $750 (variable) Geographic Analysis Endowment Award
- $600 (variable) Nicholas J. Siller Founder's Award
- $500 Outstanding Overall Performance in Remote Sensing
- $250 Ontario Nature Award for proficiency in Environmental Analysis
- $200 Alumni Award
- Canadian Association of Geographers Award
Department-Sponsored Awards
Departmental awards for Geographic Analysis undergraduate students:
- $250 Outstanding Environmental Geographer in First Year
- $250 Outstanding Geographer in GIS in First Year
- $250 Outstanding Geographer in Second Year
- $250 Outstanding Location Analyst
- $250 Outstanding Performance in Environmental Analysis
- $250 Outstanding Performance in Retail Analysis
- $250 Outstanding Performance in Urban Analysis
- $250 Progress in the Program Year 1-2
- $250 Progress in the Program Year 2-3
Departmental awards for Environment and Urban Sustainability undergraduate students:
- $250 Best Overall Performance in First Year
- $250 Best Overall Performance in Second Year
- $250 Best Overall Performance in Third Year
- $250 Outstanding Performance in Environment and Sustainability
- $250 Outstanding Performance in Sustaining the City’s Environments
- $250 Outstanding Performance in Research Methods
Departmental awards for Master of Spatial Analysis graduate students:
- $100 Master of Spatial Analysis Best Poster Prize
- $250 Master of Spatial Analysis Award of Distinction