Eric David Baker Krause Graduate Fellowship
This fellowship honours the late Eric Krause who passed away in May, 2002 after a courageous battle with cancer. In 2003, Eric's former colleagues at the City of Toronto and the University of Toronto came together to fundraise for a scholarship in his memory. Eric earned both a B.A. and a B.Sc. at U of T then continued his studies in the Department of Geography and the former Institute for Environmental Studies (now Centre for Environment), completing an M.A. in 1997. As part of his graduate studies, Eric participated in a summer internship placement with the City of Toronto and completed a thesis titled Ecological Footprints, Climate Change and Sustainable Development in the Greater Toronto Area. Eric took the Ecological Footprint model to the City of Toronto where he became an environmental planner, playing an important role in developing the City’s environmental plan. He also operationalised the Footprint for the City and developed a website that allowed anyone to calculate their own footprint. The fellowship is awarded to a graduate student enrolled in a Centre for Environment graduate program. Preference is given to students who have obtained their undergraduate degree from the former University of Toronto Division for Environment or, presently, the Centre for Environment.
Eligibility & Requirements
Eligibility to apply to to this award is restricted to master’s and doctoral students enrolled in the collaborative program in Environment and Health or Environmental Studies, OR the JD/Certificate Program offered by the Faculty of Law and the Centre for Environment, University of Toronto. The selection is also based on the applicant's record of financial need and academic excellence. Preference will be given to students who have obtained their undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto’s Environment programs. The value of the award is $500.
1. Applicants must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
2. For collaborative students in the Environmental Studies stream, students must have successfully completed ENV 1001H.
3. For collaborative students the Environment and Health stream, students must have either successfully completed ENV 4001H or be currently registered in this course and display excellent participation.
4. For collaborative students in the JD/Certificate Program offered by the Faculty of Law and the Centre for Environment, students must have successfully completed ENV 1001H.
5. Applicants must provide university transcripts (ROSI print-out accepted), a brief cover letter which identifies the award applied for, as well as an abstract of your research (5 double-spaced pages maximum) and a current resume/cv.
7. Applicants must demonstrate financial need according to the OSOTF guidelines as follows: http://ofr.artsci.utoronto.ca/osotfform.pdf.
N.B. this form must be completed in full and submitted as part of your application along with OSOTF II form.
Deadline for application is JANUARY 20, 2012. There are no exceptions to this deadline.
Electronic or hand delivered applications should be submitted directly to the Graduate Student Advisor, Pavel Pripa. Although you can still submit hard copies, I would encourage all students to submit your applications electronically.
Pavel Pripa
Graduate Student Advisor
Centre for Environment
Earth Sciences Centre
Room 1021- 33 Willcocks St.
Toronto, ON M5S 3E8
centre.environment@utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-978-3475
Application Deadline: Friday, January 20, 2012 12:00:00 AM