George Burwash Langford Award
This prize is named in honour of Dr. George Burwash Langford, the founder and first Director of the Great Lakes Institute, which became the Institute for Environmental Studies and is now the Centre for Environment. It is the result of generous donations from family, friends and colleagues of George Langford. The purpose of the prize is to provide support and encouragement for student research and service to the Centre for Environment. The prize is awarded annually to the graduate student, registered in a Centre for Environment graduate program, who best combines excellence in research in environmental studies and contributes to the work of the Centre.
Eligibility & Requirements
Eligibility to apply 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. Preference will be given to a student who combines excellence in research in environmental studies/environment and health and contributes to the work of the Centre for Environment. The value of the award is $500.
1. Applicants must be formally enrolled in a Collaborative Program at the Centre for Environment. This means the student has submitted to the Centre the Collaborative Program Confirmation Form (signed by you, your home department and the Centre). If you are not sure about the enrollment status, please check your ROSI record and/or contact the CFE graduate office.
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.
Deadline for application is FEBRUARY 23, 2012. There are no exceptions to this deadline.
Electronic or hand delivered applications should be submitted directly to the Graduate Student Advisor, Pavel Pripa.
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: Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:00:00 AM