The Vitamin Scholarship

The Vitamin Scholarship was established for activities related to vitamin products (including vitamins A, B1, B2 B3, B4, B5, B6 B8, B9, B12, C, E, H, beta carotene, canthazanthin, methionine, and products containing or derived from vitamins, including animals that consumed vitamins) such as food and nutritional research or education, food related programs, and/or consumer services or consumer protection activities.

  Masters and Doctoral students with a first class average who intend to pursue studies and research related to vitamins and vitamin-related products are eligible to apply.

  Students must be accepted to Dalhousie University to be eligible to apply.

  Masters level scholarships will be for one year only, while doctoral level scholarships may be renewed for one additional year.

  Award recipients will be identified by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship Committee.

  The general Dalhousie Graduate Award Rules are applied, except that the Award must be taken up upon commencing the first year of the degree program.

  The Award is valued at $19,000 (Masters) and $21,000 (Doctoral) for a twelve-month academic year

  The Award is tenable only at Dalhousie University.

  Fees are not waived and must be paid out of the award.

  Application and annual renewal request deadline: June 8th.

  Application and renewal request form can be found at http://www.dal.ca/faculty/gradstudies/funding/scholarships/vitamin.html.

  Thesis programs only

Documentation to Accompany this Application

Applicants are required to submit:

  A signed statement of their career development to date and of their future career aspirations

  A research proposal

These two statements together may NOT exceed a total of TWO typewritten, double-spaced pages. A brief, well-written statement will be to the applicant's advantage.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies Office will provide the Selection Committee with:

  A copy of the applicants' transcripts

  2 Letters of reference (as submitted with their admission documentation)

Applicants may, at their discretion, ask a third referee to submit a confidential letter of reference DIRECTLY to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Applications are to be submitted to:

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Room 314, Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building
6299 South Street
PO BOX 15000
Halifax, NS, Canada, B3H 4R2

Revised May 2015

Application— The Vitamin Scholarship

  Must be word-processed or typewritten

  Application Deadline: June 8th

Name: / Student Number:
Current Local Mailing Address:
E-Mail:
ACADEMIC RECORD (including current Dalhousie graduate program):
University / Degree / Discipline / Month/Year of
(Expected) Completion
3
SCHOLARSHIPS CURRENTLY/PREVIOUSLY HELD:
Scholarship Name / Dates Held (D/M/Y) / University/Organization
OTHER AWARDS CONFERRED OR ACHIEVEMENTS RECOGNIZED:
Title / Dates Received (D/M/Y) / University/Organization
ACADEMIC PROGRAM FOR WHICH SCHOLARSHIP IS REQUESTED:
Program: / Department: / Date of Acceptance (D/M/Y):
REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS (check boxes to indicate inclusion of attachment):
a signed, one page statement of their career development to date, their future career aspirations and the relevance of their program of studies as it relates to vitamin research.
a signed one page research proposal, clearly conncected to vitamin research
Name of Applicant / Signature / Date

Revised May 2015