Awards & Scholarships
Scholarship Application Deadlines
ENLS has three program-specific scholarships that are offered each year.
Please visit the Graduate Studies scholarship page for all Trent Graduate Studies Scholarship and their Deadlines.
The Edwin William Curtin & Irene Elizabeth Curtin Graduate Scholarship
Established in 2006. To find out the amount of this years scholarship click here.
Irene Curtin translated her love for education into a scholarship to help generations of students. She trained to become a nurse in Peterborough after serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. She earned a Master’s degree in Sociology while nursing and eventually taught nursing at Fanshawe College from 1961-1985. This scholarship was created to support graduate students focusing their research in environmental science.
Eligibility:
- Any Environmental & Life Sciences graduate student who has been awarded an external scholarship (ie: NSERC, OGS, QEII-GSST) during their graduate studies.
- All applicants must demonstrate that their academic interests have an environmental science academic focus.
Application Procedure:
- Submission of a 2 page letter of application outlining academic interests and proposed research,
- Unofficial Transcripts graduate degree(s).
- C.V.
- One letter of reference
The French American Charitable Trust Graduate Scholarship
Established in 1994. To find out the amount of this years scholarship click here.
Eligibility:
- An open scholarship was made available to doctoral candidates in the Environmental and Life Science graduate program through the generosity of The French American Charitable Trust. All Ph.D. candidates are eligible to apply for the awards. The purpose of the awards is to recognize a high level of scholarship and original thought.
Application Procedure:
- The nature of the application is intended to reflect the innovation and original thinking requisite in a Ph.D. candidate and includes:
- One page cover letter highlighting scientific achievement.
- 1 page outlining their original & innovative thesis research.
- CV including all publications and papers submitted for publication.
David & Joyce Woods Graduate Scholarship
Established in 1990. To find out the amount of this years scholarship click here.
David & Joyce Woods were both remarkably generous to the community organizations with their time and resources. David was a dedicated supporter of Trent, and from 1975-1980 was Chairman of the Board of Governors. Joyce quietly supported environmental groups as diverse as the Audubon Society, World Wildlife Federation, and Greenpeace.
They were early re-cyclers in the days before curb-side service in Toronto. At their cottage on Lake Simcoe, David developed an ambitious composting system and experimented with organic vegetable gardening; Joyce created beautiful flower gardens, delighted in her wild birds, and relaxed blissfully on the veranda overlooking the Lake. They tended their land carefully as practical environmentalists and passed on to their family a sense of wonder and gratitude at their good fortune in living beside water.
Eligibility:
- Only students who have attained a first class average (80%) on their first graduate course(s) in the Environmental & Life Sciences Master of Science graduate program focusing on environmental science at Trent University would be eligible for consideration.
Application Procedure:
- ENLS students must submit an application consisting of:
- Cover letter highlighting their scientific achievements (one page),
- A thesis proposal (one page),
- C.V.,
- Unofficial transcript.
For Incoming Class of Trent M.Sc. Environmental and Life Sciences students,
We hope your academic application journey is moving forward smoothly. The Scholarships and Funding Team is pleased to share news of newly establish Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, OFAH Fish and Wildlife Research Scholarship. Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has a passion for conservation and the traditions of fishing and hunting. With more than 100,000 members, subscribers and supports, and the 725 member clubs, the OFAH is the voice of anglers and hunters.
- The scholarship is valued at $5,250 and will be paid out each term in the amount of $875 for six terms of full time studies.
- This scholarship is a top-up to the standard funding provided to students in the Environmental and Life Sciences Master of Science graduate program.
- This scholarship will be awarded to a full-time domestic student in the School of Graduate Studies Environmental and Life Sciences graduate program who is focusing their research on fisheries or wildlife management.
- Preference for the recipient to be in first year of a Master of Science in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative average of 77% at time of graduate application.
- The inaugural application is now posted on the Trent University, myTrent portal.
DEADLINE: March 11, 2024
Application Process:
- Letter highlighting how proposed research aligns with the interests of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, include confirmation of completed application to the ENLS M.Sc. graduate program, name of the potential supervisor (maximum one page)
- Outline of Proposed Research (maximum one page)
- Unofficial transcript(s)
An abbreviated list of research topics is provided below and a full list will be available on the ENLS website. The successful applicant will be notified by the end of April 2024.
Over view of topics:
- Ideally specific to Ontario, or directly transferable/relevant (i.e., research on moose in Quebec/Manitoba/Minnesota)
- Big game ecology, conservation, and management
- Small game management
- Waterfowl:
- Invasive species (aquatic and terrestrial)
- Game fish, recreational fishing, fisheries management, and fish habitat conservation
- Human dimensions of all of the above
- Could also include impacts of habitat loss/conversion, forestry, climate change, predators, etc. on these species
List of Relevant Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species
- Fish
- Invertebrates
- Mammalia
- Algae
- Aquatic plants
- Forest pests and pathogens
- Terrestrial plants