Female students who meet the eligibility criteria and who take a leadership role in promoting engineering are encouraged to apply for the awards below, made available by the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation.
These awards promote engineering and recognize female student leaders with the potential to be impactful role models. If successful in securing the award you will be required to speak in front of a high school audience and to continue to remain involved in community or extracurricular endeavours. There are awards available for undergraduate and PhD students.
Undergraduate Ambassador Awards
- Value: several awards available worth $5,000-10,000 each
- Application Deadline: December 7, 2022 at 5:00 pm (Pacific time)
Applicants must:
- self-identify as a female
- possess Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency Status
- be currently enrolled full-time in an accredited Engineering Program within Canada and cannot be in their final year of study as of September 2022
Application Details:
Full application details through the Faculty of Applied Science: https://apsc.ubc.ca/students/awards/CEMF. Further information from CEMF can be found at https://www.cemf.ca/en/undergraduate-ambassador-awards.
Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Award
- Value: this is a $15,000 award granted to a woman studying engineering full-time at the PhD level
- Application Deadline: December 7, 2022 at 5:00 pm (Pacific time)
Applicants must:
- self-identify as a female
- possess Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency Status
- be currently enrolled full-time at a PhD level in an accredited Engineering Program within Canada
- have an undergraduate degree from an accredited Canadian engineering program, or have a P. Eng. designation or be a recognized E.I.T. in their province of residence.
Application Details:
Full application details through the Faculty of Applied Science: https://apsc.ubc.ca/students/awards/CEMF. Further information from CEMF can be found at https://www.cemf.ca/en/doctoral-awards.