Elaine Pitcher Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is the result of an endowment to the University from a bequest left by Elaine Pitcher, a donation from Xerox Canada and donations from family, friends and colleagues of Elaine. Valued at a portion of the annual accrued interest on the endowment, it will be awarded on the basis of scholarship standing to an undergraduate student who is a child of a current or retired staff member of Memorial University of Newfoundland. An application is required which is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website at .
Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Prize
The Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Prize was originally established to recognize superior writing, critical thinking, and aptitude by undergraduate students at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The student research essay or project should demonstrate intellectual originality, cogency, facility of expression, and adherence to principles of scientific inquiry and critical thinking. It is intended for students whose work deserves a wider audience. In addition to recognizing superior papers, the Pro Vice-Chancellor’s Prize will recognize other creative pieces of work through poster presentations and videos displaying technical expertise.
Up to six prizes will be awarded each year valued at $750 for an undergraduate student or $1,500 tenable in a graduate program at Memorial University. Papers completed in the Spring term can be included with the Fall term competition. Papers completed in the Winter term are the only term papers included in the Winter term competition. The prizes will be awarded to students in three categories.
Category 1 – Research Essay - 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students.
Category 2 – Research Essay - 3rd and 4/5th year undergraduate students.
Category 3 –any year of undergraduate study - Non-essay – ie. Poster presentation, a creative piece of work, video.
Students can nominate themselves with instructor approval and instructors are invited to nominate students and forward the application to the Scholarships, Awards and Financial Aid Office. Instructors' comments should not appear on the work
The prize will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships Bursaries and Awards upon recommendation of a special selection committee chaired by the Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning, and Director, CITL.
Applications can be picked up at A-1002. Next submission will be for Fall 2023 that will be due in January 2024. Excat date to follow in December 2023.
Public Service Credit Union Award for Indigenous Students
This award was established by the Public Service Credit Union (PSCU) to support Indigenous students at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Valued at $1,000, the award will be granted to an Indigenous student who has graduated from a high school in Newfoundland and Labrador who is enrolled full-time in any undergraduate program in any year of study at Memorial University. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by the University. The award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.  An application is required which is available at the Scholarships and Awards Office website at 
June and John Reid Award