Dr. S.P. Singh Memorial Award in Mathematics
This award was established by a generous donation from the family of the late Dr. S.P. Singh. Dr. Singh was born in Varanasi, India and completed his PhD from Banaras Hindu University. He retired from Memorial University of Newfoundland as Professor of Mathematics in 2001, after over thirty years of dedicated service. He was an exceptional teacher and widely respected researcher in Mathematical Analysis. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, it will be awarded annually to a declared Mathematics and Statistics major. Preference will be given to a student with the best academic results in the Mathematical Analysis stream. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by Memorial University of Newfoundland. The award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation from the Head, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Jack and Gladys Smith of Bishop’s Cove Memorial Bursary in Biochemistry
This bursary was established by a generous donation from Memorial University of Newfoundland alumnus Dr. Imran Hack (B.Sc. (Biochemistry) ’74, MD’79) to express his gratitude to Jack and Gladys Smith of Bishop’s Cove who were kind to him as a student. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, it will be awarded annually to an undergraduate student in any year of study in any degree program in the Department of Biochemistry. The recipient must have demonstrated financial need as well as meet the minimum academic requirements for a bursary as defined by the University. This bursary will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Head, Department of Biochemistry.
James (Jay) Stackhouse Memorial Scholarship
From a sum of money donated to the University by the friends of the late James (Jay) Stackhouse, a geologist who graduated from this University in 1976, a scholarship has been established for students majoring in the Earth Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Undergraduate students in their penultimate year of the program may apply. The value of the award will be determined by the annual interest earned on the fund. The scholarship will be awarded at the end of the fall semester by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards acting on the recommendation of the Head, Department of Earth Sciences.
Stantec Scholarship
This scholarship, valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, was established originally by Jacques Whitford Environment Limited and Newfoundland Geosciences Limited as a contribution to the Opportunity Fund Campaign. The companies acquired by Stantec in 2008. The scholarship will be awarded on an annually rotating basis to students in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (particularly Civil Engineering), the Faculty of Science (particularly Biological Sciences) and the Department of Archaeology. Successful candidates are to be of scholarship standing and preferably show an interest in environmental issues. The Scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards upon recommendation from the Dean or Department Head of the appropriate discipline.
Dr. Allan R. Stein Scholarship in Science