Shahana Islam Memorial Award
This award was established to celebrate the life of Shahana Islam, a staff member of the International Student Advising Office. Shahana was a colleague, wife, mother, sister, friend, gifted artist and avid volunteer. She passed away in April 2010 but not before touching the lives of countless students and members of the University community. Helping students was very important to Shahana and through this award she will continue to play a role in improving the lives of international students. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment the award will be granted annually to a full or part-time undergraduate or graduate international student in any program or area of study who meets the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by Memorial University of Newfoundland. The recipient will be a student who lives with their family (spouse, partner and/or children under 18) while attending Memorial University of Newfoundland. Students who have permanent residence status are not eligible. In the case of undergraduate students, the award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards. In the case of graduate students, the award will be granted by the Dean, School of Graduate Studies. Both will be based on a recommendation from the Internationalization Office.
Bishop Jones Memorial Hostel Group Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Bishop Jones Memorial Hostel Group. The hostel, originally named Spencer Lodge, opened in 1927 on 55 Rennies Mill Road as a residence for girls from the outports who were students at Bishop Spencer College, Memorial College and Normal School. It was purchased by the Church of England in 1939 and renamed the Bishop Jones Hostel in 1940. It served as a residence for Anglican girls from outside St. John’s who attended Memorial University of Newfoundland and summer school. In its 51-year history, this establishment served as a “home away from home” for some 1353 young women who moved to the city to further their education. The building still stands and is once again a private home. In July 2008 the first reunion of former hostel residents was held in St. John’s. From this reunion came the decision to establish a scholarship at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, it will be awarded annually to a female student who is enrolled full-time in her second year of study at Memorial University of Newfoundland and who meets the minimum academic requirement for a scholarship. The student must also be a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador whose permanent home address is outside the metro region of the campus she is attending and who has moved away from home to attend University. The scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.
Ethel H. Judson Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship, valued at the annual interest on the endowment, has been established by Mrs. Edna Baird-Stephenson in memory of her late sister Ethel. It will be awarded annually to a Memorial University of Newfoundland student in any year or field of study. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence.
Iris Kirby Memorial Scholarship