Scotiabank International Exchange Student Support Program in the Faculty of Business Administration
The Scotiabank International Exchange Student Support Program was established by a gift of $500,000 from Scotiabank through Dare To: The Campaign for Memorial University. The scholarships, bursaries and, where appropriate, awards will be conferred to full-time undergraduate students in any program of study in the Faculty of Business Administration, and are available to students participating in the international exchange program in one of the countries where Scotiabank operates, or students from those countries studying at Memorial University of Newfoundland. For the scholarships, students must have scholarship standing; for the bursaries, students must have demonstrated financial need. If deemed appropriate, funding may also be provided in the form of an award; in such cases, recipients must meet the academic criteria for an award. The number and value of the scholarships, bursaries and awards available each year will depend on the funds available for spending (as per University policy) as well as the applicant pool, and will be determined at the discretion of the Dean, Faculty of Business Administration. The scholarships, bursaries and awards will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards based on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Business Administration.
Dr. Robert W. Sexty Scholarship for Social Responsibility
The scholarship, valued at a portion of the income on the investment, will be awarded annually to a full-time or part-time student enrolled in any undergraduate or graduate business program. The scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated commitment to social responsibility through academic achievement in a social responsibility course or ethics in business related courses, or successful completion of an M.B.A. research project relating to social responsibility, or involvement in social responsibility as exemplified through university or community service. In the case of undergraduate students, the scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the basis of scholarship standing and the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Business Administration. In the case of graduate students the scholarship will be awarded by the Dean, School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Business Administration.
Dr. Lessey Sooklal Scholarship
This fund was established in memory of Dr. Lessey Sooklal, who joined the School of Business in 1978 (later renamed the Faculty of Business Administration), and was an active member of the faculty until his death in 2006. A full Professor in the area of Human Resource Management, Dr. Sooklal shared his passion for the subject with his students and colleagues. The fund will provide an annual scholarship, valued at a portion of the income on the investment, to an undergraduate student in Business Administration who is concentrating in Human Resource Management. The scholarship will be awarded to students in Terms 6 or 7 of the Bachelor of Commerce program, or the final year of the Bachelor of Business Administration program. The main criteria in awarding the scholarship are scholarship standing and excellence in and commitment to the area of Human Resource Management. This scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean of Business Administration.
Don Spurrell Memorial Award