Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) Imagination Scholarship

Award offered by the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Ottawa

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Maximum $2,500
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Graduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To award scholarships to students at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs of the  University of Ottawa that enable them to pursue one or more of the following activities:
• internships  
• student exchanges (national or international)
• student-led projects with students of other institutions
• summer courses in other institutions
• conferences to present papers and/or promote the school or student initiatives
• any scholastic activity the designated board members deem beneficial to the  student

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with protected or refugee status, or an international student.
  2. Be enrolled as a full-time student at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs of the University of Ottawa.
  3. Be planning to engage in one or more of the following activities:
• internships
• student exchanges (national or international)
• student-led projects with students of other institutions
• summer courses in other institutions
• conferences to present papers and/or promote the school or student initiatives
• any scholastic activity the designated board members deem beneficial to the student

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. A letter (max. 500 words) describing the activities the applicant plans to take part in, how they will benefit personally and professionally from these activities and how this scholarship will help them fund the activities.

About this Award

This scholarship has been established to assist students at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Ottawa in pursuing scholastic and career-building activities that contribute to their overall student experience. It is based on the idea that while knowledge can be directly supported through the University, imagination, which is often built on new and personally transformative initiatives, needs further financial support. As Albert Einstein put it, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.”