Monique and Peter Frize Admission Scholarship for Engineering Students

Award created thanks to the generosity of Monique Frize

Award Overview

Value of the award:
$1,000
Number of awards:
Minimum 1
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
April 1
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To support Franco-Canadian women students newly admitted to the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ottawa who are passionate about engineering and want to make an impact on their community.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen ;
  2. be admitted as a full-time student to a French-language undergraduate program in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ottawa ;
  3. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa ;
  4. be passionate about engineering and hope that their career in the field will make a positive impact on society, people or the environment.

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire ;
  2. a letter (max. 500 words) from the applicant explaining how her career in engineering will make a positive impact on society, people or the environment.

About this Award

This scholarship was established by Monique Frize, a pioneer in biomedical engineering, in 2024 in memory of her husband, Peter Frize. Holding a bachelor’s in literature and philosophy from Carleton University (2000), Peter Frize was a great support to his wife in her career. For 55 years, the couple were happily married, until Peter’s death in February 2023.


In 1966, Monique Frize became the first woman to receive a degree in engineering from the University of Ottawa (a BASc in electrical engineering, specifically). She was also the first to hold the national Chair for Women in Engineering (1989–1997, University of New Brunswick) and then, Ontario’s Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, jointly held by the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. As well, Dr. Frize was a professor of electrical and biomedical engineering from 1989 to 2010. Peter Frize encouraged her to include a very important concept, namely, the impact of engineering on society, people and the environment, in her courses on engineering professional practice and ethics. Monique Frize enthusiastically integrated these concepts in her courses over her 20 years of teaching engineering.