Dr. John Dickson Memorial Bursary

Award created thanks to the generosity of Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories

Award Overview

Value of the award:
$2,500
Number of awards:
1
Award frequency:
Undergraduate
Level or program of study:
Financial Aid and Awards Service
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To award a bursary to a Faculty of Engineering student enrolled in the BASc in Chemical Engineering (Environmental Engineering option) or the BASc in Civil Engineering.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident
  2. be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in the BASc in Chemical Engineering (Environmental Engineering option) or the BASc in Civil Engineering program at 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

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire

About this Award

This bursary was created in honour of Dr. John Dickson, thanks to the generosity of the Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories.

Born December 17, 1927, to Gertrude Marion Scott and John Harold Dickson in Ottawa, John lived his formative years in Montreal and Cornwall. He was a talented musician who played in weekend dance bands of the 1940s and 1950s. After earning a Bachelor of Science at the University of Ottawa in 1952 and a doctorate in science from Laval University in 1958, he pursued a 49-year career as a research chemist. His workplaces included the Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment (CARDE) in Valcartier, the Shell Canada Refinery in Montreal, the Shell Oil Research Centre in Oakville, Ontario, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and, finally, the Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL), where he was a devoted consultant. He also served as commodore of the Burlington Sailing and Boating Club (BSBC) and president of the Club Alouette Laval de Burlington Inc. He died peacefully surrounded by his family in Longueuil on April 29, 2019.