Murida Undergraduate scholarship in Women's Studies
Award created thanks to the generosity of This scholarship was generously created in memory of Muriel Paquin and Ida Deurloo
Award Overview
- Value of the award:
- Minimum $2,000
- Number of awards:
- Variable
- Award frequency:
- Annual
- Level or program of study:
- Undergraduate
- Application Type:
- Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
- Application Deadline:
- November 3
- Renewable:
- No
Purpose of this Award
Award a scholarship to undergraduate students at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies who demonstrate financial need.
Eligibility Criteria
The candidate must:
- be registered as a student in an undergraduate program at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies;
- be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person of protected status or an international student;
- be in good academic standing; and
- demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service.
How to Apply
Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:
- the Financial Questionnaire.
About this Award
The Murida scholarship honours the lives and accomplishments of Muriel Paquin and Ida Deurloo, two exceptional women who chose very different career paths. Muriel Paquin worked in television with RadioCanada while Ida Deurloo worked in finance, but they both sought to further the careers of women in management and the arts from a feminist perspective. Both women displayed engagement and solidarity with others in their workplaces, and the search for equity was central to their careers. With this in mind, they felt that post-secondary education was the key to professional success. Their decision to create this scholarship is fully in keeping with their drive to provide women with the tools they need to achieve their career goals.
Muriel Paquin was a traveller who filed many reports with Radio Canada over the course of her career. Ida Deurloo was the assistant registrar at the University of Ottawa from 1983 to 1989, during which she worked closely with the Committee for Educational and Employment Equity. During that same period, she also sat on the Board of the Social Planning Council of Ottawa. Originally from the Netherlands, Ida began her career in 1971 with Eaton's while studying French. After a brief stint at the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, she embarked on a career as a financial planner in 1993. All those who knew Ida will remember her as an outspoken woman of integrity, while those who knew Muriel will remember her through her travel journals.
Muriel Paquin was a traveller who filed many reports with Radio Canada over the course of her career. Ida Deurloo was the assistant registrar at the University of Ottawa from 1983 to 1989, during which she worked closely with the Committee for Educational and Employment Equity. During that same period, she also sat on the Board of the Social Planning Council of Ottawa. Originally from the Netherlands, Ida began her career in 1971 with Eaton's while studying French. After a brief stint at the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, she embarked on a career as a financial planner in 1993. All those who knew Ida will remember her as an outspoken woman of integrity, while those who knew Muriel will remember her through her travel journals.