Association of Public Sector Information Professionals (DPI) Awards at the University of Ottawa

Award created thanks to the generosity of Association of Public Sector Information Professionals (DPI)

Award Overview

Value of the award:
$1,000
Number of awards:
2
(one must be for a student who self-identifies as a woman)
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

To support the annual Association of Public Sector Information Professionals (DPI) Awards at the University of Ottawa. These awards are given to undergraduate students in the Faculty of Engineering who represent the future of the profession and exemplify the Association of Public Sector Information Professionals (DPI) motto of “taking care of business, people and technology.”

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 in their second, third, fourth or final year of a computer engineering, computer science or software engineering undergraduate program at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ottawa
  3. have a minimum CGPA of 6.0
  4. demonstrate leadership qualities in attitude towards work and towards the IM/IT profession
Note:

The Association of Public Sector Information Professionals (DPI) will be pleased to invite the recipients to one of the following activities: 

• speed networking event 

• lunch with its representatives 

• series of workshops

How to Apply

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

  1. a letter from the applicant (max. 500 words), outlining their leadership qualities in attitude towards work and towards the IM/IT profession