Robert Dubuc Scholarship in Translation and Linguistics

Award created thanks to the generosity of Robert Dubuc

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $1,500
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

To support undergraduate students in translation or in the Department of Linguistics of the Faculty of Arts.

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 an undergraduate program at the School of Translation and Interpretation or the Department of Linguistics of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa
  3. take at least three courses taught in French (nine units)
  4. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  5. have excellent academic standing

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a copy of the applicant’s transcript

About this Award

This scholarship was generously created by Robert Dubuc.

Starting work at Radio-Canada in 1956 as a translator and terminologist, Robert Dubuc had a dual career from 1969 on, divided between the Crown corporation and the Université de Montréal. He was a lecturer in translation and terminology from 1969 to 1995, working from 1970 to 1975 to develop the Université de Montréal’s terminology bank. From 1975 to 1985, he was assistant to the director of language services at Radio-Canada, and then led the team from 1985 to 1990. Robert Dubuc was very active as a language professional for 35 years. He published numerous grammatical and terminological studies, including Terminology: A Practical Approach, now translated into many languages. All Radio-Canada journalists and creators of his time were familiar with the C’est-à-dire newsletter, which he edited. Considered Quebec’s father of terminology, Robert Dubuc received many distinctions over his career, including the prestigious Vaugelas award from Geneva’s Club de la grammaire in 1986, an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa in 1997 and the Mérite OTTIAQ from Quebec’s professional body for translators, terminologists and interpreters in 2002. The latter was awarded to highlight “his outstanding contribution to Quebec society and the francophonie.”