​Tony Durst Scholarship

Award created thanks to the generosity of Professor Tony Durst

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Maximum $3,000
Number of awards:
Maximum 4
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 students enrolled in third or fourth year of an honours program in biochemistry, biomedical science, biopharmaceutical science or chemistry. 

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person with protected or refugee status.
  2. Be enrolled as a full-time student in the third or fourth year of an undergraduate honours program in biochemistry, biomedical science, biopharmaceutical science or chemistry.
  3. Be a resident of Ontario, as per OSAP rules.
  4. Demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa.
  5. Have a minimum CGPA of 7.0.

How to Apply

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

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

About this Award

This scholarship was established by Professor Tony Durst, who helped create the honours in biopharmaceutical science program in 1999 and served as its director for the first 10 years.  
Professor Durst celebrated his arrival in Canada in 1949 with his parents as stateless displaced persons due to the Second World War by donating funds for this scholarship. Inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s 1797 two hundred-year legacy project that offered low-interest loans to young tradesmen in Boston and Philadelphia and reinvested the repaid funds to support future generations, Dr. Durst hopes that scholarship recipients will, on graduating and achieving financial security, continue this tradition by supporting future students at the University of Ottawa, either by contributing to this scholarship fund or creating their own.