Nadine Saumure Bursary in Lettres françaises (OTSS)

Award created thanks to the generosity of Nadine Saumure

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $1,000
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

To provide financial assistance to a Franco-Ontarian student enrolled full-time in a French-language undergraduate program in the Département de français at the University of Ottawa.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be enrolled full-time in a French-language undergraduate program in the Département de français of the University of Ottawa. Any program of study into which the applicant is enrolled must be in French.
  2. be an Ontario resident, as per OSAP rules
  3. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  4. be in very good academic standing
  5. provide a short biography written in French on their Franco-Ontarian origins

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a short biography written in French (max. 300 words) outlining the candidate’s Franco-Ontarian origins

About this Award

Nadine Saumure is a graduate (BA'94) of the University of Ottawa’s Lettres françaises and History departments. She was the recipient of a number of bursaries during her studies and has established this bursary to provide financial assistance for Franco-Ontarian students in the Département de français.
 
The donor thanks the Government of Ontario for its contribution under its matching program.