Ward Family Scholarship for Pediatric Medicine

Award created thanks to the generosity of three generations of the Ward family

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:
April 1
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To provide financial assistance to University of Ottawa medical students who are matched to a pediatric medicine residency program and who qualify under the terms established by the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a person with the protected/refugee status
  2. be registered as a full-time student to the 4th year of the MD program at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa
  3. be an Ontario resident, as per OSAP rules
  4. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  5. have applied to a Pediatric Medicine Residency Program (selection will be done based on CaRMS results)
  6. have demonstrated academic excellence

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire

About this Award

This fund was established by three generations of the Ward family in 1997 to mark the occasion of Walter Cunningham Ward’s 80th birthday and to celebrate more than 54 years of marriage of Elizabeth Jackson Ward and Walter Cunningham Ward. The donors thank the Alumni Association of the University of Ottawa and the Government of Ontario for their matching contributions.