The Douglas C. Cryderman Scholarship

Award created thanks to the generosity of Douglas C. Cryderman

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $2,000
Number of awards:
Variable
(on odd years award to Faculty of Medicine student and even years to a Common Law student)
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate or graduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
March 2
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To award a scholarship to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine or the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a person with protected/refugee status
  2. be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in the Faculty of Medicine or the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, at the University of Ottawa
  3. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa
  4. be an Ontario resident as per OSAP rules, preferably residing in the township of South Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry or Cornwall, Ontario
If it is not possible for applicants to meet specified region requirement, this bursary will be open to all Ontario resident students.

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. proof of permanent residency in the township of South Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry or Cornwall, Ontario (if applicable)

About this Award

Douglas C. Cryderman, BSc, LLB, P.Eng., grew up in the rural village of Osnabruck Centre in Eastern Ontario and maintained an active interest in that area throughout his life. He attended a one-room public school in the village for seven years, a two-room continuation high school in Wales for four years and Cornwall Collegiate and Vocation School for one year. After receiving a BSc in chemical engineering from Queen’s University and a LLB from the University of Ottawa, he enjoyed a distinguished career in engineering, law and business as assistant engineer for the Roads Department of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry; legal counsel, patent agent and trade mark agent practising in the area of intellectual property and technology with three prominent Ottawa legal firms and the Government of Canada; and vice president of Canadian Patents and Development Limited.