American and Canadian Slovak Scholarship and Research Bursary
Award created thanks to the generosity of Mark Stolarik
Award Overview
- Value of the award:
- Variable
- Number of awards:
- Variable
- Award frequency:
- Annual
- Level or program of study:
- Undergraduate or graduate
- Application Type:
- Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
- Application Deadline:
- November 3
- Renewable:
- No
Purpose of this Award
Provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of History who wish to study Slovak history and culture at the University of Ottawa; or to scholars who wish to do research in the Slovak Archives at the University of Ottawa.
Eligibility Criteria
The candidate must:
- be registered in an undergraduate or graduate program at the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ottawa
- be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person of protected/refugee status or an international student
- demonstrate an interest in studying Slovak history and culture
- demonstrate academic excellence
External applicants must demonstrate professional interest in the use of the Slovak archives at the University of Ottawa.
How to Apply
Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:
- a letter (max. 500 words) written by the applicant and detailing his/her interest in studying Slovak history and culture
External applicants must submit to the holder of the Chair in Slovak History and Culture a résumé, and a detailed research proposal specifically outlining the anticipated benefit of access to the University of Ottawa Slovak Archives, and the financial request to complete their research.
About this Award
The fund was established in 2004 by Mark Stolarik, Chairholder, Chair in Slovak History & Culture, University of Ottawa, in his on-going efforts to create several scholarship funds to promote the study of Slovak history & culture at the University. Donations have come from the Canadian Slovak community, especially from the Canadian Slovak League and its branches, and from the Slovak-American community, particularly the National Slovak Society and the Slovak Catholic Sokol.