François Houle Scholarship

Award created thanks to the generosity of Professor François Houle

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $4,000
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate or master’s
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 an undergraduate or master’s program at the Faculty of Social Sciences whose education would otherwise be compromised.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a person with protected or refugee status.
  2. Be enrolled full-time in the third or fourth year of an honours program in political science, international development and globalization, international studies and modern languages, or conflict studies and human rights. Or
  3. Be enrolled full-time at the Faculty of Social Sciences in the master’s program in public and international affairs or international development and globalization.
  4. Be an Ontario resident as per OSAP rules.
  5. Demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service.
  6. Have a minimum TGPA of 7.5 for the last two terms, in the case of undergraduate students or be in good academic standing, in the case of graduate students.
  7. Participate in: an exchange program (1) or an international internship (2)

    1. an exchange program of four or eight months under the University exchange program (administered by uoInternational) to study abroad in a francophone university or in a university in which the language is not the same as the main study language at the University of Ottawa. The exchange must be completed during the current academic year (between September and August).
    2. an international internship organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences or an international coop placement of at least 12 weeks. The internship or placement must be completed during the current academic year (between September and August).

How to Apply

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

  1. the Financial Questionnaire
  2. a copy of the applicant’s transcript
  3. documents confirming the applicant’s participation in an international exchange, international internship or international co-op placement

About this Award

This fund was established in 1997 by François Houle, professor at the Department of Political Science (now the School of Political Studies) of the University of Ottawa. Dr. Houle also served as associate vice-president, academic (2001–2005), dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (2005–2009) and vice-president academic and provost (2009–2011). The donor thanks the Alumni Association and the Government of Ontario, who helped create this fund through their generous matching contributions.