Scholarships Merit-based
Athabasca University

Barbara Roberts Memorial Award

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Any
Disciplines
1000 CAD
Grant
Canada
Location
31 May 2026
Application deadline

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Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

One

Grant

$1,000

Scholarship coverage

  • other

Description

This annual award recognizes outstanding written work by an AU undergraduate program student on topics on women, gender and feminism.

Benefits

The scholarship is worth $1,000.

Eligibility

  • Current AU undergraduate program students are eligible to apply
  • The essay must have been completed as part of an AU undergraduate course within the previous award year and must have been graded
  • The essay is a minimum of 2,500 words and a maximum of 7,500 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography)
  • The essay is imaginative, thoughtful, critical, and well written
  • The evidence used in the essay is clearly documented
  • The author addresses the diversity of gendered experience, and applies intersectional feminist analysis

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Canada

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

31 May 2026
  • The application form is accessed via the Student Awards System
  • The application form will be open no later than March 31
  • The annual deadline for application submission is May 31
  • Recipient must complete the Student Work Product Use Authorization form as part of the post-award acceptance processes
  • One submission per student per year will be consideredStudents are eligible to receive the award one time only

 

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