Current Students 2011 - 2012
The Edwards MBA Program administers a number of awards and bursaries for current students. Awards have specific criteria based on academic achievement, financial need, and student background. The awards are divided into two groups with application deadlines being in January and May of each year. The School will advertise these awards through e-mail to the student body. For further information on these, and other awards available to graduate students, visit Award Search and select Business Administration for the Department field.
The following are available to students in the MBA program:
- Great-West Life Business Education Bursary
- Jack and Clara Milavsky Graduate Assistance Fund
- The Circle of Founders Aboriginal Graduate Program Bursary Fund
- Sarkar Family Student Achievement Award
- The Sukumar Chandrasekhar Memorial Award
Great-West Life Business Education Bursary
(1) Great-West Life will provide one bursary of $1,000 for the 2011/2012 academic year.
(2) This bursary is open to students entering or continuing in a graduate program in the Edwards School of Business. Preference will be given to students of aboriginal ancestry. The bursary will be awarded on the basis of academic achievement and financial need.
(3) Personal Essay - Students must submit a one page personal essay discussing their interests in advancing economic development in the Aboriginal communities across Canada.
(4) Applications are invited from those students who are registered full time in a graduate program in the College of Commerce. The deadline date for applications is Friday January 6th, 2012. Submit applications directly to the Edwards MBA Office, Nasser Centre, Room 121.
The Circle of Founders Aboriginal Graduate Program Bursary Fund
Eligible Students: Students of aboriginal descent enrolled in the Edwards MBA program. Students must demonstrate that they will successfully complete term one of full time MBA studies and will continue on with studies in the second term.
Application: Students must complete this application form and return the completed application to the Edwards MBA Office, Nasser Centre Room 121 by Friday January 6th, 2012.
Bursary Amount and Number of Bursary Awards: The Selection Committee shall determine the amount and number of bursaries to be awarded each year. For the 2011/2012 year, there will be one award made for the amount of $2,500.
Selection Committee: The Selection Committee will award bursaries to full time graduate students who, in the opinion of the committee demonstrate: financial need, leadership, commitment to educational excellence, academic performance
Personal Essay: Students must submit a one page personal essay discussing their reasons for pursuing a MBA and how this will be of benefit in the future.
Jack and Clara Milavsky Graduate Assistance Fund
(1) Mr. Harold Milavsky and Wascana Energy have provided funds to support two assistantships for students enrolled in the MBA program.
(2) There are to be two $1,000 awards given on the basis of academic achievement and financial need. Students awarded an assistantship will be required to provide 20 hours of unremunerated service, which may be clerical in nature, to the Edwards School of Business as assigned by the Director of Professional Programs.
(3) The deadline date for applications is Friday January 6th, 2012 at 4:30 pm. Applications are to be submitted to Chandra Kretzer, Edwards MBA Office, Nasser Centre Room 112. A complete application will include the following form along with a statement of what your projected debt and asset balances will be at the date of graduation.
Sarkar Family Student Achievement Award
Description: The Sarkar Family Student Achievement Award is offered annually by the Edwards School of Business to foster pursuit of study and research in areas relating to Canadian business operations and performance in the international marketplace.
Value: $500 awarded annually
Eligibility: Open to students enrolled in the M.B.A. program at the Edwards School of Business
Application Procedure: Students must submit an essay/research paper/case study, prepared as an individual assignment for a course in the M.B.A. program, on any aspect relating to Canadian business operations and performance in the international marketplace. Students wishing to have their work considered will be required to ask their professors to make a submission on their behalf. The selection of the recipient will be made by the Edwards MBA Committee.
Deadline: Deadline for applying is July 30, 2012
The Sukumar Chandrasekhar Memorial Award
Description: The Sukumar Chandrasekhar Memorial Scholarship is offered annually by the Edwards School of Business in memory of MBA student, Sukumar Chandrasekhar, who died in the Air India crash in June, 1985. The award is made annually to an outstanding MBA student. Sukumar Chandraekhar was an MBA student who was always pleasant and helpful towards his colleagues. He so enjoyed Saskatoon and the MBA program that he extended his stay in Saskatoon. This extension of his stay led him to be on the fateful Air India crash. The Edwards School of Business has developed this award to memorialize all that Sukumar represented.
Eligibility: The candidate must be a full-time, fully qualified MBA student in their graduating year, in attendance at the University of Saskatchewan. The candidate is the one who furthers the MBA program through helping his/her colleagues, always has something nice to say, embodies the team spirit, and is active within the program.
The award value is $200.00.
There is no application form required.
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