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In addition to these awards, the University supports graduate students through teaching, research, and service fellowships and assistanceships. For these, contact your graduate chair or administrator for details.

CFUW - Ruth Binnie Fellowship

Value: $6,000
Eligibility: Honours a founding member of the Nova Scotia Home Economics Association who dedicated her professional life to home economics education. At the time of application, the applicant must be enrolled in masters studies that focus on one or more aspect(s) of the field of Home Economics/Human Ecology/Family and Consumer Sciences. Special consideration will be given to those pursuing a postgraduate degree in education. She may be studying abroad.

Home Economics/Human Ecology/Family and Consumer Sciences is defined as a field of study that promotes quality home and family life includes human development, human ecology, financial and resource management, consumerism, food science, human nutrition, family relations, human sexuality, clothing and textiles, architecture, housing and shelter and aesthetics.

The CFUW Fellowships and Awards program is an affirmative action program as provided for in the Constitution of Canada. Eligibility for CFUW Fellowships and Awards is restricted to women.

An applicant for any CFUW Fellowship or Award must have:
  1. At least a bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognized university;
  2. Acceptance or current enrolment in her proposed program and place of study for the current academic year; and
  3. Citizenship or permanent residence in Canada.
Apply: A candidate eligible for any of the listed CFUW Fellowships and Awards may apply for only one Fellowship or Award per application and fee. Applications are done online in the CFUW portal on their website. Detailed instructions for applying online are available through the website at: https://fcfdu.fluidreview.com/res/p/INSTRUCTIONS/

The filing fee for each CFUW Fellowship and Award application is $60 CDN. Filing fees are non-refundable.

http://www.cfuw.org/en-ca/fellowshipsawards.aspx

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