Bishops University Masters Scholarship 2024
The Bishops University Scholarship offers a fully funded opportunity to obtain a Master’s degree that comes with a $14,000 stipend per year, plus $2000 funding for research costs, and an additional $7,500 per year.
The Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Geography at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, seeks to appoint a highly qualified candidate with a strong interest in sustainable food systems for a 2-year thesis-based, Individualized Master in the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (SAFS) program.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum average of 75% or equivalent (3.0/4.0 or B-).
- Bachelor’s degree may be in environmental sciences, environmental studies, geography, ecology, sociology, economics, political science, or other relevant fields.
- Demonstrate English language proficiency
- Demonstrate in your cover letter how your knowledge and skills apply to analyzing food systems and discuss their research interests in relation to the Lighthouse Lab’s work.
Benefits:
- The Bishops University Masters Scholarship is fully funded.
- There is a $14,000 stipend per year, plus $2000 funding for research costs.
- The selected student will also be expected to apply to the Graduate Entrance Scholarship which, if successful, could provide an additional $7,500 per year.
- In addition, the selected student will be expected to apply for the appropriate FRQ and CGS-M scholarships (if eligible) for their second year of studies.
- The successful applicant is expected to start September 1, 2024 (in exceptional cases, a start date in January 2025 may be possible).
Required Documents
- Transcript(s)
- Cover letter explaining how the student’s education, skills (see ‘recommended skills’ section), experience, and interests match the call. The letter should also explain the student’s research interest and what type of research questions/topics they would like to investigate.
- Letter(s) of recommendation from professors, other than the supervisor(s), who can comment on intellectual capacity.
How to Apply?
- Read all the details we have provided on this page
- Gather the required documents and prepare your cover letter
- All documents must be sent by email as one PDF file, labelled by last name-Postdoc (e.g., Smith-masters.pdf) to Dr. Valencia at vvalenci@ubishops.ca
- Letters of recommendation must also be sent via email to admissions@ubishops.ca by the reference professor along with the applicant’s name.
- Review of applications will begin on June 20, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Deadline: June 20, 2024
