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Scholarship - Women and Gender Studies,  Acadia University-

The Canadian Federation of University Women Wolfville Scholarship will be awarded to a graduate or undergraduate student majoring or minoring in Women’s and Gender Studies or who is enrolled in one of the three core courses of the program.  The recipient will be rewarded for producing a project that successfully bridges the gap between course work and community work.
This in-course scholarship was established by the Canadian Federation of University Women of Wolfville, Nova Scotia in July 2005. For more information see The Acadia Women's Studies website     and the W.G.S. Awards page.

The Education Council - Wolfville is a Canadian registered charitable organization, associated with CFUWWolfville, which receives, manages and disburses funds in support of education for women.

 CFUW Dr. Marion Elder Grant Fellowship:
  The $11,000 CFUW Dr. Marion Elder Grant Fellowship, funded by the Education Council – Wolfville, is awarded annually on a national basis to a woman pursuing doctoral studies. More than $150,000 in Fellowships have been awarded since 1992.
      Application forms for the Fellowship are available on the national CFUW website, www.cfuw.org, under “Fellowships and Awards”. Information is also available on other CFUW awards. All applications must be postmarked by 1 November.

2011 - 2012  Recipient:  DANA OLSTAD
MSc in Nutrition and Metabolism, University of Alberta (2002)

 

Dana is an interdisciplinary doctoral candidate in the Departments of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science and Public Health at the University of Alberta. Her doctoral research will assess the impact of the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for children and youth in schools.

 

Dana is part of a team that is working closely with provincial government representatives and she has shared her preliminary research data with federal, provincial and territorial government representatives.