The student must submit, to the English department, a short (250 word) description of how the professionalization funds will be used e.g. research travel costs, conference attendance or special research expenditures.
Selection will be made by the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in English Language and Literature, in consultation with the Departmental Graduate Committee.
A scholarship will be provided annually to full-time graduate students registered in the Master's or Doctoral program in the Department of English Language and Literature in the Faculty of Arts on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%) and merit of professionalization activities (e.g. research travel costs or conference attendance). Students will be chosen by the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in English Language and Literature, in consultation with the Department Graduate Committee. This fund is made possible by a donation from David Clarence Nimmo in memory of his late wife Lea Vogel-Nimmo who, via the generosity of others, was given opportunities to develop her artistic talent and reach her professional goals.
