By Laurie Murphy

Hello again. Look at this ar- ticle for money opportunities as undergraduate students. It is a matter of applying once you’ve obtained the applications and in- formation from the files at Stu- dent Services.

1 Chemistry and _ Bio- chemistry summer undergradu- ate research assistantship: May— August at the Guelph—Waterloo Centre. —

A. Undergraduates in Hon- ours Chemistry, Biochemistry, and related areas.

B. Each successful applicant will collaborate with a Centre faculty member on a research project and within the limits of availability, will have the oppor- tunity of choosing his/her area of research, supervisor, and campus.

2 Health and Welfare Canada: Indian and Inuit health careers:

The objective of the Program is to encourage and support In- dian and Inuit participation in educational opportunities lead- ing to professional careers in the health field and provide a learn- ing environment designed to over- come many of the social and cul- tural barriers that currently in- hibit the Native student’s educa- tional achievement.

There are five major areas of activity in the new-Medical Ser- vices Branch program:

Bursaries/Scholarships avail- able on a limited basis to students pursuing health career studies at recognized post-secondary edu- cational institutions in Canada.

Health Career Promotion: A strategy to include such things as career counselling, visits to health care and educational in- stitutions and seminars on health professions given by academics and health providers.

Career Related Employment: The Medical Services Branch will provide orientation to health ca- reers and on-the-job training at its hospitals, nursing stations and health centres as part of or seper- ate from university or college cur- riculum.

. Institutional Programs: The funds under this initiative could cover the cost of elders in resi- dence, daycare or cultural activ- ities, etc. in those institutions having numbers of Indian and Inuit students in health faculties and schools.

Community Based Programs: funds may be provided to sup- port Indian and Inuit initiatives in professional health education.

3. Orville Erikson Memorial Scholarship Fund:

The Fund consists of a 5-

The Search for the Green

member Board of Trustees who are responsible for the selec- tion of candidates who will re- ceive scholarships in any given year. The Canadian Wildlife Foundation receives, collects, and distributes applications to the OEMSF Trustees, who evaluate applications and submit their list of applications warrenting sup- port. All scholarships cover a reg- ular academic year. Each schol- arship is divided into two equal parts. One unit is issued in September; the other, in January, Application may be made for a summer or other sessions. |

A. Conservation.

B. All applicants must be competent, full-time students registered in a recognized Cana- dian educational institute and be citizens of Canada, or landed im- migrants, with the intent of work- ing in Canada. All applicants must be in need of financial as- sistance to pursue their course of study.

D. Scholarship applications may be submitted at any time throughout the year. Trustees

cate Program: as a wage reim- bursement to the training farmer.

Regulations for Plans: “A” ,“B” ,“C” and “D” re- quire that the recipient be a bona fide PEI resident who has lived in PEI for one year or longer. The graduate is expected to return to PEI and enter into farming, agri- business, government or scientific support services. The student be- tween the second and third years of technical training must, when- ever possible, become employed on farms, agri—business, or tech- nical activities with either the provincial or federal government in Prince Edward Island.

Application forms for this pol- icy are made available on request to the perspective students. This policy may be amended or dis- continued at the discretion of the Minister.

will evaluate applications in June _

and December. C. Up to $3000.00 value.

4. Department of Agriculture: Prince Edward Island

There exists a policy (Policy #1) called the Technician and Technologist Agricultural Train- ing Assistance Policy with the fol- lowing objectives:

1) To have individuals take technician and technologist agri- cultural training at a recognized post-secondary institution as a prelude to entering farming, agri- business or governmental occupa- tions;

2) To encourage farmers and

their families to participate in

correspondence courses relating to agriculture production and/or marketing from recognized post— secondary institutions;

3) To encourage young Is- landers to acquire practical farm- ing skills by completing training through the Maritime Farming Certificate Program.

There are four modes of finan- cial assistance available:

Plan “A”-—Tuition—N.S.A.C. : for each technician and technolo- gist student from PEI attending N.S.A.C.

Plan “B”-Agricultural Col- leges other than N.S.A.C.— As- sistance only if there is no space available at N.S.A.C. does not of- fer the desired options.

Plan “C”—Correspondance Courses: Reimbursement of tu- ition and book costs.

Plan “D”—Maritime Certifi-

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ucation Assistance) Act A. Open

B. You may be given assis- tance to undertake studies, in Canada, in approved universi- ties, colleges, or other schools of higher education as approved by the Department. You must com- mence studies within 15 months of your graduation from secondary school. If approved, you may re- ceive assistance up to and includ- ing the academic year in which you reach your thirtieth birthday.

C. The current benefit pro- vided by the Department is $1500.00 per annum towards the tuition and monthly training al- lowance of $110.62.

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5. (GWC)? Awards:

The undergraduate program of (GWC)? summer Research As- sistantships is also available to qualified Canadians or Landed Immigrants. Applicants should apply in writing to the Direc- tor of the Guelph-Waterloo Cen- tre, indicating their preferred ar- eas of research interest. In ad- dition, an up-to-date transcript and two supporting letters from Faculty members familiar with the student’s work are required. Deadline for receipt of applica- tions in the Centre office is March 4.

Minimum salaries are guar- unteed for these positions -, and travel expenses equivalent. to economy class train fare will be

fairs Canada in the councilling Services Department. If you have any questions, then phone 566- 8677

ts Imperial Oil Limited Higher education Awards:

A. Open

B. These awards are for chil- dren of employees and annuitants of Imperial Oil Limited. This program is designed to recog- nize scholastic achievement and to encourage further education in undergraduate studies at uni- versities, colleges, or other post- secondary institutions. Parents of applicants must have at least one year of credited Company service on the date of appli- cant’s registration at the post- secondary institution. An ap— -

plication is required to have at-

tained an average of at least 70%. C. Tuition and compulsory

student fees of the university.

8. Harvey Moore Wildlife Fund Scholarship:

This scholarship is awarded annually to any person(s) attend- ing the University of Prince Ed- ward Island and studying Biol- ogy or other suitable field of study there, and showing a spe- cial interest in wildlife conser- vation and aptitude for its pro- motion. The Trust Committee may consider practical projects which have been undertaken by a student or students, and it would seem desirable that reports

or essays on practical projects or appropriate or related sub- jects should be a criteria for se- lection. This award was estab- lished in 1961 by The Prince Edward Island Wildlife Federa- tion (1977) with the sanction of The Prince Edward Island De- partment of Education.

9. Natural Sciences Engineer- ing Research Council of Canada:

(NSERC)

Applications and correspon- dence for NSERC scholarships and fellowships are available from Canadian universities or directly from NSERC. Applications and correspondence concerning the awards should be directed to the:

Research Manpower

Programs Directorate

Natural Sciences and Engi- neering Research Council

200 Kent Street

Ottawa, Canada

K1A 1H5

There are two sections of undergraduate level: Univer- sity Undergraduate Student Re- search Awards, and Industrial Undergraduate Student Research

EARTH GESTURE TO GREET THEIR LEADERS 4°2.

1. University tridetaradanis Student Research Awards:

The objective of these awards is intended to stimulate the inter- est of undergraduate students in research by providing them with valuable experience in a univer- sity laboratory, and to encourage these students to undertake grad- uate studies. Applicants must be registered as full-time students in an eligible undergraduate pro- gram in the natural sciences or engineering. Awards are nor- mally tenable during the summer months with a maximum dura- tion of four consecutive months. Application forms are available from heads of departments of

science and engineering here at UPEI. For awards held during the summer term, the university

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