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Convocation Awards & Bursaries

The Alan S. Berg Jewish Studies Award In Memory of Louie Kamien (±)

This annual award of $250.00 will be made to a teacher candidate of outstanding achievement in the Program in Jewish Teacher Education practicum courses.

Application:  Further information regarding this award may be obtained by contacting the Centre for Jewish Studies, 241 Vanier College, (416) 736 5823.

Faculty of Education Book Prize (±)

Awarded to graduating pre-service candidates who have made outstanding contributions to the good name of the Faculty of Education. Course Directors will nominate students.

Application: Course Directors will nominate potential teacher candidates.

Deadline: April 1

Marion Perry Book Prize (±)

The Marion Perry Book Prize is intended to recognize a graduating Consecutive program teacher candidate.  All graduating students in the Consecutive program will be eligible.  The Book Prize will be awarded at the June convocation to the student who has shown the most outstanding qualities in scholarship, teaching ability and character throughout the year.

Application: Course Directors will nominate potential teacher candidates.

Deadline: April 1

O.E.C.T.A. Award (±)

Established in 1987, the O.E.C.T.A. Award is awarded on the basis of professional and academic excellence, and is open to all candidates graduating from their third year of the Pre-Service program who have completed ED/EDUC 30000 3.0, Teaching Religious Education in the Roman Catholic Separate Schools. This award was established by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association.
A second award is available for candidates graduating from the Consecutive program. To receive this award, teacher candidates must be recommended by a course director from the York University Faculty of Education.

Application: Course Directors will nominate potential teacher candidates.

Deadline: April 1

Patricia Harvey Memorial Scholarship (±)

The Patricia E. Harvey Memorial Scholarship was established by friends, colleagues and candidates to commemorate a professor of outstanding quality. The scholarship, the most distinguished offered in the Faculty of Education, is awarded on the basis of professional and academic excellence and is open to all candidates graduating from third year of the pre-service concurrent program. The successful candidate will have a minimum grade point average of 6.0 in their academic faculty and a minimum grade point average of 7.0 in the Faculty of Education.  The value of the scholarship equals the interest derived from an initial principal and the Faculty reserves the right not to award a scholarship every year. Course Directors will nominate potential teacher candidates.

Application: Course Directors will nominate potential teacher candidates.

Deadline: April 1

Retired Women Teachers of Ontario Prize(±)

Awarded at the Spring Convocation to a graduating female student in the elementary (Primary/Junior/Intermediate) Concurrent or Consecutive Program who has shown the most outstanding qualities in scholarship, teaching ability and character throughout the year. This prize is intended to assist a graduating teacher candidate in their first year of teaching.

Application: Course Directors will nominate potential teacher candidates.

Deadline: April 1

Robert M. Brooks Award OSSTF (±)

The Value of the OSSTF Faculties of Education Scholarship is $1,000.00 annually.  The intent of this scholarship is to benefit a graduating student from a Faculty of Education who is going on in the teaching profession at a public secondary institution and who will be an OSSTF member.  The OSSTF Faculty of Education Scholarship shall be awarded to the graduating Teacher Candidate who in the opinion of the University awards committee has secured a job with a public secondary school board and best exemplifies Leadership and Collegiality and Academic Excellence.

Application: Course Directors will nominate potential teacher candidates.

Deadline: April 1

Shoshana Kurtz Book Prize (±)

This annual award of $80.00 endowed by the Toronto Board of Jewish Education in recognition of Dr. Kurtz’s outstanding contribution to Jewish Education will be made to a graduating teacher candidate in the Program in Jewish Teacher Education for academic performance and professional promise. No application necessary.

Application: No application required. Further information regarding this award may be obtained by contacting the Centre for Jewish Studies, 241 Vanier College, (416) 736-5823