Student awards

JCURA award winners with their posters — Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award winners Fiona Schick and Austin Horn with their posters at the 2014 research fair.

Undergraduate student awards

Please visit this page for general information about awards within the Department of Philosophy.

Jim and June Young Memorial Scholarship

One or more scholarships are awarded to undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Philosophy. Applications together with a letter outlining the students’ involvement with social democracy and/or industrial democracy must be submitted to the Chair of the Department by March 15th.

In the case of an undergraduate student, selection will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Department of Philosophy. In the case of a graduate student, selection will be made by the Graduate Awards Committee upon the recommendation of the Department of Philosophy.

The Rodger Beehler Outstanding Essay Prize

Each year the department invites faculty to nominate undergraduate student papers they believe to be of outstanding quality. The chair determines the $100 prize recipient.

The David Kaplan Book Prize in Honours Philosophy

This $100 prize is awarded each year to the student graduating in Honours Philosophy with the highest standing in those Philosophy courses offered for the degree.

The Anna Bertha and Frank Kluge Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a student with the highest standing entering fourth year of an honours program in the Department of Philosophy. The value of the award varies but has been as much as $250 for past recipients.

Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards

The department is able to nominate up to three students for this prestigious undergraduate award. Learn more about the . The deadline to submit applications to the Philosophy Undergraduate Advisor is July 15^th.

Murray and Lynda Farmer Award for Critical Thinking*

One or more awards are given to a continuing undergraduate student in the Faculty of Humanities with a declared Philosophy major who demonstrates originality, critical thinking, good work habits and organizational skills in their coursework, has a GPA of at least 5.0/9.0, and demonstrates community or on campus involvement through volunteerism.

Applicants must submit:

a personal statement (maximum 500 words) detailing both their volunteer experience and their originality, critical thinking, good work habits and organizational skills in their coursework.
a letter of reference from a UVic Professor attesting to the student’s originality, critical thinking, work habits, and organizational skills
a letter of reference (maximum 300 words each) from a volunteer organization. Referees cannot be related to the applicant.