Awards
Listed below are the awards in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Winnipeg.
For the following departmental awards, students must be on record with the Records Office as having declared a Major in Mathematics or Statistics. Excerpted from University of Winnipeg Awards Handbook (full details).
Crawford Campbell Memorial Scholarship in Mathematics
This scholarship was established by family and friends in memory of W. Crawford
Campbell, who served in the Mathematics Department of United College and the
University of Winnipeg for over 43 years, including 24 years as Chair. It will
be awarded to a continuing student in the General, 4-year, or Honours
Mathematics program of scholarly ability and entering Advanced Calculus.
Preference may be given to a student who has demonstrated leadership abilities
through involvement in governance of the Mathematics/Statistics Students’
Association.
Ross A. Johnston Scholarship in Mathematics and Statistics
This scholarship is established by Ross A. Johnston (B.A., United College, 1952;
LL.B., Manitoba, 1956). It will be awarded to one or more students entering the
final year of the Honours program in Mathematics or Statistics. Lawson
Scholarship in Mathematics
This scholarship has been established by Mr. Gordon Lawson, LL.D. It will be
awarded to a student of outstanding academic promise who is entering or
continuing Major work in either Pattern A or B of the Mathematics Major at the
University. Thus, the recipient will be entering second, third or fourth year.
Dr. Arnold Rogers Scholarship in Mathematics or Statistics
This scholarship is provided by the Erica and Arnold Rogers Fund for Academic
Excellence. It will be awarded to a student majoring in Mathematics or
Statistics who is entering the fourth year program with a record of academic
excellence. Financial need will also receive consideration.
The University Gold Medal in Mathematics
This medal was founded in memory of Dean O.T. Anderson by members of his family.
A stipend of $100 will accompany this medal.
STATISTICS: The Statistical Association of
Manitoba (SAM) Bursary
A bursary of $200 will be awarded annually to a student entering the final year
of a Statistics program at either the University of Winnipeg or the University
of
Manitoba. To be eligible, a candidate must have completed 24 credit hours in the
preceding year and must register for at least 24 credit hours in the current
Fall
or Winter Term. Candidates must demonstrate financial need on the standard
University of Winnipeg bursary application form which should be submitted to the
Chair of Mathematics/Statistics by October 1.
STATISTICS: Professor Guenter Weiss Scholarship in
Statistics
This scholarship has been established by family, friends and colleagues in
memory
of Professor Guenter Max Theodor Weiss. It will be awarded, on the
recommendation
of the Department of Statistics, to a student of excellent academic promise who
is a declared statistics major and who is entering or continuing major work in
statistics
at this university. Thus, the recipient will be entering second or third year.
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards
Each year the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada allocates a number of awards to students wishing to work on a summer research project with a scientist at the University of Winnipeg.
To be eligible, a student must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada who is registered as a full-time student in a bachelor's degree program in the natural sciences or engineering. The student must also have at least a cumulative B average in order to apply, but in recent years, no one has obtained an award with an Award Point Average less than 4.0.
A student satisfying these criteria must then have an NSERC-funded faculty member agree to supervise their project. For more information, students should contact the Math/Stats Chair of the Department.
The following faculty members are NSERC-Funded:
Mathematics: J. Currie, V. Linek, O.
Oellermann, A. Stokke, R. Stokke
Statistics:
M. Ghahramani