Award Name/Title: SWANA Kalun Cliff Chan Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship

Amount: One award of $2,000

Application Status: Closed

Application Due Date: October 15, 2021

Awards Details:

The Region of Halton, Teresa To and the Ontario Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) are offering a $2,000 scholarship to encourage students studying in disciplines related to solid waste management and environmental protection.

This scholarship is in memory of Cliff Chan, the Director of Solid Waste Management for the Region of Halton and a Director of the Ontario Chapter of SWANA until his untimely death in November 2000.  

Requirements:

The scholarship recipient will be determined by a panel from the Region of Halton and the Ontario Chapter of SWANA, and will be chosen on the basis of:

• intended courses of studies and relationship to the waste industry field
• academic performance;
• involvement in school and community activities
• references.  

The Application:

• Completed applications must be received on or before annual due date indicated on the swanaontario.org site
• Applicants must be registered in a full course of studies as a graduate student in an engineering, waste or environmental management or related faculty at a recognized post-secondary institution in Ontario 
• To be considered for this scholarship, the applicant must submit the following: 
  • completed application form (attached)
  • provide an unofficial scanned copy of your previous year’s grades on an identifiable University document
  • reference letter from a faculty member referring to the research you are undertaking
  • a written description of your research project showing how it will improve waste disposal
  • a statement of professional goals in waste management 

The Scholarship Committee thanks all applicants for applying for our annual scholarships and only the award winners will be notified.  Each award winner will be asked to present a short summary of their research either in person or by video at a SWANA Ontario Chapter's meeting (date to be announced).

For complete information and to apply, please visit https://swanaontario.org/about/scholarships/.

There is no Application Form need to be downloaded.