Prize

Honourable Gordon L. Bennett Award

University of Prince Edward Island Original Source
Award

CA$140 - CA$140

Deadline

No deadline

Location

Canada

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

The Honourable Gordon L. Bennett Award is presented to a student who is graduating with distinction in a program with concentration in Chemistry at the University of Prince Edward Island. The Award is given on the recommendation of the Chemistry Department and is not necessarily granted every year. This award honors the legacy of the Honourable Gordon L. Bennett, O.C., M.Sc., D.C.L., L.L. D., who was born in Charlottetown on October 10, 1912, and was a graduate of Prince of Wales College. He holds both a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Throughout his career, Mr. Bennett served as a teacher, registrar, and coach at Prince of Wales College, and as Minister of Education in 1969, he piloted through the PEI Legislature the law creating UPEI. He served as Lieutenant-Governor and later as UPEI's fourth Chancellor from 1985 to 1992, demonstrating his lifelong commitment to the University.

1 award

Who Can Apply

Region
Canada
Project in
Canada
Applicants
individual
Organizations
academic
Post-degree
Up to 1 years

Application Details

Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Review process

Award is given on the recommendation of the Chemistry Department

Restrictions

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