Samit & Reshma Sharma Scholarship in Mental Health and Addiction

One or more scholarships are awarded to academically outstanding graduate students whose focus of research builds and supports community-wide knowledge that promotes wellbeing with reference to substance use and mental health. Students may apply by submitting a statement (maximum 250 words) describing how their research builds community knowledge and promotes wellbeing with reference to substance use and mental health to the Director, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research between July 1 and September 15. Approval of the recipient(s) will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee upon the recommendation of the Director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. Normally, the minimum requirement for consideration is an A- average and any additional criteria that has been established by the donor. Unless otherwise noted in the award description, recipients must be full-time graduate students at the University of Victoria.