Grants and Awards
The Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS) provides annual scholarships and grants to support:
- Research by women students in science and math-focused fields.
- Research about gender parity in science and mathematical social sciences.
To be eligible for a WinS grant or award, you must meet the following criteria:
- Recipients must identify as a woman student in natural sciences or mathematical social sciences or be an individual researching or studying gender parity in sciences.
- Recipients must be registered at Laurier in graduate or undergraduate studies at the time of the application.
- Recipients must have obtained, over the previous years of study, a cumulative average of at least a B-.
- Recipients may hold one award per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) and a maximum of two throughout the duration of their university career at Laurier.
Hypatia Awards
Applications open: April 24, 2024
Application deadline: May 24, 2024
These awards will be given each year to outstanding women students to recognize their achievements in science or addressing gender parity in science. Separate awards will be announced for undergraduate and graduate students. Each award is valued at $500.
To apply, the applicant will submit a:
- WinS Hypatia Awards Application 2024
- CV
- Unofficial transcript of grades
- A one page statement about your academic and personal interests, personal and career goals, extracurricular activities, or anything else you feel is important for the committee to know
- A letter of reference
Please note: application packages include 1) Hypatia award application (Qualtrics survey), 2) CV, 3) unofficial transcript of grades, and 4) statement of personal interests.
*Applicants can upload their CV, transcript, and personal statement in Qualtrics as they complete the award application.
The letter of reference (5) should be submitted to Dr. Shohini Ghose via email at wins@wlu.ca directly by the referee.
2024 Award Winners
- Sydney Austin
- Aksaya Ghetheeswaran
- Karen Zaki
- Shawn Carr
- Christine Dunbar
- Laura Hampel
- Emily Vandenberg
- Madeline Patenall
2023 Award Winners
- Natalie Aldor
- Corinne Nicol
- Elise Brown-Dussault
- Iliana Portelli
- Claudia Haas
- Caitlyn Lyons
2022 Award Winners
- Marin Taylor
- Carol Salama
- Dominique Daniels
- Christina Rossi
- Emily Rodriguez
- Patricia Ferreira
2021 Award Winners
- Xena Montoya
- Vanessa Shivnauth
- Morgan Glofcheskie
- Emily Ford
- Keara Sutherland
- Lana Hiscock
- Sheryl Bourgaize
2020 Award Winners
- Abigail Broad
- Andrea D'Alessandro
- Emily Rodriguez
- Sophie Roth
- Katherine Standen
- Rachel Goldfarb
2019 Award Winners
- Sarah Ranco
- Lexy Mahon
Previous Award Winners
- Amandeep Singh
- Nicole Reindeers
- Rosa Fallahpourghadikolaei
- Katherine Black
- Erinn Barry
Student Research and Knowledge Mobilization Awards
Applications open: April 24, 2024
Application deadline: May 24, 2024
These grants provide funds for research equipment and/or support to attend conferences or workshops. Undergraduates can apply for a maximum amount of $500. Graduate and post-doctoral students can apply for a maximum amount of $1,000.
To apply, the applicant will submit a:
- WinS Knowledge Mobilization Awards Application 2024
- Knowledge mobilization application form (includes budget)
- CV
- Unofficial transcript of grades
- A one page research statement that provides a brief history of your past research experience, the current state of your research, and the future work you intend to complete
- A letter of reference
Please note: application packages include 1) Knowledge mobilization award application (Qualtrics survey), 2) Knowledge mobilization award application form, 3) CV, 4) unofficial transcript of grades, and 5) one page research statement
*Applicants can upload their knowledge mobilization form, CV, transcript, and research statement in Qualtrics as they complete the award application.
The letter of reference (6) should be submitted to Dr. Shohini Ghose via email at wins@wlu.ca directly by the referee.
*Note: these grants were not awarded during 2020-2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2024 Award Winners
- Natalie Nykamp
- Ashleigh Wickie
- Sabrina St-Hilaire
- Dominique Daniels
2023 Award Winners
- Natalie Aldor
- Patricia Ferreira
- Renee Lawson
- Christina Rossi
2019 Award Winners
- Amandeep Singh
- Bianca Dreyer
- Kelly Robb
- Lana Hiscock
Previous Award Winners
- Fatma Arslantas
- Brianna Hunt
- Abigail Broad
- Sara Cabral Moniz
- Jasmina Vucic
- Mercedes Huynh
- Rachel Cohen
- Carly Tward
- Pelin Tan
- Maxine Harvey-Burgess
- Brigitte Laird
- Rebecca Chow
- Jaslyn English
- Katelyn Mitchell
- Alyssa Prangley
- Lana Pfaff
- Jaime Mitchell