Stephen Harold Edward Herring Award

The Stephen Harold Edward Herring Award is an annual award available to a full-time undergraduate student conducting research projects in physical disability areas. Preference will be given to physically disabled students.

The award will be made by the Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee on the recommendation of the Director, Centre for Disability Independence Research and Education (CDIRE).

In the absence of a Director, Centre for Disability Independence Research Education (CDIRE), the recommendation for the award will be made by the Chair, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology to the Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee.

This award may be held in conjunction with other awards made by Simon Fraser University or other agencies where permitted by those agencies.

One award available at $3,500.

Eligibility

·          A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 at SFU and be in good academic standing. In the case the student is a first term or transfer student he/she/they must possess an equivalent secondary school or college standing;

·          Registration in a minimum of 9 units of standard graded courses in the term of eligibility

How to Apply

To apply for the award, please include:

-           a cover letter;

-          a resume outlining the applicant's community/volunteer service/other relevant activities;

-          SFU (advising) transcript; and,

-          two reference letters supporting the application

The award will be granted by the Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee upon the nomination of the BPK Associate Chair, Operations, Ryan Dill, and BPK Awards Committee.

Please submit your application, in a single PDF file, to Ryan Dill, bpk_aco@sfu.ca and copy Mila Maksimovic, bpkasst@sfu.ca, by January 22nd 2024 at 5pm, with the appropriate Award Name in the subject line. Note that we will not consider incomplete applications.