Dear Colleague,
The KEGS Foundation is very pleased to announce the scholarship awards to
eleven undergraduate, five MSc and four PhD students for the 2019/20 academic
year. Full details are provided below.
Kindest Regards,
Stephen Reford & Jerry Roth
July 24, 2019
KEGS Foundation Announcement
20 Geophysics Scholarships Awarded for 2019/20
The Directors of the KEGS Foundation are very pleased to announce the awarding
of twenty scholarships totalling more than $20,000 to eleven undergraduate,
five MSc and four PhD graduate students in geophysics at twelve Canadian
universities for the forthcoming academic year (2019/20).
These awards mark the twentieth year of the KEGS Foundation's scholarship
program directed at fostering the education of future geophysicists in Canada.
The large number of recipients and the level of scholarship awards reflect the
number of well-qualified applicants and the evident financial need and economic
conditions, with many students pursuing MSc degrees on completing their
undergraduate studies to attain reasonably complete professional competence. We
are appreciative of the continued financial support of the Foundation by the
geophysical and exploration community across Canada, buoyed by modest
strengthening of overall activity in the mineral resource industry, which has
enabled the Foundation to respond positively to the applicants' requests.
In addition to funding the scholarship program, the Foundation expects to also
be able be provide supplementary travel bursaries to help awardees attend
relevant geophysical symposia organized by KEGS and the BCGS, the success of
intensified fundraising efforts.
The eleven undergraduate recipients of KEGS Foundation scholarships for 2019/20
are:
Marie Flanagan (WAMIC Scholarship), Memorial University
Rachel Bourassa (Limion Scholarship) and John Fitzgerald (CGG
Scholarship), Queen's University
Bahareh Doroudiani (KEGS Pioneers Scholarship) {R} and Sofia
Panasiuk, University of Toronto
Christian Beros, University of Toronto, Mississauga
Magdalena Kapron, Western University
Matthew (Hou En) Lin, University of Manitoba
Elena Savidge (BCGS Scholarship) and Taylor Josephy (BCGS
Scholarship), University of Victoria
Angelene (Pei Yii) Leow, University of British Columbia
The five MSc students awarded KEGS Foundation scholarships for 2019/20 are:
Anne Isabelle, Polytechnique Montréal
Andrew Branson, Fouad Faraj and Sara Pieczonka {R}, Queen's
University
Anna Diederichs, University of Victoria
The four PhD candidates who received scholarship support, including the second
award of the premier Collett Graduate Scholarship and the GSC Pioneers
Scholarship, both selected after careful consideration of applications from
impressively talented candidates*, are:
Joshua Littleton, Western University (Collett Scholarship)
Clement Esteve, University of Ottawa (GSC Pioneers Scholarship)
Maryam Safarshahi, University of Saskatchewan
Antonina Calahorrano, Simon Fraser University
The amount of each scholarship awarded ranges from $500 to $3,000, determined
by the recipient's merit and need, available funds, and the Foundation's
principal objective of supporting undergraduate education. The recipients of
specific endowed scholarships are noted above, and renewals of prior awards
indicated by {R}. Summaries of the research projects being undertaken by the
graduate awardees will be posted on the Foundation's website.
In addition, thanks to continuing generous support by KEGS, all of the above
awardees will also receive a KEGS membership entitling them to fully subsidized
participation at the annual KEGS Symposium and reduced cost to attend a KEGS
Breakfast during the upcoming academic year. All recipients will also be
strongly encouraged to participate in KEGS and/or BCGS meetings or other local
professional societies, and in other relevant geophysical meetings or symposia.
Depending on need and the Foundation's resources, additional assistance with
travel expenses up to $400 may be provided to facilitate recipients'
participation at relevant KEGS or BCGS events.
It is anticipated that the majority of the scholarship awards will be presented
this fall in conjunction with Special Lectures on relevant geophysical topics
to be arranged by the Foundation at the various universities.
The Directors extend their best wishes to all the above recipients for further
success in their studies and future careers. We also offer our gratitude for
the continuing support of the Foundation and its scholarship program by the
Canadian exploration and geophysical community, including major support by KEGS
and the BCGS, and to Phoenix Geophysics for its continuing support of the
matching donation program (see website for further details).
We look forward to meeting the latest KEGS Foundation awardees at various
upcoming meetings, symposia and KEGS Special Lectures.
Avec nos meilleurs souhaits à tous les lauréats**.
Stephen Reford, Acting Chair Jerry Roth, Director
NB: KEGS is the well-known acronym for the Canadian Exploration Geophysics
Society, the leading mining geophysics organization established in 1953 and
based in Toronto. The KEGS Foundation was established as a federally chartered
charitable organization in 1999 and has provided more than 270 scholarships to
Canadian students since inception. BCGS is the abbreviation for the B.C.
Geophysical Society, a long-established professional organization based in
Vancouver and focused on utilization of geophysics for mineral exploration,
which has generously supported the BCGS Scholarship Fund.
*Filip Adamus, PhD candidate attending Memorial, is given special recognition
for his advanced research as a Collett Scholarship finalist.
**Version française disponible sur le site Web.
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