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Queen’s student Jaylyn Watson awarded with Crohn’s and Colitis Canada AbbVie IBD Scholarship

Written on September 2, 2021. Posted in News.

Queen’s student Jaylyn Watson, Nurs’ 22, was awarded the Crohn’s and Colitis Canada AbbVie Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Scholarship. Each year, 10 postsecondary students living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis are awarded the $5,000 scholarship. Recipients are students who exemplify...

Inaugural winner of McCall MacBain Scholarship talks academic and diversity goals

Written on May 7, 2021. Posted in News.

This article discusses depression and may be triggering for some readers. The Canadian Mental Health Association Crisis Line can be reached at 1-800-875-6213. This year, McGill’s inaugural McCall MacBain Scholarship was awarded to 20 students nationally. Queen’s University’s Nicole Osayandè, CompSci...

Ten Schulich leaders join the Class of 2024

Written on September 18, 2020. Posted in News.

Up to 100 entrepreneurial, STEM-focused high school students across Canada are awarded the Schulich Leader Scholarship every year. This fall, 10 of the winners decided to attend Queen’s. These students include Catie Austin, ArtSci ’24; Rabab Azeem, Sci ’24; Emma Davison, ArtSci ’24; Abdellah Ghassel,...

Queen’s student wins scholarship to continue heart research

Written on June 19, 2020. Posted in News.

Queen’s student Dr. Ruaa Al-Qazazi won the PHA Canada Mohammed Family PH Research Scholarship of $10,000 last year. While an event was scheduled to honour Al-Qazai in June, it was canceled because of COVID-19. The PHA Canada Mohammed Family PH Research Scholarship was established in 2017 by Renae...

Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship Fund sees almost $10,000 in donations

Written on February 28, 2020. Posted in News.

Nearly $10,000 has been raised in donations for the Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in honour of Queen’s student Amir Moradi and the other victims of the Iran plane crash on Jan. 8. The fund, which had a donation tally of $9,690 as of Feb. 27, will be used to...

Queen’s launches memorial fund for Iran plane crash victims

Written on January 16, 2020. Posted in News.

A week after third-year biotechnology student Amir Moradi was killed on board Ukraine flight PS752, the University announced that it is setting up a memorial fund for Iranian students in financial need. Queen’s announced Thursday that it would join other universities across Canada to launch funds...

News in Brief

Written on January 18, 2019. Posted in News.

Mastercard Foundation recipient Hiwot Mekuanent will advance her research on the rights of people living with disabilities in Ethiopia to Canada. As part of her distinction, Mekuanent is currently completing her PhD in Law at Queen’s, with a special focus on human rights law and disabilities. Additionally,...

Four Queen’s students receive Canada’s largest STEM scholarship

Written on September 26, 2017. Posted in News.

Since 2011, the Schulich Leader scholarship program has provided 270 high school graduates with scholarships valued at up to $100,000. This year, Queen’s had four students who were named Schulich Leaders. Created by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich, this scholarship is...

Scholarship created for Indigenous law students

Written on March 31, 2016. Posted in News.

On March 24, the Queen’s Law Students Society (LSS) announced the creation of a new Aboriginal Entrance Scholarship for aspiring Indigenous lawyers. The annual scholarship is intended to address the underrepresentation of Indigenous students in Canadian law schools in response to the Calls to Action...

Campaign for classmate

Written on September 20, 2011. Posted in News.

In an attempt to keep student George Evans in law school, a group of his classmates are fundraising $19,000. Evans, JD ’14, is an international student from Nassau, Bahamas. This year, he faced a series of financial struggles that forced him to drop out of Queen’s. “It has really just been one thing...

Funding for staying home

Written on May 31, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

Paypal founder Peter Thiel is offering financial incentives to high school students under 20 to avoid post-secondary education and go the route of the entrepreneur. Thiel pledged $100,000 over a period of two years as a “scholarship” to 24 carefully selected high school students so they can start...

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Queen’s student Jaylyn Watson awarded with Crohn’s and Colitis Canada AbbVie IBD Scholarship

Inaugural winner of McCall MacBain Scholarship talks academic and diversity goals

Ten Schulich leaders join the Class of 2024

Queen’s student wins scholarship to continue heart research

Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship Fund sees almost $10,000 in donations

Queen’s launches memorial fund for Iran plane crash victims

News in Brief

Four Queen’s students receive Canada’s largest STEM scholarship

Scholarship created for Indigenous law students

Campaign for classmate

Funding for staying home

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