Shaughn & Sharon Clements Biological Sciences Independent Studies Award

WITH THANKS TO THE DONORS

Sharon Clements was born in Calgary, Alberta, and moved to New Westminster, BC, in 1952. She was a Charter Student at Simon Fraser University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1969 and entered the graduate program, receiving her Master of Science in 1974. As a Mature Student she entered the Spatial Information Systems (Geography) Program, receiving her diploma in 2000. Sharon began working for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 1972 specializing in Pathology and Entomology and continued working there until her retirement in 1997.

Shaughn Clements was born in Warwick, England, emigrating to Canada in 1946. He has lived quite a nomadic life, having attended 25 schools in three countries before graduating Grade 13 in Guelph, Ontario. He enrolled at SFU in 1966 – taking a one year break at the request of his previous employer to manage and reorganize one of the company departments – and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1971. After graduating, and while Sharon was finishing her master’s degree, he started working for SFU in Financial Services and continued working there until 2000, when health concerns made taking early retirement necessary.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED until

July 31, 2024

SFU BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE AWARD CONTACT INFORMATION:

Debbie Sandher (Undergraduate Program Assistant)
Email: biscugra@sfu.ca
Telephone: (778) 782-3551

About the Award

(from Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries Database)

One award, valued initially at $1,000, will be granted annually in the Spring term to undergraduate students who fulfill the following criteria:

are enrolled full-time* in a Bachelor's degree program in the Faculty of Science in the current Summer term (or were enrolled full-time in the previous Spring or Fall terms);
are majoring in Biological Sciences
completed the Independent Study Semester (ISS) in the Department of Biological Sciences in one of the previous three terms (Spring, Summer, Fall)
are in good academic standing.

Multiple awards may be disbursed if endowment fund income permits; however, the value of additional awards must be equal to the first award given in any fiscal year. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Students may receive this award only once during their SFU undergraduate career.

Applications must include:

a one-page letter from the applicant summarizing the ISS research and their role in it
a copy of the applicant's completed research report or other materials produced during the ISS
copies of post-secondary transcripts
a letter of recommendation from the applicant's ISS supervisor
a letter of recommendation from a member of the applicant's supervisory committee.

Applications should be submitted to the Department of Biological Sciences by <see above deadline>.The award will be granted by the Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee upon the nomination of the Chair, Department of Biological Sciences.

Application Procedure

Navigate to the Biology Undergraduate Scholarship Application Site:
1. Select: ‘Clements Biological Sciences ISS Award’ from the list of awards. If the award is not listed the competition is currently closed.
2. Enter your contact information.
3. Upload a copy of your complete application which includes a copy of the following (combined as a single pdf):
  1. a one-page letter from the applicant summarizing the ISS research and their role in it
  2. a copy of the applicant's completed research report or other materials produced during the ISS
  3. copies of post-secondary transcripts
4. Enter the contact information for your referees. The referees will receive a system-generated email that includes a link for them to upload their reference letters. Only two reference letters are needed. Reference letters should be requested from:
  1. the applicant's ISS supervisor
  2. a member of the applicant's supervisory committee

Both your application and reference letters must be submitted by the application deadline. Please allow sufficient time for your referees to upload their reference letters.

Department of Biological Sciences