This scholarship has been established as a memorial to Dr. Leo Margolis, an internationally preeminent parasitologist and a staunch supporter of the Canadian Society of Zoologists since its inception in 1961. The competition for the scholarship is open to any Canadian who is registered in a graduate studies program at a Canadian university at the time the scholarship is taken up and whose research is in the field of fisheries biology.
Terms of Reference
Objectives
This scholarship has been established as a memorial to Dr. Leo Margolis, an internationally preeminent parasitologist and a staunch supporter of the Canadian Society of Zoologists since its inception in 1961. The competition for the scholarship is open to any Canadian who is registered in a graduate studies program at a Canadian university at the time the scholarship is taken up and whose research is in the field of fish or fisheries biology.
Award
Scroll and cash award of $500.
Source of Prize
Funded through ZET.
Frequency of Availability
Maximum of one per year. The award need not be made every year.
Application Procedures
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, up-to-date copies of University transcripts and a one page research summary describing either the research that has been done or, for new graduate students, the proposed research plan to: hajamnic@ucalgary.ca.
A recipient is eligible for only a single award. However, unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to enter in subsequent years. If a suitable applicant is not available the scholarship will not be awarded for that year.
Application Deadline
Review of applications will begin June 1.
Awardees
2022 – Peter Baker, Western University.
2016 – Jacqueline Chapman, Carleton University. Disease and fisheries: Understanding the impact of microbial loading and species diversity on the physiology and migration behaviour of salmonids exposed to fisheries interactions.
2015 – Kristin Dinning, University of New Brunswick.
2014 – Alexandra Muhametsafina, Wilfrid Laurier University.
2013 – Aimee Lee Houde, Western University.
2012 – Kenneth Jeffries, University of British Columbia.
2011 – Anne-Marie Gravel, Carleton University.
2007 – Brian R. Lynch, University of New Brunswick (Saint John).
2006 – Martin Krkosek, University of Victoria.
2005 – Joseph DiBattista , University of Ottawa.
2004 – Jeffrey M. Reader, Acadia University.
2003 – Céline Duluc, Université du Québec à Rimouski.
2002 – Pascale Lafrance, Université Laval.