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Olivia Lewis and Michael Lonardo Graduate Scholarship

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Scholarship at a glance

Deadline: August 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Atlantic Time
Value:Ìý$4,000Ìý
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Degree level: Master’s or PhD 
Available to: Canadian and international graduate students
Renewable: Yes

Description

One renewable scholarship valued at $4,000 per year for a maximum of two years will be offered each year to a successful applicant.

This scholarship was established by a generous donation from Olivia Lewis and Michael Lonardo. Olivia, who passed away in January 2025, and her partner Michael, shared a commitment to issues of social justice. This scholarship is set up by her partner, Michael Lonardo. 

Eligibility criteria:

  • You must be enrolled as a full-time graduate student at º£½ÇÉçÇøapp University, either at the master's or Doctoral level in the Faculty of
    • Arts and Social Sciences
    • Science
    • Health or
    • Law
  • Your research interest must focus on issues of social justice including but not limited to: climate and environmental justice, refugee crisis, Black and racial inequality, the rights of Indigenous peoples, economic inequality, food insecurity, LGBTQ2S+ rights, human and civil rights, ageism, gender and sexual discrimination, access to health care, homelessness, labour and working-class history, or workplace health and safety.
  • Minimum GPA of 3.7 out of 4.3 based on the most recent two full years of study.