Department of Geography &
Environmental Studies

Students in programs offered by the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies have a wide range of awards and scholarships exclusively available to them. Opportunities exist for both incoming and current students with awards based on academic and non-academic criteria. In addition to the program-specific awards listed below, please consult the links in the right margin for additional, university-wide opportunities.  

The following awards are available to Geographic Analysis students:

• $2,000 Environics Analytics Entrance Scholarship (two awards)
• $1,000 Environics Analytics Scholarship for Best Performance in Retail Geography
  
• $1,000 Environics Analytics Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
  
• $1,000 Environics Analytics Third Year Achievement Awards
• $1,000 Environics Analytics Fourth Year Achievement Awards
• $1,000 Environics Analytics Academic Career Award
• $1,000 Environics Analytics Exemplary Service and Community Award

• $1,000 Numeris Scholarship
  

• Esri Canada GIS Scholarship

The selection is made by the Department Award Committee based on criteria established in discussion with the donor. An application is not required.  

The following awards are made available each year by individual donors or community organizations:

• $200 Alumni Award
• Canadian Association of Geographers Award
• $1,000 Environmental Leadership & Community Engagement Award
  
• $750 (variable) Geographic Analysis Endowment Award
• $600 (variable) Nicholas J. Siller Founder's Award
  
• $250 Ontario Nature Award for proficiency in Environmental Analysis
• $300 Outstanding Overall Performance in Remote Sensing
  
• $1,000 Tracy Scott Memorial Award

Departmental awards for Environment and Urban Sustainability students:  

• $250 Best Overall Performance in First Year
• $250 Best Overall Performance in Second Year
• $250 Best Overall Performance in Third Year
• $250 Outstanding Performance in Environment and Sustainability
• $250 Outstanding Performance in Sustaining the City’s Environments
• $250 Outstanding Performance in Research Methods

Departmental awards for Geographic Analysis students:

• $250 Outstanding Environmental Geographer in First Year
• $250 Outstanding Geographer in GIS in First Year
• $250 Outstanding Geographer in Second Year
• $250 Outstanding Location Analyst
• $250 Outstanding Performance in Environmental Analysis
• $250 Outstanding Performance in Retail Analysis
• $250 Outstanding Performance in Urban Analysis
• $250 Progress in the Program Year 1-2
• $250 Progress in the Program Year 2-3

Departmental award for graduate students:

• $100 Master of Spatial Analysis Best Poster Prize
  
• $250 Master of Spatial Analysis Award of Distinction