Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- other
Description
To add to your main sources of funding, you might want to consider Athabasca University's scholarship, award, or bursary options. While scholarships and awards are generally based on a combination of academic performance and community involvement, bursaries are designed to focus on students in financial need.
This scholarship fund recognizes the educational achievements of Athabasca University's first president, Mr. Tim Byrne, who died November 29, 1997. Mr Byrne's career as an educator with foresight and conviction led to the establishment of Athabasca University.
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $1,000.
Eligibility
- The Master of Distance Education program recommends a student to the Academic Awards Committee of Academic Council.
- The student in the project/thesis route of the Master of Distance Education degree program who displays academic excellence along with an outstanding thesis or project.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Please note that this is a "Nomination" type of award for which there is no application process required. The recipients are determined by an internal selection process and notified directly of their award by the AU Student Awards Unit.
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