Established in 2022 by Syrus Marcus Ware. To be awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in the School of the Arts who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized and demonstrate community involvement and leadership potential.
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McMaster University Edgar Lee Ware Memorial Award
Aim and Benefits of McMaster University Edgar Lee Ware Memorial Award
The McMaster University Edgar Lee Ware Memorial Award 2024 recipients will be awarded $3,000
Requirements for McMaster University Edgar Lee Ware Memorial Award Qualification
Applicants must meet all of the qualifications in at least one of the following groups
OR
- Applicant must be an undergraduate.
- Applicant must be enrolled in the School of the Arts.
- Applicant must be pursuing a Bachelor's, Co-op, Honours Co-op or Honours program.
- Applicant must be minimum academic level 1.
- Applicant must be enrolled.
- Applicant must be a current student.
- Applicant must self-identify as a racialized person.
- This award is not second degree eligible.
- Applicant must have read, understood and agreed to the Student Declaration.
- Applicants must have a minimum 9.5 sessional average.
- Applicant must have a minimum 18 graded units.
- Applicant must be eligible for in-course awards (Graduating students are not eligible).
- Applicant must be an undergraduate.
- Applicant must be enrolled in the School of the Arts.
- Applicant must be pursuing a Bachelor's, Co-op, Honours Co-op or Honours program.
- Applicant must be minimum academic level 1.
- Applicant must be enrolled.
- Applicant must be a current student.
- Applicant must self-identify as an Indigenous person.
- This award is not second degree eligible.
- Applicant must have read, understood and agreed to the Student Declaration.
- Applicants must have a minimum 9.5 sessional average.
- Applicant must have a minimum 18 graded units.
- Applicant must be eligible for in-course awards (Graduating students are not eligible).
Application Deadline
April 29, 2024
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
McMaster University on mcmaster.awardspring.ca to apply
- Activate your MACID using the Barcode and Student (Person) ID Number in your Acknowledgement letter. It may take a few business days for your profile to connect to AwardSpring after applying on OUAC and logging into Mosaic for the first time.
- Read our AwardSpring guide to learn more about the platform.
- Log in to AwardSpring using your MacID and password.