Established in 2022 through the estate of Brooke Townsend ’57, in honour of Brooke and his wife Irene ’57. To be awarded by the School of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Deans in consultation with the Associate Deans Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Social Sciences to graduate students in these Faculties who demonstrate academic excellence and innovative research. The annual allocation available from the endowment is to be split equally between both Faculties.
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McMaster University The Brooke and Irene Townsend Scholarship (Humanities)
Aim and Benefits of McMaster University The Brooke and Irene Townsend Scholarship (Humanities)
The value is $5,000.00
Requirements for McMaster University The Brooke and Irene Townsend Scholarship (Humanities) Qualification
- Applicant must be a graduate student.
- This award is faculty specific.
- This award is subject specific.
- Applicant must have read, understood and agreed to the Student Declaration.
- Applicant must be enrolled full-time.
- Applicant must be a current student.
- Applicant must be enrolled.
Application Deadline
December 4, 2023
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.