Mahatma Gandhi Annual Student Award
Up to $1,500
awarded in Fall
The
Mahatma Gandhi Annual Student Award was established at Simon Fraser
University in 2007 through the generous contributions of the Institute
for the Humanities at SFU, the Thakore Endowment and the India Club. The
purpose of this award is to recognize and honour those SFU students who,
in the spirit of Gandhi's work, have been active in voluntary community
service in areas related to peace, justice and human rights.
The
Mahatma Gandhi Annual Student Award, valued at up to $1,500, will be
granted annually to a current or newly admitted full-time SFU student in
good academic standing on the basis of demonstrated community service
and leadership.
Voluntary service may include any voluntary service which contributes
toward the betterment of the human condition: health related and caring
services, literacy and training programs, peer group assistance, work
with peace organizations, social justice initiatives, community building
services, anti-violence programs, anti-poverty programs, and local,
national and international programs that address issues related to
peace, justice, and human rights.
Applications packages must include:
a) a
one page description of the student’s volunteer work which includes why
you chose volunteer work in the area of your choice, your experience as
a volunteer, and, lastly, speaks to the question of how effective you
feel your volunteer work was.
b)
include at least one letter of reference from a person in the
organization or group with which you volunteered.
c) a
resume which includes all of your paid and volunteer work to date.
Complete application packages must be received no later than August 31st of each year. Recipients will be recognized at the Gandhi Jayanti
each year.
The
recipient of the award will be made by the Senate Undergraduate Awards
Adjudication Committee based upon the nomination of the Institute of
Humanities Gandhi committee.
Eligibility: New and Current SFU undergraduate students.
Deadline for all entries is September 15th of each year. Entries are to
be sent to the Institute for the Humanities, #2444 SFU Harbour Centre,
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6B 5K3. For further
information, contact Sandra Zink, Institute for the Humanities, at
778.782.5855 or sgz@sfu.ca