Scholarships and Awards
NOTE: Please see the Senate Office Scholarships and Bursaries page and searchable database for a full description of all student awards. If there are discrepancies between information on this web page and the BU calendar, the calendar should be taken as correct.
Brandon University Psychology Club Students Helping Students Bursary
To be awarded on the basis of financial need to a major or minor in Psychology. Preference will be given to full or part-time majors in Psychology, but Psychology minors will also be considered.
Deborah Wright-Nantel Memorial Bursary in Psychology
To be awarded, on the basis of financial need, to a Psychology major or minor.
Dr. Clifford W. Anderson Memorial Scholarship in Psychology
To be awarded to a student graduating in that year from the Honours program in Psychology who is registered in a graduate program in Psychology or a graduate program in a related field.
G.F. MacDowell Scholarship in Psychology
Provided by the estate of G.F. MacDowell, Professor Emeritus. To be awarded to a third year student majoring in Psychology who is proceeding to the fourth year Honours program in Psychology.
G.F. MacDowell Graduate Scholarship in Psychology
Provided by the estate of G.F. MacDowell, Professor Emeritus. To be awarded to a student graduating with a major in Psychology who is proceeding to a graduate program in Psychology.
Harold Vidal Scholarship in Psychology
To be awarded to a major in Psychology who is proceeding to third year and who has a GPA of at least 3.0 in ALL Psychology courses, including 82:251 Fundamentals of Psychological Research II.
Helen C. Riesberry Scholarship in Social Sciences
Funded by donations from friends, colleagues, board and staff, upon the retirement of Helen C. Riesberry from the Children’s Aid Society of Western Manitoba. To be awarded to a Psychology or Sociology student proceeding to third or fourth year.
Paul Henry Harris Memorial Scholarship in Psychology
Provided by Lillian and the late Russel Harris in memory of their son, Paul Henry Harris. To be awarded to the student who receives the highest mark in 82:161 General Psychology.
Shirley and Dalton Gadbois Memorial Scholarship in Psychology
To be awarded on the recommendation of the Department of Psychology to a 3rd or 4th year Psychology major who has not received any other scholarships. Preference will be given to Indigenous students.
Please see the Senate Office Scholarships and Bursaries page and searchable database for a full description of all student awards.