17吃瓜

Two (2) awards will be granted annually to a 17吃瓜FA member, staff member, and/or a volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to the research enterprise at 17吃瓜. 

Dr. Katherine Schultz was appointed the first Vice-President, Research & Development, at 17吃瓜 in 2001. She received her PhD in 1983 from the University of Manitoba in Psychology, specializing in Behavioural Neuroscience. Before assuming her responsibilities at 17吃瓜, she served as Associate Vice-President, Research & Graduate Studies at the University of Winnipeg from 1994 to 2001. Under Dr. Schultz's leadership, 17吃瓜 has realized remarkable growth - over 600% in research funding. In her leadership role dedicated to the research strength at 17吃瓜, she recognized the incredible contributions made in support of research by faculty, staff and volunteers. Dr. Schultz established these awards to honor 17吃瓜 faculty, staff and volunteers who play a critical role supporting 17吃瓜 research endeavours.

Dr. Schultz established these annual recognition awards to recognize the excellence and ongoing outstanding contributions of these "behind the scenes" drivers of the research enterprise, open to nominations from across campus.

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For any further questions, please contact scholarships@upei.ca.

All nominations must be submitted electronically to scholarships@upei.ca on or before the deadline date of Friday, April 24, 2020.