MACKENZIE KING SCHOLARSHIPS Deadline: FEBRUARY 1, 2000. Information Sheet The Mackenzie King Scholarships were established as an independent trust under the will of the late Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950). The trust is administered by a Board of Scholarship Trustees that consists at present (1999) of Dr. John M. Anderson of St. Andrews. N.B. (chair), Dr. David W. Strangway of Vancouver, Dean Joost Blom of Vancouver and Dr. Elizabeth Parr-Johnston, of Fredericton, N.B. (trustee--designate). Description and Eligibility Criteria The Mackenzie King Open Scholarship is open to graduates of any Canadian university who engage in postgraduate studv in anv field. in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded annually. Its value has lately been $8,000 but is subject to change. The Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship is open to graduates of any Canadian university who engage in postgraduate study, in the United States or the United Kingdom of international relations or industrial relations (including the international or industrial relations aspects of law, history, politics and economics). Mr. King expressed the hope in his will that this scholarship would "afford to Canadian students in the future opportunities to broaden their outlook and sympathies and contribute in some measure to that understanding of the problems and policies of other countries which is the basis of international good will". Four Travelling Scholarships of $11,500 have lately been awarded annually, but the number and value of scholarships are subject to change. Selection Criteria The awards will be based on high academic achievements (all A's or very nearly so), personal qualities and demonstrated aptitudes. Consideration will also be given to the applicant's proposed program of study. The awards will be made by, and at the sole discretion of, the Board of Scholarship of Trustees. Applications Applications must be made to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of your "home" university. This is the Canadian university from which you most recently graduated or at which you are currently enrolled. (Note that you must be a graduate of a Canadian university when tenure of the scholarship begins.) If your home university has no Faculty of Graduate Studies, please submit your application to the Awards Office at that university. You may apply for both scholarships with a single application if the eligibility criteria are met for both. A complete application consists of the following, each of which should be sent directly to the "Mackenzie King Scholarships Competition" c/o the Faculty of Graduate Studies of your home university: 1. The completed and signed application form (including attached sheets A and B as described on that form). 2. Three letters of reference from persons who have an intimate knowledge of your record and ability and are able to give a critical evaluation of your plans for postgraduate study. At least two of these testimonials must be from persons under whom you have taken your major work at university, or from senior colleagues with whom you have been associated in academic teaching or research. 3. Certified copies of official transcripts of marks and other academic records from each university you have attended. If a transcript is not available, you may substitute a certified statement by the Registrar or the Faculty concerned. All these items must be received by your home university by February 1. Please note that applications sent directly to the Board will not be considered. All documents will be regarded as confidential and will be retained by the Board of Scholarship Trustees. The Board assumes no responsibility for missing documentation. The Board reserves the right to require a candidate to furnish additional information or references. Selection of Successful Candidates and Payment of Scholarships Your home university will forward to the Board of Scholarship Trustees a short-list of its recommended candidates together with their applications, and will advise all of its applicants of the outcome of this internal competition. Decisions in the national competition are usually announced by the end of April. The results will include a list of alternative recipients for the event that a scholarship is declined by a candidate to whom it is offered. Alternative recipients will be notified if they are placed on the list. A candidate may not hold a Mackenzie King Scholarship at the same time as other scholarships without the written approval of the Board of Scholarship Trustees. This approval is usually given provided that the candidate's total scholarship support, including the Mackenzie King Scholarship. does not exceed a maximum amount defined by the Board. Lately the maximum amount has been the candidate's expected tuition fees plus C$14,000, but it is subject to change. Acceptance of the scholarship implies an obligation on the part of the recipient to devote her or himself fully to the program of study outlined in the application. Any proposed change of plan must be submitted to the Board for approval. Each scholarship will normally be paid in two installments. The first, amounting to 60% of the award, will be paid shortly before the holder commences his or her postgraduate studies. Payment of the first installment is conditional upon receipt of satisfactory evidence that the candidate has been admitted into the graduate program in respect of which the scholarship application was submitted. The second installment is paid at the halfway point of the period of tenure of the scholarship. Payment of the second installment is conditional upon the Board's receiving satisfactory mid-tenure reports both from the holder and from the principal supervisor of her or his studies. Holders are also asked to submit a final report at the end of their tenure of the scholarship. Correspondence All applications and correspondence about pending applications must be sent to your home university as indicated above. Successful candidates' correspondence about their awards, including their mid-tenure and final reports, should be sent to the address that will be indicated to them. All other correspondence with the Board should be sent to: Mackenzie King Scholarships c/o Dean Joost Blom Curtis Building, 1822 East Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T IZI