EducLang Student Leadership Award

Description

The aim of the EducLang Student Leadership Award is to recognize the volunteer work of any EducLang graduate student that goes above and beyond the minimum work required of a graduate student.

The award will recognize students volunteering their time and efforts to:

  1. Create a sense of community within the EducLang research group

  2. Improve the quality of the EducLang student experience;

  3. Promote the EducLang research group within and outside of the university;

  4. Initiate / lead professional learning and networking opportunities for the EducLang community.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Any member of the EducLang community, including students, faculty or staff, is welcome to submit nominations for the award. Recipients must be currently enrolled at the University of Ottawa in either a full-time or part-time graduate capacity. Students may receive only one EducLang Student Leadership Award during their studies.

  • Nominees must be members of the EducLang community to be eligible to apply for the award. To become an EducLang graduate student member, please register on our Home page.

  • Initiative, leadership and involvement with the EducLang group will be considered. The value of the student’s contribution, rather than the office held, will be the major criterion considered.

​Here are some examples of initiatives that could be facilitated by students:

  • Contributing blog posts to Student Voice

  • Hosting an EducLang Podcast

  • Organizing (virtual) meet-ups / Other events

  • Organizing mock theses / proposal defenses

  • Hosting Special Interest Readings groups

  • Hosting writing retreats

  • Creating a logo for the EducLang research group

  • Launching an EducLang journal

  • Organizing yearly EducLang Grad student Symposium at the JPDS

  • Other

You can explore www.caesura-collective.com for ideas and examples

Application Process

1.  A complete nomination form

2.  A letter of reference from an EducLang student member

Deadline is May 27, 2022.

Submit the form and your reference letter as ONE PDF document to Mimi Masson at mmasson@uottawa.ca.

With the subject line: Nomination for the EducLang Student Leadership Award

Selection Process

The process of selecting recipients for the award will occur within the EducLang Research Unit by core faculty members of the EducLang group.

Award Value

Each academic year ONE $300 award will be given for the EducLang Student Leadership Award.

Award Presentation

The Award will be presented to the recipient of the EducLang Student Leadership Award at our EducLang evening event on June 10, 2022.