(for full-time students registered in a Master’s or Doctoral program delivered by the Department of Chemistry, who have demonstrated exceptional research ability at either the undergraduate or graduate level and are in excellent academic standing)

Preference will be given to students who are undertaking or who have proposed to undertake thesis research pertaining to alternative forms of energy. Minimum DGPA of 3.5 (or equivalent) over (i) the last two regular academic sessions completed, if they are students who are in their first two years of graduate studies or (ii) all graduate level sessions, if they are students who are beyond the first two years of graduate studies. Recipients must have demonstrated exceptional research ability at either the undergraduate level or the graduate level. Research ability may be determined by research publications or presentations at local, national, or international scientific conferences. Chemistry students in the first year of graduate studies will be evaluated based on CHEM 4710 - Research Project in Chemistry or Biochemistry or an equivalent course.