FAS Funds & Awards

Dean's Initiatives Awards

The Dean’s Initiatives Awards support and advance priorities of the Faculty, including: equity, diversity, Indigeneity, international mobility, graduate education, and teaching.

These awards are designed to encourage our students, faculty, and staff to bring forward creative ideas to move the Faculty and the university forward in these important areas.

Many of these awards have been made possible through the support of donors and alumni, to which we are grateful. We are fortunate to have such an amazing community of supporters.

Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentorship

The Faculty of Arts and Science Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentorship recognizes faculty members who, in the judgement of their graduate students, have made outstanding contributions to promoting graduate student excellence through teaching, supervision and mentorship at the graduate level. Deadline for nominations is May 31.

Experiential Learning Award

Experiential learning offers a hands-on way of learning that allows students to expand their knowledge and skills. This award is designed to support Experiential learning within Arts & Science courses and is open to all instructors.
Faculty can submit for up to $1000. Deadline for applications is December 20.

Student Initiatives Fund

Do you have a great project idea? Need assistance to remove financial barriers that may had otherwise hinder your research? Have an important community focused venture but need help paying additional costs? Want to engage other students across campus with a unique initiative? The Faculty of Arts and Science is dedicated to providing an educational environment that promotes learning both in and out of the classroom. Through the generosity of our benefactors, the Dean’s Office is able to offer our students grants to fund or partially fund one-of-a-kind opportunities and initiatives identified by students. This fund is open to all students and can award up to $2,500. The deadlines for applications are: October 1, February 1, and June 1.

Dean's Awards for Graduate Students

In addition to our funding packages, we offer the following Faculty of Arts and Science Dean’s awards:

Dean’s Award for Women in Science
Dean’s Award for Social Justice
Dean’s Award for Environmental Justice
Dean’s Award for Creativity and Community
Dean’s Award for Global Sustainability
Dean’s Award for Women in Computing
Dean’s Award for Women in Mathematics
Dean’s Award for Women in Technology

These awards are based on academic merit and are intended to support graduate students in making contributions to their field of study. The maximum value of the award is $3,000. There is no deadline and no applications are required for these awards. All you need to do to be considered is apply to a relevant Arts and Science graduate program.

Other Graduate Student Awards

Between internal and departmental awards, teaching and research assistantships, external scholarships and fellowships, our students receive nearly $28 million in total funding each year. As a prospective student, it is important to be aware of what your funding options are and for which awards you are eligible to apply. Students should apply for all scholarships and awards for which they are eligible.

For further information about awards and bursaries for graduate students, please visit the School of Graduate Studies and and Postdoctoral Affairs website where you'll find comprehensive information on various sources of internal and external funding.

Dean's Teaching and Learning Awards

There are countless examples of exceptional teaching across the Faculty of Arts and Science. Teaching that is thoughtful, thought provoking, and responsive to the learner in the context of an everchanging educational environment. These Dean’s awards highlight some of the best examples of inclusive and evidence-based teaching practices in the Faculty over the past year.

Dean's Teaching and Learning Excellence Award

Teaching and learning excellence refers to the high-impact activities or curriculum designs that enrich the student learning experience through evidence-based teaching strategies. This award is open to full or part time instructors who are tenure track Faculty Members, tenured Faculty Members, Continuing Adjuncts or Term Adjuncts. Deadline for applications is May 1^st.

Dean's Teaching and Learning Innovation Award

Innovation in teaching and learning is essential to the continuous improvement of academic experiences that engage students and provide high-impact learning. This award is open to full or part time instructors who are tenure track Faculty Members, tenured Faculty Members, Continuing Adjuncts or Term Adjuncts. Deadline for applications is May 1^st.

Dean's Teaching Fellow Award

Teaching and learning excellence or innovation has many dimensions such as teaching methods and course design, or a focus high-impact teaching practices such as experiential or inquiry-based learning. This award is open to full or part time instructors who are Teaching Fellows or Academic Assistants. Deadline for applications is May 1^st.

Additional FAS Funds & Awards

In addition to the Dean's Initiative Awards, there are a number of other funds and awards that are available for students, staff and faculty in the Faculty of Arts and Science to apply for, some of which are made possible by the generous donations of our alumni.

Bartlett Student Initiatives Fund

The Bartlett Student Initiatives Fund will be used to support student participation in projects devoted to the principles of personal growth/community service. Projects should provide educational opportunities such as participation in exchanges, competitions, internships, symposia, conferences and seminars. Applications will be reviewed three times a year following the submission deadlines of October 31 (the Fall 2024 round is closed for submissions), February 28, and May 31.

Black Excellence in Mentorship Award

The Faculty Office is pleased to launch the Black Excellence in Mentorship Award. The award is available to Black Faculty (inclusive of continuing and term adjuncts), graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, who individually or as a team, contribute to an inclusive and supportive research environment at Queen’s University. Nomination forms must be submitted by January 6, 2025.

David Edney Research Travel Award

This annual award provides two graduate students in the Faculty of Arts and Science with an opportunity to study and do research in Paris, France, for up to two months in the summer in a fully-equipped apartment owned by Queen's alumnus, Professor David Edney. Application deadline is November 15.

Good Family Visiting Faculty Fellowship

The Good Family Visiting Faculty Research Fellowship was established to encourage research in a wide variety of fields, reinforcing the traditional and anticipated research strengths of Queen’s University by inviting an outstanding scholar, who is currently on sabbatical from their home institution, to join Queen’s University for a fixed-term 6 month appointment in one of the following areas: Biology, Economics, Environmental Studies, History, Physical Health Education, Political Studies, Psychology or Sociology. Application deadline is March 31.

International Mobility Fund

The International Mobility Fund provides support to current undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students who wish to participate in Faculty of Arts and Science global learning activities. The fund assists students by offsetting some of the travel-related expenses related to participating in an Arts and Science global learning experience. The maximum amount for the travel subsidy is $2,000 CDN. Application deadlines are May 1, October 1 and February 1.

International Research Collaborations Fund

Awards up to $10,000 are granted and subject to available funding to support globally-engaged research collaborations involving graduate students. It is anticipated that these funds will be used primarily to support the travel of faculty and graduate students from the Faculty of Arts and Science to potential partner institutions, and vice-versa, to develop meaningful research partnerships. These collaborations will generally be initiated by faculty members. Application deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 1.

The Patsy and Jamie Anderson Student Initiatives Fund

The Patsy and Jamie Anderson Student Initiatives Fund was established to provide annual support to students within the Faculty of Arts and Science, specifically in the departments of Classics, English, Philosophy and History who participate in competitions, symposia, conferences, community development projects and the publication of scholarly work. Application deadlines are October 15 and March each year.

The Poole Family Student Initiatives Fund

The Poole Family Student Initiative Fund in the Faculty of Arts and Science was established to provide modest grants to undergraduate students registered in the Media and Performance Production program, the DAN School of Drama and Music or Bachelor of Fine Arts program. These grants will enable students to participate in projects that will provide educational opportunities outside of the classroom related to their intellectual, social, athletic, artistic or personal development. Applications will be processed in March and October of each year.

The Professor Frank Pearce Essay Prize

The Professor Frank Pearce Essay Prize ($1,500) was established in September 2016 by the Steve and Sally Stavro Family Foundation, in honour of Professor Emeritus Dr. Frank Pearce. The prize will be awarded to one Master's or PhD level student who submits the best essay (5,000 words) on the topic of radical critical theory and social justice. Applications for this award will be received annually from January 1 - February 15.

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