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Robert Carr-Wiggin Prize [I5673]

Donor(s):Guelph Philosophical Society
Value:1 award of $200
Awarded:In the summer and the recipient must be registered to receive
Application:
  • College or Department Scholarship Application Form
Deadline:May 1
Citizenship:
  • Canadian-PR-PP
  • Non-Canadian-PR-PP

Established in memory of Robert Carr-Wiggin, one of the first students to graduate from the PhD program in Philosophy. Awarded to to a student in philosophy for the best paper that has been submitted to either a scholarly journal or a scholarly conference during the preceding year. Applicants must submit, to the Chair of the Philosophy Department, a copy of the paper, accompanied by a copy of the acceptance letter from the journal or conference; only one paper may be submitted by an applicant for consideration each May 1; the paper must have been accepted by the journal or conference during the previous twelve months. The award may not be given out each year. Selection is by the college awards committee on recommendation from the department awards committee; presentation is at the College of Arts awards luncheon each year.

Full and part-time philosophy graduate students registered beyond the first semester of study.