David L. J. SEALY AWARD:
The David L. J. Sealy Award is offered every year to one currently registered, full-time student who through an essay, report, project or dissertation has shown a superior understanding of and interest in the connections between issues of race and ethnicity and questions of law and order in Canada.
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Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons and an Ontario resident who demonstrates financial need.
The award may be given to a second-year undergraduate (minimum of 30 earned credits) or higher, or to a graduate student.
This award is given in memory of Professor David L. J. Sealy and has been made possible by contributions from David’s friends, colleagues, and other loved ones.
Application process: The Department of Social Science will issue an annual call for papers. Students with permanent disabilities can submit a paper application form available from a registered campus service provider. Nominations will be submitted to the Teaching & Development Committee for their adjudication.
Department of Social Science Award:
The award is an annual prize of approximately $800 given to one student who is majoring in one of the Social Science programs, who has completed between 30 and 60 credits with a GPA of 6.0 or higher, who is currently registered in a minimum of 18 credits, who is a Canadian citizen/permanent resident, Ontario resident, and who demonstrates financial need. The Office of Student Financial Services will select the recipient in the fall.
Ellen Baar Award in Social Science:
This annual award of approximately $1250 honours the memory of Professor Ellen Baar, a member in the Department of Social Science from 1971 until her death in 1998 who was strongly committed to the Department’s interdisciplinary teaching.
It is given to one student entering his/her final year as a major in one of the interdisciplinary programs who received the highest GPA in his/her third year of studies, will have completed at least two Department courses in the program, and demonstrates financial need. (If the student with the highest GPA does not demonstrate financial need, a transcript notation will record his / her achievement, and the funds will be distributed to the next-highest student who meets the criteria.)
FAAS application is not required to be eligible for this award. Further information regarding this award may be obtained by contacting the Department of Social Science.
Gordon Lowther Scolarship:
This annual prize of approximately $700 is awarded to one student entering second year and enrolling in a Department interdisciplinary program who achieved the highest GPA in his/her first year.
The student must be currently registered in a minimum of 18 credits, be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and an Ontario resident, and demonstrate financial need.
Application process: FAAS application is not required to be eligible for this award. Students will be selected based on academic merit. Further information regarding this award may be obtained by contacting the Department of Social Science.
Jaime Llambias-Wolff Award for Academic Achievement and Commitment to New Canadians:
The Jaime Llambias-Wolff Award for Academic Achievement and Commitment to New Canadians will be awarded annually to an undergraduate domestic student enrolled in a Social Science program such as African Studies, Business & Society, Criminology, Health & Society, Interdisciplinary Social Science, International Development Studies, Law & Society, Urban Studies, or Work & Labour Studies.
The award is valued at $1,000.Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 6.0 and must submit a one-page statement outlining the impact of their volunteerism/community engagement with an organization that either works with immigrants or refugees (that is, new Canadians and Canadians without citizenship).
The students will also be required to submit a letter of recommendation from the respective organization.
Application process: FAAS application is not required to be eligible for this award. Send your application to Prof. Teresa Abbruzzese (Chair, Teaching Development Committee) by March 8 to teresa@yorku.ca. Please email Prof. Abbruzzese if you have any questions.
Lillian Lerman Book Prize:
This $100 award honours Lillian Lerman, a member of the Department who retired in 1991, in recognition of her dedication and contribution to undergraduate teaching.
It is awarded to one student writing the most outstanding essay in a 1000-level Social Science course. Nominations are made by course directors. For further information please contact the Department of Social Science.
Application Process: FAAS application is not required to be eligible for this award. Further information regarding this award may be obtained by contacting the Department of Social Science.
Otto Friedman Memorial Scholarship:
An annual prize of $300 is awarded to up to two students entering fourth year and who, at the time of application, is enrolled in one or more upper-level social science courses. Students are required to submit a brief statement showing your interest in one or more of social theory, social policy and planning, or the role of the Arts in society.
Applicants should have a grade point average of 7.00 (B+) or better.
The Teaching & Development Committee reserves the right not to make an award in a given year.
Application Process: FAAS application is not required to be eligible for this award. Applications will be accepted from any York University student who, in the year of application, is registered in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.
Applicants should submit a brief statement indicating:
1) Intellectual and cultural interests, and his/her academic (to the extent know) professional intentions
2) Social Science courses are taken pertaining to social theory, planning and policy, and arts society.
The Criminology Honours Scolarship:
Description: The Criminology Honours Scholarship has been established by the Criminology program to recognize academic excellence in a fourth-year criminology honours major. The scholarship will be awarded each Fall to the Criminology Honours major who attains the highest CGPA among students entering their fourth year of study. In the event of a tie, grades achieved in the core criminology courses will be taken into consideration.
Application Process: No application is required to be eligible for this award. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic merit.
The Criminology 1650 Book Prize:
Description: The Criminology 1650 Book Prize is awarded to the student with the highest grade in CRIM/SOSC 1650 6.0 “Introduction to Criminology.” In the event of a tie, the award will be split between recipients.
Application Process: No application is required to be eligible for this award. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic merit.
Joshua Yasay Award for Excellence in Criminology and Community Service:
Description: The Joshua Yasay Award for Excellence in Criminology and Community Service will be presented each year to a high-achieving fourth-year Criminology student who has made a positive impact on his or her community. To be eligible, applicants must possess a minimum 6.00 GPA and provide a written statement demonstrating their commitment to creating change in their community.
Application Process: Eligible candidates (i.e. fourth-year Criminology majors with a GPA of 6.0 or above) are asked to submit a written statement demonstrating their commitment to creating change in their community.
Law & Society:
The C. Jane Banfield Prize:
Description: An annual book prize will go to the student majoring in Law and Society who achieves the highest final grade in SOSC 2350 6.0 Law and Society. The Law and Society Program created this book prize in honour of the program’s founder, Jane Banfield, for her dedication to scholarship and teaching the interdisciplinary field of Law and Society, and for her years of contribution to the program.
Application Process: No application is required to be eligible for this prize. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic merit.
The Law and Society Prize:
Description: The Law and Society Prize has been established by the Law and Society (LASO) program to recognize academic excellence of a continuing year 4 LASO major (having completed 84+ credits). The award will go to the student who has attained the highest GPA going into their 4th year of the program.
Application Process: No application is required to be eligible for this prize. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic merit. This award is based on the Student Financial Profile, must demonstrate a financial need.
The Law and Society Honours Seminar Prize:
Description: Awarded to a LASSO major who demonstrated overall excellence in a Law and Society Honours Seminar. Students are nominated by their seminar professor who will provide a statement indicating the reasons why the student is deserving of the prize. In years where more than one student is nominated, the SOSC Student Awards Committee will determine the recipient.
Application Process: Nominated by Seminar Professor.
The C. Jane Banfield Scolarship in the Social Sciences:
Description: The C. Jane Banfield Scholarship in the Social Sciences will be awarded to entering full-time undergraduate students studying any field of the social sciences in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, who demonstrate academic excellence. The LA&PS social science academic units include: Anthropology; Communication Studies; The C. Jane Banfield Scholarship in the Social Sciences will be awarded to entering full time undergraduate students studying in any field of the social sciences in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, who demonstrate academic excellence. The LA&PS Social Science units include: Anthropology, Communications Studies, Economics, Human Rights and Equity Studies, Geography, Politics, Public Policy and Administration, Social Science (including Law and Society, International Development Studies and Work and Labour Studies), and Sociology. Where candidates are equal in academic merit, financial need will be used as a deciding factor. Preference will be given to students who participated in York’s Bridging Program for Women. This scholarship was made possible through a generous bequest from the late Dr. C. Jane. Banfield (1930-2016) a graduate of UBC (LLB’54, MA’59) and LSE (PhD’73). Dr. Banfield was a professor in York University’s Division of Social Science from 1968 to 1998. In the early 1970’s she founded the Law & Society interdisciplinary program, the first of its kind in Canada, and served as a director for many years. She was appointed by York University President Ian Macdonald as the University’s first adviser on the status of women, She was tireless in her concern for student achievement, inspired many, and often said “law is far too important to be just to lawyers”. Dr. Banfield’s husband was York University Professor Robert (Bob) H. Haynes OC (1931-1998), a distinguished science biologist, who served York from 1968-1992.
Application Process: To be considered for this award, applicants must submit the scholarships and bursaries application available through MyFile. In addition, applicants must submit a one page statement outlining their academic goals and if applicable, how the bridging program will assist them with their success at York.
Interdisciplinary Social Science:
Description: The Interdisciplinary Social Science Award has been established by the Interdisciplinary Social Science (ISS) program to offer assistance to an upper-level ISS student. To be eligible, students must have completed 54 credits or more and be entering their third or fourth year. Recipients of the award will be chosen on the basis of academic achievement (minimum cumulative grade point average of 6.00).
Application Process: Applications will be available at the administrative office for the Social and Political Thought program in room 775 South Ross.