Honors and Awards Archives

2022 Female Student Bursary Award; CFUW Edmonton

Hajar Ghorbani, a Ph.D. student of Anthropology, is one of the recipient of the CFUW bursary award at the University of Alberta.

CFUW Edmonton was founded in 1909 and is a non-partisan, voluntary, self-funded organization. Our membership is a community of women that have long history of successful efforts to improve the status of women at the local, provincial, national, and international levels and a commitment to continue those efforts today and into the future. Members are active in public affairs, work together for equality for women and girls, to raise the social, economic, political and legal status of women, as well as to improve education, the environment, peace, justice and human rights.

University of Alberta Graduate Recruitment Scholarship

Hajar Ghorbani, a Ph.D. student of sociocultural anthropology, is the winner of University of Alberta Graduate Recruitment Scholarship in 2022.

The purpose of the Recruitment Scholarship is to recruit superior graduate students who have the potential to contribute to the University of Alberta’s community and research.

SSHRC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Ranked 1st in Canada

Hajar Ghorbani, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Alberta, achieved 1st rank and received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS).

Named in honor of Major-General Georges P. Vanier, the first francophone Governor General of Canada, the Vanier CGS program helps Canadian institutions attract highly qualified doctoral students. Valued for three years during doctoral studies, it considers three equally weighted selection criteria:

🥇 Academic Excellence
🔬 Research Potential
🌟 Leadership (potential and demonstrated ability)

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship Awards

The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships are the most prestigious graduate awards administered by the University of Alberta. They are awarded to outstanding doctoral students who, at the time of application, have completed at least one year of graduate study.