program area
All
award type
Active students (In-course)
special audience
Accessibility
The George Porter Family Award has been established by Gaelen Porter through the George Porter Family Foundation. Gaelen is a Royal Roads University BCOM and MADEM alum who has established this award inspired by her own life-changing experience at RRU.
This award, which will be applied as a tuition credit, intends to support students with sensory or physical limitations.
Eligibility
Awarded on a competitive basis to students who:
- Are enrolled in any degree program at Royal Roads University;
- Describe how a sensory or physical limitation has created a barrier to their educational experience; and
- Demonstrate resilience, initiative, or self-advocacy in responding to that barrier.
How to apply
- This In-Course Award is open to students who are (or will be) active in their program on the deadline date.
- Pending the availability of funding, the competition will run annually from March 1 to May 1 (closes 11:59pm Pacific Time).
- Applications are submitted online through MyAdmin. A full list of awards in competition will be viewable upon login.
- Address eligibility criteria for all awards in that competition in one one-page essay with your name in top margin.