Scholarship to remember 15th anniversary of cod moratorium
The anniversary will be commemorated with a brand new scholarship at Memorial University. This scholarship is supposed to help post-graduate students do research new ways to revitalize this once so crucial fishery.
The Wilfred Templeman Memorial Scholarship will pay for research in areas such as fish population and assessment of fish stocks. Successful applicants will receive CAD 5,000 for the completion of a two-year postgraduate program.
The Newfoundland and Labrador government will provide the university with CAD 25,000 for the scholarship fund.
"What this scholarship will do is it will probably make it possible for a student to engage in graduate studies who otherwise might not be able to do that, and that's a very positive undertaking," Axel Meisen, president of Memorial University, told CBC.
Students at the Marine Institute, the Ocean Sciences Centre and in departments such as biochemistry are all eligible for the scholarship.
Picture: Axel Meisen, PhD, P.Eng., President and Vice-Chancellor, Memorial University
Caption: He believes the scholarship will provide opportunities for students who otherwise would not be able to study.
