Research Fellowship in Honour of Stuart Nesbitt White

The PS Research Fellowship in Honour of Stuart Nesbitt White promotes Canadian expertise, education and research capacity in emergency management. Each year, up to eight students are awarded fellowships of $19,250 each.

Types of research

These awards are available for graduate-level research in emergency management. This includes work in one or more of the four pillars of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Research focused on the all-hazards approach to emergency management is encouraged, as are studies in cyber security, disaster management and critical infrastructure protection and assurance. Multi-disciplinary work is preferred in disciplines such as regional planning, engineering, environmental studies, computer science, geography, sociology, economics, risk modeling and system science.

History

First founded in 1966 as the Emergency Planning Canada Fellowship, the program was renamed in 1982 to recognize the long service of Mr. Stuart Nesbitt White, Director General of Plans at Emergency Planning Canada (now PS). Numerous Fellowship alumni have gone on to become notable figures in the Canadian emergency management community.

Application

Application and evaluation procedures are administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). Interested students can view the application poster and procedures on the AUCC web site. Scholarships begin in September of each year, and the deadline for applications is March 31 of that year.