The G.J. Cooper Scholarship Award, valued at approximately $20,000, is granted each year to support a member of the Ottawa Jewish Community who is between the ages of 18 and 30, who has displayed leadership qualities, and academic excellence and who has an interest in the Jewish Community. The award must be used for formal education or apprenticeship in the artistic, literary or social sciences.
The Scholarship Committee meets annually in the month of April to review applications and nominations for the G.J. Cooper Award. A single candidate is chosen by the committee and the award is presented to the winning candidate at the Annual General Meeting in June.
To apply for the scholarship award, please review our guidelines to ensure you are eligible and proceed to our online application form. Applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of the nomination process once a winning candidate has been chosen.
List of Eligible Programs:
- Arts (Fine Arts, Music, Performing Arts)
- Languages
- Law
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Religious Studies (Rabbinic studies, Cantorial studies)
- Social Sciences (Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, History)
Scholarship Value: $15,000
Awards Available: 1
Award Deadline: Register to View