Lorne and Ruby Bonnell Scholarship

Granted to a student who is a graduate of a PEI high school, a graduate of UPEI with high academic standing, and has been accepted into a graduate program in the sciences at a Canadian university.  Preference will be given to students who have been accepted into a graduate program at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Background: 

This scholarship was originally established with the Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island.  In 2019, the Foundation decided that the university was the best vehicle in terms of adjudicating and awarding this important scholarship.

DESCRIPTION

This scholarship was originally established with the Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island. In 2019, the Foundation decided that the university was the best vehicle in terms of adjudicating and awarding this important scholarship.

CRITERIA

The Lorne & Ruby Bonnell Scholarship will be granted annually to a student:

• Who is a graduate of a Prince Edward Island High School;
• Who is a graduate of University of Prince Edward Island, with high academic standing; and
• Who has been accepted into a graduate program in the sciences at a Canadian university

Preference will be given to students who have been accepted into a graduate program at the University of Prince Edward Island.

This donor-funded scholarship would be in addition to any program, departmental, or stipend funding that the successful graduate student may already be receiving.