Internal Scholarships

The Thomas Shoyama Graduate Student Award was established by a generous donation from Hazel Morris. The Donor wishes to honour Thomas K. Shoyama, O.C. who served as a prominent public servant for Canada and Saskatchewan. Dr. Shoyama helped create the universal health care system as a Deputy Minister for Tommy Douglas. Upon his retirement from public service, Dr. Shoyama moved to Victoria, British Columbia, where he continued to share his expertise with students in public policy development at the University of Victoria. The University of Regina granted Dr. Shoyama an honorary degree in the fall of 2004 and named the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy in his honour. Dr. Shoyama passed away in December 2006 at the age of 90.

Eligibility

The award will be presented to a University of Regina graduate student who meets the following criteria:
- Is accepted as a fully qualified graduate student in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy;
- Is registered full-time (a minimum of six credit hours or as defined in the graduate calendar) during the semester the funding is awarded; and
- Is in good academic standing.

Application Information

In addition, students will need to upload the following:

- Essay: In 500 words or less, describe a current Government of Saskatchewan public policy and how it could be improved; and

- UP TO DATE Transcripts, which include CURRENT SEMESTER REGISTRATION. University of Regina Unofficial Transcript titled 'Current Registration & List of Courses (Unofficial Transcript)' found in UR Self Service OR University of Regina Official Transcript from MyCreds. Please refer to the MyCreds | MesCertif learner FAQs for more information on fees and how to register.

IMPORTANT: If you are an entrance student with no grades yet at the U of R, in addition to the unofficial transcript found in UR Self Service or the official transcript from MyCreds, you MUST also provide a copy of your last institution transcript along with the grading key in order to be considered. You must combine these documents into one and upload them.

All of these items are needed for an application to be considered complete.