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A Scholarship for Excellence in Political Science
Dr. John B. Stewart Scholarship for Political Science
A Scholarship for Excellence in Political Science
Dr. John B. Stewart Scholarship for Political Science
As the result of a generous donation by Dr. John B. Stewart, supplemented by contributions from former students and friends, an endowed annual scholarship in the amount of $2000 has been established at St. Francis Xavier University, for excellence in the study of political science. The John B. Stewart Scholarship for Political Science will be awarded to the most outstanding and meritorious of political science students, based on the cumulative grade average attained in his/her political science courses, as well as his/her overall ability in, and aptitude for, the study of political science.
Eligibility
A student
enrolled in an Honours, Advanced Major, or Major degree in Political Science,
returning to complete his or her fourth and final year of full-time study at St.
Francis Xavier University.
Selection
Process
This award is one
of excellence in the study of Political Science. The most outstanding and
meritorious of the students will be identified based on the cumulative grade
average attained by the candidate in his/her Political Science courses, as well
as his/her overall ability in, and aptitude for, the study of politics.
Notification
The successful
candidate will be informed of the award by the Chair of the Department of
Political Science prior to the start of his/her final academic year. The full
value of the award will be applied against senior year tuition costs. The award
will be acknowledged in the list of scholarship and award winners in the Spring
convocation programme for the academic year in which the award is granted.
Dr. John B.
Stewart
Dr. Stewart
received his Ph.D. in Public Law and Government from Columbia University in 1953
and taught political science at X from 1959 to 1984. A member of Parliament for
Antigonish-Guysborough from 1962 to 1968, he became a distinguished member of the Senate of
Canada in 1984 and Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1988, a
post he retained until his retirement in 1999. He is the author of three books:
The Moral and Political Philosophy of David Hume (Columbia University Press,
1963); The House of Commons: Procedure and Reform (McGill-Queen’s University
Press, 1977); and Reason and Reform in Hume’s Political Philosophy (Princeton
University Press, 1992). In 2001, Dr. Stewart was named St. F. X.'s first
Distinguished University Fellow. Dr. Stewart has been a much appreciated guest
lecture in a number of political science classes. He has made himself available
as a mentor to faculty and students, and has participated in departmental life
through regular discussions with faculty on his areas of expertise and interest.
2008 Winner
Matthew Alexander Edmonds
Matt and Dr. Stewart at the department's
post-convocation reception, May 2009.
Previous winners
2007
Marc Alexander Rodrigue
2006
Erica Traversy and Caitlin Hughes
2005
The John B. Stewart
Scholarship was awarded for the first time in August 2005 to Benjamin Oliphant, a senior honours student from
Calgary, Alberta.
If you
would like additional information on this or any other prizes offered by the
Department of Political Science, please contact us
email:
polisci@stfx.ca
Tel. 902.867.5085
or Fax. 902.867.3243