Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowship 2025 at McMaster University

The Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowships are made possible through a bequest from the estate of Harry Lyman Hooker. These awards are given to Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents who are ENTERING their first year of a master’s or doctoral program at McMaster University in those disciplines that receive funding primarily from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Summary

1. Application Deadline: Not Specified
2. Study Level: Masters, PhD
3. Value: $24,000
4. School: McMaster University
5. City of Study: Hamilton
6. Sponsor: McMaster University
7. Eligible Country: Canada

Eligibility Criteria for Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowship 2025 at McMaster University

Recommended nominees must:

1. Be a Canadian citizen or, permanent resident;
2. Nominee’s research must fall under the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) mandate;
3. At the time of nomination, nominees must have an average of an A minus in each of the last two completed years of full-time study (10.0/12.0; 80%/100);
4. Be entering the first year of a master’s or doctoral program effective May 2025 or September 2025 at McMaster University in those disciplines that receive funding primarily from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
5. Students in a Master’s program being offered admission to a PhD program are eligible ONLY if they have gone through the same application and selection process as all other candidates for admission.

Benefits of Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowship 2025 at McMaster University

Doctoral awards are valued at $24,000 in each of the first four years that the student continues to remain registered in good standing in the doctoral program she/he originally entered at this University.

Master’s awards are valued at $18,000. The award is for one year only for students in a one-year master’s program. A student in a two-year master’s program may receive $6,000 per term for each of the first two terms of his/her second year, provided that she/he remains registered in good standing in the master’s program she/he originally entered at McMaster University.

In the case of both doctoral and master’s awards, funding beyond the first year is conditional upon the Hooker Fellowship holder applying for all scholarships for which she/he is eligible, including but not limited to Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s and Doctoral, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships, Ontario Graduate Scholarships and Ontario Graduate Fellowships.

How to Apply

For more details, visit McMaster University Fellowship webpage

Application Deadline

Not Specified

Application Link(s)

• Apply for Harry Lyman Hooker Sr. Fellowship 2025 at McMaster University