The Margaret and Peter Lukasevich Memorial Prize in Early Childhood Education is endowed in memory of Margaret and Peter Lukasevich by their daughters, Dr. Ann Lukasevich and Mrs. Margaret Tousignant. It is awarded to a graduate student whose scholarly work informs practice in early childhood education. Preference will be given to students who have experience working with, or teaching, young children between the ages of three and eight. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Most Faculty of Education graduate students are eligible to apply (see criteria below). Graduate students should discuss whether they meet the criteria and should apply for this award with their Supervisor or Graduate Advisor. Details of what to include in application packages are described below.
For 2023/2024, the award amount is $2,000.
Eligibility
- To be eligible for this UBC-administered award, students must be a UBC-V Faculty of Education full-time graduate student. Magistral students on the part-time fee payment schedule (Schedule B) are not eligible to apply. To be eligible, Magistral students must be on the full-time fee payment schedule (Schedule A). All Doctoral students are on a full-time fee payment schedule.
- To be eligible to apply, students must have been officially registered in the Faculty of Education at UBC-V in the last academic year AND the current academic year. Students who were On Leave or On Financial Hold during the last academic year and/or the current academic year are not eligible to apply.
Deadline
How to Apply
Students must prepare an application package to apply for awards as described below.
Application packages should include:
- Award Cover Sheet– Graduate students must complete the Award Cover Sheet, available here:
The Award Cover Sheet asks for program and contact information, provides terms of reference for awards, and also provides a checklist to assist graduate students with ensuring all their supporting documentation is included in application packages they submit to their academic units.
- Student Statement– For each application package, graduate students must submit a 250-word statement in which they clearly explain how they meet the criteria for this award. See above prize description for full description of the criteria.
Student statements must be 250 words maximum, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font.
- Reference Letter– Students must submit a sealed reference letter from an Education faculty member addressing how you meet the award criteria with their application package. Alternatively, the referee may email their reference directly to eced.educ@ubc.ca from their UBC email address.
- Graduate Student CV– Graduate students must include a graduate student CV using the template available here:
- Transcripts– Students must submit all post-baccalaureate transcripts (including UBC transcripts). Certified department copies are acceptable. Contact the Graduate Program Assistant in your department if you have questions about obtaining certified copies.
*** Past awardees were successful due to: a strong student statement relevant to the award; an exceptional CV; a high GPA; and a strong letter of reference.