Award

Two awards of $3,000 each will be granted to one college and one university student.

An award of $500 will be granted to each of the winning students' academic institutions.

Eligibility

Any student enrolled, either full-time or part-time, in an occupational health and safety (OHS) related course or program at an accredited Canadian college or university leading to a certificate, diploma or degree in OHS. Programs include mine safety, occupational or industrial health and safety, industrial hygiene, safety management or other related safety program.

*Student does not have to be Canadian however they need to be enrolled in a Canadian school

Application

All submissions must include a completed online application form, cover letter and essay (applicants will be evaluated based on the submission and completion of all three documents). A Selection Committee will score the applications based on the following criteria:

• Completed application form, which includes information such as:
  • Applicants name and contact details
  • School and program information including program coordinators contact details
  • List of applicant's academic achievements
  • Outline of demonstrated leadership and civic activities
  • Two references from a non-family member or personal friend
• One page cover letter:
  • Outlines your aspirations of obtaining a career in health and safety industry.
  • Must be word processed in a 12-point font, double-spaced
• 1,000-1,200 word essay on ONE of the following:
  • Prevention Essay: How would you work to solve and create awareness about workplace violence?
  • Technical Essay: Research an existing or emerging hazard or risk (coverage may include how to identify, assess and control the risks).

Criteria

Essay and Cover Letter will be judged on the following criteria:

• Must be word processed in a 12-point font, double-spaced.
• Must include word count.
• Pages must be numbered.
• Essays must include a bibliography.
• Applicant's name must not appear on any page of the essay.

Evaluation

Marks on the entire application package will be weighted as follows: Application – 15%, Letter– 25% and Essay – 60%.

The Essay will be evaluated based on:

• Intellectual content (original, thought-provoking) - 50%
• Practical value – 20%
• Theoretical value – 20%
• Presentation and style – 10%

*Applications submitted with missing information from the list above will be evaluated as is.

Ownership

All essays submitted become the property of CCOHS. Successful essays will be published by CCOHS and may be, along with information about the winners, shared widely through our web site, government agencies, and media.

Submission

Applications will be accepted starting October 1, 2014 through our new online application form. Please contact us at scholarship@ccohs.ca if you have any questions.

Deadline

Essays are to be received no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on January 31st of each year. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered.

Notification

All applicants will be notified of the Selection Committee's decision.

Administration

The Dick Martin Scholarship Award program is administered by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. CCOHS employees, children or relatives of employees are not eligible for this scholarship award.