A $1,650 award is offered annually by Beverley O’Brien for graduate students pursuing research into woman-centered, holistic and physiologic maternity care. Beverley O’Brien is a UBC Nursing alumna, Professor Emerita in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Nursing, and a Registered Midwife.
Graduate students who are registered in any UBC graduate program are eligible to apply for this Graduate Student award. There is a strong preference for this award to go to a nurse or midwife pursuing graduate work. The focus of the graduate work must be on strengthening mothers through the development of research evidence. All applicants must be in good academic standing with the University, and must be making satisfactory progress towards their degree as defined by the UBC Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Preference will be given to midwives and nurses.
Application materials:
Applications should be emailed to: kimberly.wallace@ubc.ca
The award will be made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, in consultation with the Midwifery Program.
To avoid potential conflicts of interest, a faculty member who is supervising a current applicant or who has written a supporting letter for a current applicant must declare this as a conflict of interest and exclude themselves from the evaluation of the application.