Avie Bennett Prize in Canadian Literature
Nomination required
$500
1 winner
About this scholarship
University of Ottawa undergraduate students may be considered for this English department prize for the best undergraduate essay in Canadian literature.
The prize is valued at $500. One award is available.
Faculty nomination; no separate student application is required.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Instructor-nominated essay in Canadian literature.
- Submission is an academic essay already written for credit in a Canadian Literature course (instructor-nominated, not a separate application essay)
- Essay must focus explicitly on a Canadian literary topic, written in English
- At Western University: essay must have received a mark of at least 85% and not have been previously published or won another award
- Essays are nominated/submitted by the course instructor, not directly by the student
- No stated word, character, or page limit on any official page
- The essay must focus explicitly on a Canadian literary topic and be written in English.
- No separate student application is required.
- At Western University, the essay must have a mark of at least 85% and must not have been previously published or won another award.