John Halliday McCrae Memorial Award in Urban Forestry

Undergraduate students in the Bachelor of Urban Forestry program at UBC Vancouver who have achieved good academic standing and demonstrated community involvement are eligible for these awards. Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents; financial need may be considered, and preference is given to third- or fourth-year students. Awards totalling $4,600 are made available, with each award ideally valued at not less than $4,000.

There is no separate application. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Forestry.

The awards come from a bequest to the White Rock and Surrey Naturalists Society by John Jack Halliday McCrae (1929-2014), a teacher and librarian at North Delta High School and an avid hiker and birder who volunteered to promote conservation, stewardship and citizen science.