Established in honour of Dr. Michael Bordt (MES, York, 1978; PhD, Geography, University of Ottawa, 2015) to mark his worldwide contributions to the development of environmental statistics through the application of informatics, this scholarship supports students enrolled in the Master or Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Studies programs at York University.
The Michael Bordt Scholarship has been created to benefit Masters or PhD students in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University. This scholarship supports research undertaken by a master’s or doctoral student who, through their choice of coursework and research program, clearly demonstrates an interest in applying informatics (computer hardware and/or software) to the development/analysis of environmental statistics. Examples of relevant coursework/research include the application of geographic information system software, database design/analysis and data collection using remote sensing techniques. Applicants will be judged on their demonstrated interest in applying informatics to environmental statistics as reflected in a 500-word statement about their course work and research activities. Applicants must be Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Protected Persons and must demonstrate academic excellence in either the MA, MSc, MES or PhD program in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change.
Founded in 1959, York University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Toronto (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Ontario. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, York University (YU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 40,000-44,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. York University (YU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.