War Memorial Doctoral Scholarship
Municipality/Province: Toronto, ON
Memorial number: 35090-095
Type: Scholarship
Address: 40 Orchard View Boulevard
Location: IODE Canada
GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.7079959 Long: -79.3998541
Submitted by: Victoria Edwards. Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire.
The National Chapter of Canada Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire initiated War Memorial Doctoral Scholarships in 1918 to commemorate Canadians who sacrificed their lives for peace and freedom. Initially, bursaries were granted to children of men and women who lost their lives or who were permanently disabled while fighting for Canada. After the First World War ended, the National Chapter of Canada initiated a living memorial to 60,000 Canadians whose lives were sacrificed. This War Memorial, approved at the 1918 Annual Meeting in Montreal, provided bursaries for university studies in Canada.
A campaign to raise $500,000 began and by 1920 the first bursaries were awarded. Each province was assigned one award of $250 a year for four years (later increased to $300). In 1929, the War Memorial Fund of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire was enacted by special act (Bill 8) of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Both principal and interest of the Fund provided these bursaries until 1937. No awards were offered during the war years and bursaries ended in 1965. Scholarships based on academic excellence continued to be offered.
The War Memorial Post Graduate Scholarships began in 1921 for one college graduate from each province to spend one year at a British University. The value of a scholarship was $1,400 until 1930 when it was raised to $1,600. Post Graduate Scholarship used only the Fund’s income. No awards were offered during the war years and in 1946, the members established a Second War Memorial to honour the memory of forty some thousand men and women who lost their lives in defense of freedom. The Post Graduate Scholarships from the two War Memorials Funds were originally offered in specific fields of study.
Since the first scholarships were awarded in 1921, Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire War Memorial Scholars have made important contributions to Canada.
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire was founded in 1900 by Margaret Polson Murray of Montreal who recognized a need for loyal support for Canadians departing to fight with the Empire forces in South Africa. The first chapter was formed in Fredericton, New Brunswick on January 15, 1900.
The next month in Montreal, the name Federation of the Daughters of the Empire was chosen. Primary chapters were formed across Canada, as were children’s (later called junior) chapters. In 1901, the head office moved to Toronto, the federation was incorporated as Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire and Children of the Empire Junior Branch. The name Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire was officially adopted in the ‘70’s.
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IODE Canada |
SECOND WAR MEMORIAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP |
Recipients from 1945-2021
FIRST WAR MEMORIAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Recipients 1920 - 1940
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