Master of Arts in Island Studies holds first awards reception

The Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program at UPEI recently awarded several scholarships at its first annual awards reception.

The first McDonald Family MAIS Scholarship was awarded to Colin Allen MacIntyre from Summerside. Colin is studying the environmental history of Prince Edward Island under the academic advisement of Dr. Edward MacDonald.

Another award that was presented for the first time was the Carnegie Scholarship Award. This went to Ross Beatty, who is researching alternative energy sources.

'Just as island societies have unique characteristics, so does our Master of Arts in Island Studies program here at UPEI,' said Dr. Brian Wagner, Assistant Vice-President, Graduate Studies. 'It's wonderful to celebrate the achievements of MAIS students and recognize our award donors at a dedicated, intimate reception.'

Several other awards were given during the reception: The Erwin and Joyce Andrew Scholarship, International Award to Abigail Franco-Vazquez; the Canadian Award to Maud Francis; the Dr. Peter and Mrs. Donna Meincke Scholarship to Krishna Raghavan; and the Bill and Denise Andrew Scholarship, Gold Award to Murat Mehmet Meral and Silver Award to Andrew Weatherill.

Five Master of Arts in Island Studies Entrance Scholarships were also presented to Andrew Halliday, Justin Hayes, Jiwon Yu, JoDee Samuelson, and Andrew Weatherill.

About MAIS

The Master of Arts in Island Studies is a unique, interdisciplinary, and policy-driven graduate course that critiques islands on their own terms.

The program is open to students from around the world. They come out of undergraduate programs from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and diverse degrees, and/or with professional workplace experience in the public, private, or resource sectors.

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