Claudette Upton Scholarship
The Claudette Upton Scholarship is an annual, national award that recognizes a promising student editor from among our membership. It will be awarded for the first time in 2010.
 Remembering Claudette Upton
Established in 2009, the award is named after EAC honorary life member Claudette Reed Upton-Keeley, a gifted editor who loved the English language and was actively involved in social justice and environmental causes throughout her life.
Claudette was born in North Carolina in 1948 and lived in Alaska, Washington, Alberta, British Columbia and the Caribbean before her death in 2008. She worked freelance and in-house, specializing in scientific, medical and historical materials. Claudette also taught editing courses and was a much-loved mentor to many. She is remembered for both her wonderful sense of humour and her sharp mind.
About the scholarship
This is a $1,000 scholarship to help support continuing professional development in editing. The winner is encouraged to use the prize to attend EAC's national conference, purchase EAC publications or attend association workshops. The winner will be acknowledged in person at EAC's national conference, Reflections: Editing Content and Culture, in Montreal, on May 29, 2010.
How to apply
Applicants must be current student members of EAC. The application package must include the following documents.
- a reference letter from an instructor in the applicant's course or program
- a resumé (two pages maximum) describing the applicant's education and work history
- a 300-word statement in response to the question "At the end of your long career as an editor, what one thing do you hope to be most proud of?"
Submit your application to
Claudette Upton Scholarship Coordinator
Editors' Association of Canada
505–27 Carlton Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1L2
claudetteuptonscholarship@editors.ca
Deadline: The application package must reach the national office by January 29, 2010.
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Recipients of the scholarship are not eligible to apply in subsequent years.
Judging criteria
The selection committee will choose a scholarship winner who best demonstrates an aptitude for editing, a commitment to pursuing a career as an editor and qualities reminiscent of honorary life member Claudette Upton.
The Claudette Upton Scholarship is governed by Operating Policy 9 of the Editors' Association of Canada, which is available in the Members' Area of this website.
Thanks to our donors
Founding donors
Martin Keeley
West Coast Editorial Associates
Donors
Michelle Boulton
Peter Colenbrander
John Eerkes-Medrano
Stephanie Fysh
Jennifer Glossop
Joan Irving |
Marilynn King
J. Lesow
Peter Moskos
Maureen Nicholson
Anne Norman
Paul Payson |
How to contribute
Donations to the scholarship fund are welcome. Please make your donation payable to "Editors' Association of Canada" with "Claudette Upton Scholarship" written on the memo line.
Send your donation to
Claudette Upton Scholarship
Editors' Association of Canada
505–27 Carlton Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1L2
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