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Ronald Bayne Gerontology Award

The Ronald Bayne Gerontology Award:  The Ronald Bayne Gerontology Award was established in 1999 by Barbara Bayne to honor Dr. Ronald Bayne’s valuable contribution to the study of Gerontology at McMaster University.

This scholarship is to be awarded to any GRADUATE STUDENT in the FACULTIES OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES conducting RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF AGING.

For 2023-24, there is ONE award valued at $2,500.00. 

Complete application package DUE:  December 4, 2023

As it was last year, McMaster’s awards platform is AwardSpring.

TO APPLY FOR AWARD(S)

  1. Students can apply by going to AwardSpring, which is accessed through the “AwardSpring” tile on their Mosaic Home page.
  2. Students will need to complete one common application to be matched with all eligible awards.  Students may be asked to submit additional information/documents for certain awards for which they apply.
  3. For detailed application instructions, please visit: Introducing AwardSpring
  4. Submit all required documentation by December 4, 2023 as noted on the application for the specific award.

 

2022-2023 Ronald Bayne Gerontology Award Recipient

Harneet Hothi

Harneet has recently completed her Masters in the Health and Aging Program at McMaster University. Her thesis focused on understanding the impact of COVID-19 in long-term care on outcomes such as mortality, by different demographic and socioeconomic variables. Additionally, she took interest in learning about the social-cultural dimensions of health and aging to further her understanding about different approaches to improving health equity.