Deadline: Friday, October 30, 2026
In addition to entrance scholarships, the UPEI Faculty Association supports the following on an annual basis:
Undergraduate Medals
The Undergraduate Student Medals recognize exceptional achievement by third-year students. Recipients will be presented with a medal and with a $300-$500 award.
- Gold Medal: Student with the highest standing in third year. ($500 Award)
- Silver Medal: Student with the second-highest standing in third year. ($400 Award)
- Bronze Medal: Student with the third-highest standing in third year. ($300 Award)
While these medals are funded by the Faculty Association, they are determined and awarded by the University.
Graduate Medals
The Graduate Student Medals recognize exceptional achievement by one student undertaking Master’s study and one student undertaking Doctoral study. Recipients will be presented with a medal and with a $500 award.
- Master’s Medal: Current registration in the year following completion of one academic year of full-time equivalent Master’s study.
- Doctoral Medal: Current registration as a student and the completion of at least 2 academic years of full-time doctoral study at UPEI; transfer students must have completed 2 years of full-time study following transfer into a UPEI Doctoral program.
Applications are completed by students (faculty nomination not required) and supporting materials include:
- Two reference letters: 1) A letter from your graduate supervisor/advisor 2) A letter from another faculty member familiar with you and your work
- Current Transcript (Graduate Program)
- Current Resume/CV
- Application Personal Statement (maximum 500 words typed): Details of your academic and professional accomplishments, and how you meet the award criteria. Be certain to include the impact of your UPEI graduate program activities on the UPEI or PEI communities, as well as achievements in the current graduate program. The successful recipient must model excellent communication skills.
Deadline for applications for the 2026-2027 academic year is Monday, October 30, 2026. Complete the linked application below and upload all supporting materials (graduate transcript, CV/resume, letter of application, and reference letters) at:
- Application Form [Microsoft Forms – UPEI Sign in required]
Past Medal Recipients
| Year | Name | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal | |
| 2025 | Ellen Fraser & Livi Blair Lawlor Abby Chapman Elodie St-Amour | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2024 | Laura Archibald Noah Poirier Maria Campeanu | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2023 | Debby Temitayo Ige Briana Marie Creed Rong Hu | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2022 | Aadesh Nunkoo Andrew Bourgeois Zahrah Purahoo | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2021 | Desiree Ayesha Rehel Allison Winter Gracie Burns | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2020 | William Taylor-Melanson Logan Anderson Mengyu Zheng | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2019 | Liam Payne William Taylor-Melanson Zack Montreuil | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2018 | Stephanie Cairns Jeremy Thompson Alexandra Campbell | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2017 | Marie Charles Emily Norton Andrew Chapman Alex Dunne | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2016 | Patrick Strongman Andrew Cameron Michelle Barton | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2015 | Megan George Christiana Tweedy Hannah Dawson | Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal |
| 2014 | Jessica Paige Cameron Ryan Cassidy | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2013 | Kristen Callaghan Adrian Shojaei | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2012 | Kathleen Boswall Adam Doucette | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2011 | Janell Lee MacDonald Runmin Shi | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2010 | Angela Lyn Smith Allison Jean MacDonald | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2009 | Jonathan Murley Matthew Cassidy | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2008 | Mostafa Fatehi Hassanabad Robert Michael Moore | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2007 | Thor Christensen Maria Anna Thompson | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2006 | Brodie Champion Yixuan Teng | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2005 | Marcus Brookshaw Trenna Adams | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2004 | Tanya MacKay Emily Merrill | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2003 | Jennifer Campbell Crystal MacLeod | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2002 | Jonah Campbell Scott Flemming | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2001 | Paul Corney David Costello | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| 2000 | Kate Ellis Kathleen Furlotte | Gold Medal Silver Medal |
| Year | Name | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Doctoral Master’s | |
| 2025 | Milad Jalilian Hailey Hill | Doctoral Master’s |
| 2024 | Logan Bigelow Sherry Khoddami | Doctoral Master’s |
| 2023 | Svenja Kopper Bailey Clark | Doctoral Master’s |
| 2022 | Justine Brown Toyin Adekanmbi | Doctoral Master’s |
| 2021 | Meagan Walker | Doctoral Master’s |
| 2020 | Matthew Dunlop Joyce Ferguson | Doctoral Master’s |
| 2019 | Logan MacIntyre Emily Pope | Doctoral Master’s |
| 2018 | Kyle Knash Spencer Gallant | Doctoral Master’s |
| 2017 | Jordan Poley Anne Shileche | Doctoral Master’s |