Programs

CESEF Graduate Scholarship Program

The Board of Directors of the CESEF is pleased to announced the 2022-2023 recipient of its scholarship program

The Canadian Evaluation Society Educational Fund (CESEF) is currently inviting applications from Master's and PhD students for its Graduate Scholarship Program.

The Graduate Scholarship Program seeks to support the development of theory and practice of program evaluation by facilitating access to education and training to those working in or wishing to work in the field of program evaluation. To this end, the CESEF is offering the Universalia Charles Lusthaus Scholarship valued at $5,000. This is a one-time, non-renewable, 12-month award.

This initiative aims to increase the supply of qualified evaluators who can benefit Canadian society through their careers in evaluation.

Although CESEF’s objectives are specific to program evaluation, the objectives of this Scholarship Program are meant to be broader than just program evaluation, and are meant to:

• Support Graduate students in evaluation to develop research skills while undertaking graduate learning
• Increase Graduate students’ capacity to:
  • learn about evaluation theory and practice;
  • build the capacity to acquire the designation of Credentialed Evaluator;
  • and/or pursue careers in evaluation.

Please note that the Graduate Scholarship competition for 2023-2024 will begin in Fall 2023. 

Instructions for students interested in applying for the Graduate Scholarship can be found in the following documents:

• Graduate Scholarship Information for Students
• Graduate Scholarship Application for Students
• Graduate Scholarship Letter of Appraisal for Students

For any questions about the online application documents and related details about the Graduate Scholarship Program application process, please contact scholarship@cesef.ca. 

We wish to thank Universalia for supporting the establishment of the Universalia Charles Lusthaus Scholarship.

I cannot think of anything that would please Charles more than knowing his contributions have resulted in supporting students. He loved teaching and he relished seeing his students learn, grow, and create new pathways for themselves and others. 

Charles would have enjoyed these scholarship recipients and had such a great relationship them! I cannot thank Universalia enough for honouring his life and work this way; it is at the heart of who he was and what he cherished. 

Many thanks and much appreciation to all at CESEF who implement this scholarship. Charles would be very pleased and honoured. I am sure he is smiling. 

Warm regards, Evelyn Lusthaus (Charles' wife)