Award Description

To support students who are enrolled in a graduate degree in nursing, with a focus on health policy, and who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential. The successful applicant may be studying full-time or part-time.

Origin

The Dorothy Monteith Scholarship was established through Ms. Monteith’s estate.

Honoree Background

Dorothy Monteith was born in Saskatchewan, but moved to Ontario to pursue her RN in Guelph. She practiced surgical nursing in Guelph, Chicago, and Sudbury before pursuing her BScN at the University of Western Ontario, and her Masters in Nursing at Columbia University in New York.  She continued her career in various leadership capacities with the Ontario Ministry of Health.