The P.J. Gardiner Award for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

The P.J. Gardiner Award for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

This fund was established from contributions to the University's Anniversary Fund to commemorate the memory of the late Peter Gardiner, a former Director of Memorial University of Newfoundland’s School of Business and a local entrepreneur. This award is valued at $5,000.00 annually and will recognize student creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship as evidenced by a student's genuine interest in small business and entrepreneurship through the establishment or the intention to establish a new venture. Students in any program of study (graduate or undergraduate) are eligible. To apply for the P. J. Gardiner Award, students are to provide a written report or plan describing their venture. Award finalists will then be asked to make an oral presentation to the Award Selection Committee. The Award Selection Committee will consist of faculty members from the Faculty of Business Administration and the business community at large. In the case of undergraduate students, the awards will be made by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards acting on the recommendation of this panel. In the case of graduate students the awards will be made by the Dean, School of Graduate Studies upon the recommendation of the Committee on Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Business Administration.