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A Word from the President
Welcome to the official website of the Association of Professors Retired from the University of Ottawa (APRUO), your website, which aims to promote connections and communications among retirees, and between retirees and the University.
I invite you to browse the different sections of the website, which feature information of interest on pensions, benefits, resources for academic retirees, and our membership in CURAC/ARUCC. The website also includes announcements about events and activities sponsored by the APRUO, such as our annual general meeting and our scholarship program.
The website also permits members to manage their membership (renewals, updating of personal details, contact information, etc.) safely and securely.
The APRUO is the official representative of retired professors and librarians at the University of Ottawa, as recognized by the University administration and by the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO). It promotes the interests, well-being, and objectives of its members, and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with the University of Ottawa, the APUO and the Administratuve Staff Retiree Association (ASRA)
Sylvie Lauzon
March 2022
The APRUO Scholarship Fund
The APRUO established a scholarship fund in 2003 to provide financial assistance to family members (children, grandchildren, and other dependents) of past and present University of Ottawa employees. University education is costly, and financial difficulty is one of the main challenges students face in completing their studies. In this context, scholarship funds provide qualified undergraduate students with the assistance they need to pursue their studies and continue their personal and educational development.
At its inception, the APRUO Scholarship Fund envisaged financing two awards annually in the amount of $1,000, subject to the availability of funds. As the endowment has grown, we have been able to offer a larger number of scholarships annually, with four scholarships awarded for 2020 and for 2021. In any given year, awards are subject to the number of qualified applicants and the current income of the scholarship fund.
Alex Milgram
Year awarded: 2024
Amount awarded: $2,000
Alex Milgram is a second-year student in the Electrical Engineering and Physics program at the University of Ottawa. He loves playing hockey and soccer, and does so competitively. He has a huge interest in physics and the world in general, and is particularly interested in fusion technology and its future implementation. Overall, Alex is fascinated by the world around him and showcases this through his interest in a wide variety of activities and endeavors, ranging from musical expression in the form of piano and cello, to various coding projects, and games and puzzles of all sorts. He is looking forward to his future studies. He hopes to either pursue a career in research and go all the way to obtaining a PhD or to start a business.