In you are interested in more information about the Honours programs at Acadia, please contact the individual department of interest to you. The Graduate Studies webpage for Prospective Students also lists research interests of faculty with interests in supervising graduate students.

Departments offering Honours Programs:

• Biology
• Business Administration
• Canadian Studies
• Chemistry
• Community Development
• Computer Science
• Earth & Environmental Science (Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science & Geology)
• Economics
• English and Theatre Studies
• Environmental & Sustainable Studies
• Languages & Literatures (French, German & Spanish)
• History and Classics
• Kinesiology
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Music
• Nutrition
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Women's Studies

STEPS FOR FINALIZING AND SUBMITTING AN HONOURS THESIS for 2021

1. Student ensures the final draft is complete and properly formatted, as per the Honours Thesis Regulations (see Honours Thesis Regulations).

2. Thesis Supervisor and 2nd Reader review the draft Thesis for content and formatting.

3. Student makes the agreed changes/edits, which are then checked and approved by the Supervisor.

4. The completed and signed Checklist (Appendix C) is emailed to Donna Dillman, dillman@acadiau.ca, at Research and Graduate Studies the day the thesis is uploaded to the Library.

5. Student uploads the unsigned FINAL Thesis to the Library, using their Acadia student email account.

Go to https://library.acadiau.ca/about/help/faq/thesis-submission.html

6. Student electronically shares the same final version of the Thesis with their Supervisor, and with the home Department or School, if requested. For 2021, a hardcopy of the Thesis, will be printed for the Library by the Library.

7. The Chair of Honour’s Committee this year is Joseph Hayes. This name is to be to be entered on page iii

8. Due date is 16 April for submission of the thesis. If an extension is required, send a completed Extension Request form (signatures not required) to the Dean of Research & Graduate Studies, at redden@acadiau.ca. Request for Extension of Honours Thesis Submission

Any questions regarding regulations, deadlines, extensions, etc. should be directed to the Research & Graduate Studies Administrative Office at Donna.Dillman@acadiau.ca

Templates

Please note that templates may be provided by your Department/School or the Learning Technologies Centre, however it is the responsibility of each student to ensure that their thesis conforms to the formatting required by the Division of Research and Graduate Studies as outlined in the Honours Thesis Regulations. 

Formatting Requirements

The inside binding edge must be 1”. Please refer to the Honours Thesis Regulations for complete formatting details.

Dates:

April 16, 2021 – Deadline for approved honours theses for Spring graduands

September 24, 2021 – Deadline for approved honours theses for Fall graduands

December 17, 2021 – DEADLINE TO AVOID WINTER 2022 Fees

April 14, 2022 – Deadline for approved honours theses for Spring graduands

September 23, 2022 – Deadline for approved honours theses for Fall graduands

December 16, 2022 – DEADLINE TO AVOID WINTER 2023 Fees

April 17, 2023 – Deadline for approved honours theses for Spring graduands

2018-2021 Senate Honours Committee Chair: Dr. Joseph Hayes (January 1, 2018 - August 31, 2021)

Documents and links:

• Honours Thesis Regulations
• Title and signature Page Example
• Thesis Checklist Form
• Second Reader's Assessment of Honours Thesis
• Request for Extension of Honours Thesis Submission
• Information on Ethesis submission
• Thesis Publication Withhold Request Form
• Request for Co-Authorship of Honours Thesis

Honours Summer Research Awards (HSRA)

• HSRA Poster 2021
• HSRA application 2021

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)

• NSERC - USRA Poster 2021
• NSERC - USRA online Application
• NSERC - USRA Form Part III Research Aptitude Summer 2021

Nova Scotia Research Scotia Scholars Award

*All funding for 2021 has been allocated to Graduate Studies. If funding becomes available, a call will be sent out.

Webster Undergraduate Research Awards

The Webster Undergraduate Research Awards have been made possible through the generous support of the R. Howard Webster Foundation. The Foundation makes grants to outstanding Canadian charitable organizations offering unique and inspiring programs or projects for the benefit, improvement, and development of Canadian society.

The Webster Undergraduate Research Awards are designed to support the engagement of Acadia’s most promising undergraduate Honours students in unique research work of their design. The Fund provides a total of $17,500 to support three awards ($5833 each) to Honours students in their 3rd year of study at Acadia University.  Recipients are chosen from the applications for the Honours Summer Research Awards. One student from each Faculty is selected by the HSRA adjudication committee based on their academic record and the quality of their research grant application.

At the time the application is made, the student must:

• Be entering the final year of an Acadia University Honours Degree.
• Have a minimum 3.5 GPA as of January 2021.
• Have applied for a full time, 16 week Honours Summer Research Award