This scholarship, normally valued at $400 has been established by the Memorial University of Newfoundland Alumni Association, through its Annual Fund.

It honours distinguished alumna Edna Baird-Stephenson, B.A., B.H.S., one of the first female graduates of Memorial University College and long-time employee of Memorial University of Newfoundland.

The scholarship is open to full or part-time students enrolled in the Department of Gender Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland who have successfully completed a minimum of twenty-one credit hours in two of the three semesters in the previous scholarship year and achieved a minimum 75% average at the end of those two semesters.

It is awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships and Financial Aid, acting on a recommendation from the Head, Department of Gender Studies.

Past Recipients

2018  Kaitlin Denine
2017 - Julia Clarke
2016 - Patrick Squires
2015 - Daze Jefferies
2014 - Julianne Mack
2013 - Julianne Mack
2012 - Gina Snooks
2011 - Charlotte Mitchell
2010 – Jamie Pitt
2009 – Zaren White
2008— Alanna Felt
2007-- Alanna Felt
2006 — Kimberly Gill
2005 — Allyson Stokes
2004 — Kaya Payne
2002 — Honna Janes-Hodder
2001 — Nicole Conway
2000 — Deirdre Cooper
1999 — Kimberley Earles
1998 — Shirley Jacobs
1997 — Kristy Piercey
1996 — Lynn Hartery
1995 — Kristy Piercey
1994 — Kristina Fagan
1993 — Tina Hall
1992 — Geraldine Madden
1991 — Teena Thorne
1990 — Annette Flaherty
1989 — Linda Cullum